International tourism, expenditures for travel items in Lao People's Democratic Republic
Lao People's Democratic Republic: International tourism, expenditures for travel items was 251.00 million current US$ in 2020. ◆ Volatile
International tourism, expenditures for travel items in Lao People's Democratic Republic, 1995–2020
Source: Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism. Measured in current US$.
Analysis
Lao People's Democratic Republic recorded 251.00 million current US$ for international tourism, expenditures for travel items in 2020.
That represents a change of down 75.2% on the previous year and up 23.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, international tourism, expenditures for travel items in Lao People's Democratic Republic peaked at 1.05 billion current US$ in 2014 and was at its lowest, 100,000 current US$, in 2001.
Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 100th of 191 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 21.60 million current US$ | 12.00 million current US$ | 30.00 million current US$ | 5 |
| 2000s | 15.94 million current US$ | 100,000 current US$ | 83.00 million current US$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 783.50 million current US$ | 203.00 million current US$ | 1.05 billion current US$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 251.00 million current US$ | 251.00 million current US$ | 251.00 million current US$ | 1 |
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More private sector data for Lao People's Democratic Republic
- Merchandise trade 124.1% (2025)
- Food imports 12.7% (2023)
- Manufactures imports 61.7% (2023)
- Merchandise imports 10.34 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 23.2% (2023)
- Manufactures exports 32.8% (2023)
- Merchandise exports 12.38 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 1,572 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.6762 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 31.87 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is international tourism, expenditures for travel items in Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- International tourism, expenditures for travel items in Lao People's Democratic Republic was 251.00 million current US$ in 2020, according to Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism.
- What is the highest international tourism, expenditures for travel items recorded in Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 1.05 billion current US$ in 2014.
- What is the lowest international tourism, expenditures for travel items recorded in Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 100,000 current US$ in 2001.
- How does Lao People's Democratic Republic rank for international tourism, expenditures for travel items?
- Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 100th out of 191 countries with data for 2020.
- Is international tourism, expenditures for travel items rising or falling in Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is up 23.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Lao People's Democratic Republic data come from?
- The figures come from Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism, published as part of International tourism, expenditures for travel items (current US$). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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International tourism expenditures are expenditures of international outbound visitors in other countries. The goods and services are purchased by, or on behalf of, the traveler or provided, without a quid pro quo, for the traveler to use or give away. These may include expenditures by residents traveling abroad as same-day visitors, except in cases where these are so important as to justify a separate classification. Excluded is the international carriage of travelers, which is covered in passenger travel items. Data are in current U.S. dollars.