International tourism, expenditures for travel items in Other small states
Other small states: International tourism, expenditures for travel items was 20.71 billion current US$ in 2019. ◆ Volatile
International tourism, expenditures for travel items in Other small states, 1995–2019
Source: Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism. Measured in current US$.
Analysis
The most recent figure for international tourism, expenditures for travel items in Other small states is 20.71 billion current US$, measured in 2019.
The figure is up 0.9% on the previous year and up 160.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, international tourism, expenditures for travel items in Other small states peaked at 20.94 billion current US$ in 2017 and was at its lowest, 1.87 billion current US$, in 1996.
Other small states ranks 36th of 45 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
International tourism, expenditures for travel items in Other small states, year by year
| Year | current US$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 1.89 billion current US$ | — |
| 1996 | 1.87 billion current US$ | -0.8% |
| 1997 | 1.92 billion current US$ | +2.4% |
| 1998 | 2.15 billion current US$ | +12.2% |
| 1999 | 2.39 billion current US$ | +10.9% |
| 2000 | 2.59 billion current US$ | +8.8% |
| 2001 | 2.69 billion current US$ | +3.8% |
| 2002 | 2.85 billion current US$ | +5.9% |
| 2003 | 3.44 billion current US$ | +20.5% |
| 2004 | 4.13 billion current US$ | +20.2% |
| 2005 | 5.47 billion current US$ | +32.3% |
| 2006 | 7.61 billion current US$ | +39.1% |
| 2007 | 9.07 billion current US$ | +19.3% |
| 2008 | 9.83 billion current US$ | +8.3% |
| 2009 | 7.94 billion current US$ | -19.2% |
| 2010 | 7.97 billion current US$ | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 8.94 billion current US$ | +12.1% |
| 2012 | 13.01 billion current US$ | +45.5% |
| 2013 | 14.36 billion current US$ | +10.4% |
| 2014 | 16.95 billion current US$ | +18.0% |
| 2015 | 19.70 billion current US$ | +16.2% |
| 2016 | 19.35 billion current US$ | -1.8% |
| 2017 | 20.94 billion current US$ | +8.2% |
| 2018 | 20.52 billion current US$ | -2.0% |
| 2019 | 20.71 billion current US$ | +0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.04 billion current US$ | 1.87 billion current US$ | 2.39 billion current US$ | 5 |
| 2000s | 5.56 billion current US$ | 2.59 billion current US$ | 9.83 billion current US$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 16.24 billion current US$ | 7.97 billion current US$ | 20.94 billion current US$ | 10 |
Countries ranked near Other small states
- 33 Norway 3.86 billion current US$ compare
- 34 Mexico 3.48 billion current US$ compare
- 35 Czechia 3.43 billion current US$ compare
- 36 Portugal 3.14 billion current US$ compare
- 37 Romania 3.02 billion current US$ compare
- 38 Thailand 2.87 billion current US$ compare
- 39 Egypt 2.51 billion current US$ compare
More private sector data for Other small states
- Merchandise trade 70.8% (2025)
- Food imports 15.3% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 60.0% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 104.18 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 20.5% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 44.0% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 68.50 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 5,255 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2996 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 5.86 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is international tourism, expenditures for travel items in Other small states?
- International tourism, expenditures for travel items in Other small states was 20.71 billion current US$ 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 Other small states?
- The highest recorded value was 20.94 billion current US$ in 2017.
- What is the lowest international tourism, expenditures for travel items recorded in Other small states?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.87 billion current US$ in 1996.
- How does Other small states rank for international tourism, expenditures for travel items?
- Other small states ranks 36th out of 45 groups with data for 2019.
- Is international tourism, expenditures for travel items rising or falling in Other small states?
- Over the last ten years it is up 160.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Other small states 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.