International tourism, expenditures for travel items in Lower middle income
Lower middle income: International tourism, expenditures for travel items was 117.55 billion current US$ in 2019. ◆ Volatile
International tourism, expenditures for travel items in Lower middle income, 1995–2019
Source: Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism. Measured in current US$.
Analysis
Lower middle income recorded 117.55 billion current US$ for international tourism, expenditures for travel items in 2019. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 10.5% on the previous year and up 117.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, international tourism, expenditures for travel items in Lower middle income peaked at 117.55 billion current US$ in 2019 and was at its lowest, 10.41 billion current US$, in 1995.
Lower middle income ranks 18th of 45 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
International tourism, expenditures for travel items in Lower middle income, year by year
| Year | current US$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 10.41 billion current US$ | — |
| 1996 | 12.48 billion current US$ | +19.9% |
| 1997 | 13.94 billion current US$ | +11.7% |
| 1998 | 13.92 billion current US$ | -0.2% |
| 1999 | 13.54 billion current US$ | -2.7% |
| 2000 | 15.59 billion current US$ | +15.1% |
| 2001 | 16.52 billion current US$ | +6.0% |
| 2002 | 20.18 billion current US$ | +22.1% |
| 2003 | 22.96 billion current US$ | +13.8% |
| 2004 | 28.41 billion current US$ | +23.7% |
| 2005 | 32.77 billion current US$ | +15.4% |
| 2006 | 39.78 billion current US$ | +21.4% |
| 2007 | 50.85 billion current US$ | +27.8% |
| 2008 | 62.04 billion current US$ | +22.0% |
| 2009 | 54.12 billion current US$ | -12.8% |
| 2010 | 62.37 billion current US$ | +15.2% |
| 2011 | 69.97 billion current US$ | +12.2% |
| 2012 | 70.21 billion current US$ | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 75.09 billion current US$ | +6.9% |
| 2014 | 82.88 billion current US$ | +10.4% |
| 2015 | 84.95 billion current US$ | +2.5% |
| 2016 | 85.34 billion current US$ | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 97.70 billion current US$ | +14.5% |
| 2018 | 106.38 billion current US$ | +8.9% |
| 2019 | 117.55 billion current US$ | +10.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 12.86 billion current US$ | 10.41 billion current US$ | 13.94 billion current US$ | 5 |
| 2000s | 34.32 billion current US$ | 15.59 billion current US$ | 62.04 billion current US$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 85.24 billion current US$ | 62.37 billion current US$ | 117.55 billion current US$ | 10 |
Countries ranked near Lower middle income
- 15 Saudi Arabia 8.53 billion current US$ compare
- 16 Netherlands 7.03 billion current US$ compare
- 17 Singapore 6.83 billion current US$ compare
- 18 Qatar 6.74 billion current US$ compare
- 19 Kuwait 6.70 billion current US$ compare
- 20 Australia 6.49 billion current US$ compare
- 21 Sweden 6.14 billion current US$ compare
More private sector data for Lower middle income
- Merchandise trade 35.7% (2025)
- Food imports 9.8% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 51.4% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 1.56 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 14.8% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 50.0% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 1.06 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 358.3 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.1444 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 5.93 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is international tourism, expenditures for travel items in Lower middle income?
- International tourism, expenditures for travel items in Lower middle income was 117.55 billion current US$ in 2019, 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 Lower middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 117.55 billion current US$ in 2019.
- What is the lowest international tourism, expenditures for travel items recorded in Lower middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.41 billion current US$ in 1995.
- How does Lower middle income rank for international tourism, expenditures for travel items?
- Lower middle income ranks 18th out of 45 groups with data for 2019.
- Is international tourism, expenditures for travel items rising or falling in Lower middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is up 117.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Lower middle income 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.