International tourism, expenditures for travel items in Post-demographic dividend
Post-demographic dividend: International tourism, expenditures for travel items was 750.50 billion current US$ in 2019. ▲ Rising
International tourism, expenditures for travel items in Post-demographic dividend, 1995–2019
Source: Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism. Measured in current US$.
Analysis
The most recent figure for international tourism, expenditures for travel items in Post-demographic dividend is 750.50 billion current US$, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.2% on the previous year and up 36.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, international tourism, expenditures for travel items in Post-demographic dividend peaked at 750.50 billion current US$ in 2019 and was at its lowest, 307.08 billion current US$, in 1995.
Post-demographic dividend ranks 3rd of 45 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
International tourism, expenditures for travel items in Post-demographic dividend, year by year
| Year | current US$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 307.08 billion current US$ | — |
| 1996 | 322.02 billion current US$ | +4.9% |
| 1997 | 315.98 billion current US$ | -1.9% |
| 1998 | 323.41 billion current US$ | +2.4% |
| 1999 | 347.07 billion current US$ | +7.3% |
| 2000 | 346.83 billion current US$ | -0.1% |
| 2001 | 337.35 billion current US$ | -2.7% |
| 2002 | 355.04 billion current US$ | +5.2% |
| 2003 | 404.27 billion current US$ | +13.9% |
| 2004 | 466.50 billion current US$ | +15.4% |
| 2005 | 490.88 billion current US$ | +5.2% |
| 2006 | 504.73 billion current US$ | +2.8% |
| 2007 | 572.40 billion current US$ | +13.4% |
| 2008 | 611.96 billion current US$ | +6.9% |
| 2009 | 548.76 billion current US$ | -10.3% |
| 2010 | 569.77 billion current US$ | +3.8% |
| 2011 | 616.96 billion current US$ | +8.3% |
| 2012 | 615.81 billion current US$ | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 637.19 billion current US$ | +3.5% |
| 2014 | 668.96 billion current US$ | +5.0% |
| 2015 | 613.93 billion current US$ | -8.2% |
| 2016 | 637.65 billion current US$ | +3.9% |
| 2017 | 692.80 billion current US$ | +8.6% |
| 2018 | 741.58 billion current US$ | +7.0% |
| 2019 | 750.50 billion current US$ | +1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 323.11 billion current US$ | 307.08 billion current US$ | 347.07 billion current US$ | 5 |
| 2000s | 463.87 billion current US$ | 337.35 billion current US$ | 611.96 billion current US$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 654.51 billion current US$ | 569.77 billion current US$ | 750.50 billion current US$ | 10 |
Countries ranked near Post-demographic dividend
- 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
More private sector data for Post-demographic dividend
- Merchandise trade 43.6% (2025)
- Food imports 8.7% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 71.0% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 15.40 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 8.8% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 69.6% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 13.94 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 12,309 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2069 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 6.6 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is international tourism, expenditures for travel items in Post-demographic dividend?
- International tourism, expenditures for travel items in Post-demographic dividend was 750.50 billion current US$ 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 Post-demographic dividend?
- The highest recorded value was 750.50 billion current US$ in 2019.
- What is the lowest international tourism, expenditures for travel items recorded in Post-demographic dividend?
- The lowest recorded value was 307.08 billion current US$ in 1995.
- How does Post-demographic dividend rank for international tourism, expenditures for travel items?
- Post-demographic dividend ranks 3rd out of 45 groups with data for 2019.
- Is international tourism, expenditures for travel items rising or falling in Post-demographic dividend?
- Over the last ten years it is up 36.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Post-demographic dividend 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.