International tourism, expenditures for travel items in Pre-demographic dividend
Pre-demographic dividend: International tourism, expenditures for travel items was 32.02 billion current US$ in 2019. ▲ Rising
International tourism, expenditures for travel items in Pre-demographic dividend, 2005–2019
Source: Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism. Measured in current US$.
Analysis
The most recent figure for international tourism, expenditures for travel items in Pre-demographic dividend is 32.02 billion current US$, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 32.1% on the previous year and up 172.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, international tourism, expenditures for travel items in Pre-demographic dividend peaked at 32.02 billion current US$ in 2019 and was at its lowest, 4.21 billion current US$, in 2005.
Pre-demographic dividend ranks 28th of 45 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
International tourism, expenditures for travel items in Pre-demographic dividend, year by year
| Year | current US$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 4.21 billion current US$ | — |
| 2006 | 8.62 billion current US$ | +104.7% |
| 2007 | 11.95 billion current US$ | +38.5% |
| 2008 | 16.83 billion current US$ | +40.8% |
| 2009 | 11.75 billion current US$ | -30.2% |
| 2010 | 12.94 billion current US$ | +10.1% |
| 2011 | 15.05 billion current US$ | +16.3% |
| 2012 | 14.36 billion current US$ | -4.6% |
| 2013 | 16.89 billion current US$ | +17.6% |
| 2014 | 18.61 billion current US$ | +10.2% |
| 2015 | 19.91 billion current US$ | +7.0% |
| 2016 | 14.80 billion current US$ | -25.7% |
| 2017 | 20.74 billion current US$ | +40.1% |
| 2018 | 24.23 billion current US$ | +16.9% |
| 2019 | 32.02 billion current US$ | +32.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 10.67 billion current US$ | 4.21 billion current US$ | 16.83 billion current US$ | 5 |
| 2010s | 18.95 billion current US$ | 12.94 billion current US$ | 32.02 billion current US$ | 10 |
Countries ranked near Pre-demographic dividend
- 25 Japan 5.45 billion current US$ compare
- 26 Brazil 5.39 billion current US$ compare
- 27 Poland 5.20 billion current US$ compare
- 28 Austria 4.90 billion current US$ compare
- 29 Malaysia 4.82 billion current US$ compare
- 30 Ukraine 4.69 billion current US$ compare
- 31 Philippines 4.57 billion current US$ compare
More private sector data for Pre-demographic dividend
- Merchandise trade 45.3% (2025)
- Food imports 15.5% (2019)
- Manufactures imports 63.9% (2019)
- Merchandise imports 373.79 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 12.3% (2023)
- Manufactures exports 7.6% (2023)
- Merchandise exports 383.71 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 338.63 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2303 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 5.44 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is international tourism, expenditures for travel items in Pre-demographic dividend?
- International tourism, expenditures for travel items in Pre-demographic dividend was 32.02 billion current US$ 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 Pre-demographic dividend?
- The highest recorded value was 32.02 billion current US$ in 2019.
- What is the lowest international tourism, expenditures for travel items recorded in Pre-demographic dividend?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.21 billion current US$ in 2005.
- How does Pre-demographic dividend rank for international tourism, expenditures for travel items?
- Pre-demographic dividend ranks 28th out of 45 groups with data for 2019.
- Is international tourism, expenditures for travel items rising or falling in Pre-demographic dividend?
- Over the last ten years it is up 172.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Pre-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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About this data
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.