International tourism, expenditures for travel items in OECD members
OECD members: International tourism, expenditures for travel items was 730.84 billion current US$ in 2019. ▲ Rising
International tourism, expenditures for travel items in OECD members, 1995–2019
Source: Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism. Measured in current US$.
Analysis
In 2019, international tourism, expenditures for travel items in OECD members stood at 730.84 billion current US$. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 33.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, international tourism, expenditures for travel items in OECD members peaked at 730.84 billion current US$ in 2019 and was at its lowest, 306.19 billion current US$, in 1995.
That places OECD members 4th out of 45 groups with data for 2019, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
International tourism, expenditures for travel items in OECD members, year by year
| Year | current US$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 306.19 billion current US$ | — |
| 1996 | 322.00 billion current US$ | +5.2% |
| 1997 | 316.04 billion current US$ | -1.9% |
| 1998 | 323.55 billion current US$ | +2.4% |
| 1999 | 344.95 billion current US$ | +6.6% |
| 2000 | 345.95 billion current US$ | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 335.01 billion current US$ | -3.2% |
| 2002 | 351.36 billion current US$ | +4.9% |
| 2003 | 402.90 billion current US$ | +14.7% |
| 2004 | 464.25 billion current US$ | +15.2% |
| 2005 | 491.87 billion current US$ | +5.9% |
| 2006 | 507.20 billion current US$ | +3.1% |
| 2007 | 575.49 billion current US$ | +13.5% |
| 2008 | 615.00 billion current US$ | +6.9% |
| 2009 | 547.19 billion current US$ | -11.0% |
| 2010 | 565.35 billion current US$ | +3.3% |
| 2011 | 608.46 billion current US$ | +7.6% |
| 2012 | 603.63 billion current US$ | -0.8% |
| 2013 | 623.46 billion current US$ | +3.3% |
| 2014 | 656.47 billion current US$ | +5.3% |
| 2015 | 601.99 billion current US$ | -8.3% |
| 2016 | 622.16 billion current US$ | +3.4% |
| 2017 | 676.10 billion current US$ | +8.7% |
| 2018 | 726.60 billion current US$ | +7.5% |
| 2019 | 730.84 billion current US$ | +0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 322.55 billion current US$ | 306.19 billion current US$ | 344.95 billion current US$ | 5 |
| 2000s | 463.62 billion current US$ | 335.01 billion current US$ | 615.00 billion current US$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 641.51 billion current US$ | 565.35 billion current US$ | 730.84 billion current US$ | 10 |
Countries ranked near OECD members
- 1 China 130.50 billion current US$ compare
- 2 Germany 38.75 billion current US$ compare
- 3 United States of America 35.81 billion current US$ compare
- 4 France 27.76 billion current US$ compare
- 5 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 21.70 billion current US$ compare
- 6 Republic of Korea 16.16 billion current US$ compare
- 7 Belgium 13.04 billion current US$ compare
More private sector data for OECD members
- Merchandise trade 41.9% (2025)
- Food imports 9.1% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 70.6% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 15.86 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 9.5% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 69.2% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 14.51 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 10,347 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 6.28 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is international tourism, expenditures for travel items in OECD members?
- International tourism, expenditures for travel items in OECD members was 730.84 billion current US$ 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 OECD members?
- The highest recorded value was 730.84 billion current US$ in 2019.
- What is the lowest international tourism, expenditures for travel items recorded in OECD members?
- The lowest recorded value was 306.19 billion current US$ in 1995.
- How does OECD members rank for international tourism, expenditures for travel items?
- OECD members ranks 4th out of 45 groups with data for 2019.
- Is international tourism, expenditures for travel items rising or falling in OECD members?
- Over the last ten years it is up 33.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this OECD members 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.