International tourism, expenditures for travel items in Malaysia
Malaysia: International tourism, expenditures for travel items was 4.82 billion current US$ in 2020. ◆ Volatile
International tourism, expenditures for travel items in Malaysia, 1995–2020
Source: Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism. Measured in current US$.
Analysis
In 2020, international tourism, expenditures for travel items in Malaysia stood at 4.82 billion current US$.
That represents a change of down 61.1% on the previous year and down 42.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, international tourism, expenditures for travel items in Malaysia peaked at 12.44 billion current US$ in 2014 and was at its lowest, 1.78 billion current US$, in 1998.
Malaysia ranks 29th of 191 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.25 billion current US$ | 1.78 billion current US$ | 2.59 billion current US$ | 5 |
| 2000s | 4.01 billion current US$ | 2.08 billion current US$ | 6.71 billion current US$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.19 billion current US$ | 8.32 billion current US$ | 12.44 billion current US$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.82 billion current US$ | 4.82 billion current US$ | 4.82 billion current US$ | 1 |
Countries ranked near Malaysia
More private sector data for Malaysia
- Merchandise trade 151.7% (2025)
- Food imports 8.3% (2025)
- Manufactures imports 72.0% (2025)
- Merchandise imports 340.44 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 10.4% (2025)
- Manufactures exports 72.7% (2025)
- Merchandise exports 376.04 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 10,452 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.7964 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 13.69 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is international tourism, expenditures for travel items in Malaysia?
- International tourism, expenditures for travel items in Malaysia was 4.82 billion current US$ 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 Malaysia?
- The highest recorded value was 12.44 billion current US$ in 2014.
- What is the lowest international tourism, expenditures for travel items recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.78 billion current US$ in 1998.
- How does Malaysia rank for international tourism, expenditures for travel items?
- Malaysia ranks 29th out of 191 countries with data for 2020.
- Is international tourism, expenditures for travel items rising or falling in Malaysia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 42.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Malaysia 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.