International tourism, expenditures for travel items in Switzerland
Switzerland: International tourism, expenditures for travel items was 9.55 billion current US$ in 2020. ▲ Rising
International tourism, expenditures for travel items in Switzerland, 1995–2020
Source: Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism. Measured in current US$.
Analysis
In 2020, international tourism, expenditures for travel items in Switzerland stood at 9.55 billion current US$.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 49.1% on the previous year and down 19.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, international tourism, expenditures for travel items in Switzerland peaked at 19.10 billion current US$ in 2017 and was at its lowest, 5.45 billion current US$, in 2001.
That places Switzerland 11th out of 191 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
International tourism, expenditures for travel items in Switzerland, year by year
| Year | current US$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 7.42 billion current US$ | — |
| 1996 | 7.63 billion current US$ | +2.8% |
| 1997 | 6.99 billion current US$ | -8.4% |
| 1998 | 6.81 billion current US$ | -2.5% |
| 1999 | 5.77 billion current US$ | -15.4% |
| 2000 | 5.75 billion current US$ | -0.4% |
| 2001 | 5.45 billion current US$ | -5.1% |
| 2002 | 5.84 billion current US$ | +7.2% |
| 2003 | 7.29 billion current US$ | +24.8% |
| 2004 | 8.56 billion current US$ | +17.5% |
| 2005 | 9.29 billion current US$ | +8.5% |
| 2006 | 9.73 billion current US$ | +4.7% |
| 2007 | 10.63 billion current US$ | +9.3% |
| 2008 | 11.46 billion current US$ | +7.8% |
| 2009 | 11.53 billion current US$ | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 11.80 billion current US$ | +2.4% |
| 2011 | 14.53 billion current US$ | +23.1% |
| 2012 | 16.02 billion current US$ | +10.2% |
| 2013 | 17.02 billion current US$ | +6.3% |
| 2014 | 17.78 billion current US$ | +4.4% |
| 2015 | 17.21 billion current US$ | -3.2% |
| 2016 | 17.62 billion current US$ | +2.4% |
| 2017 | 19.10 billion current US$ | +8.4% |
| 2018 | 19.05 billion current US$ | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 18.75 billion current US$ | -1.6% |
| 2020 | 9.55 billion current US$ | -49.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6.92 billion current US$ | 5.77 billion current US$ | 7.63 billion current US$ | 5 |
| 2000s | 8.55 billion current US$ | 5.45 billion current US$ | 11.53 billion current US$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 16.89 billion current US$ | 11.80 billion current US$ | 19.10 billion current US$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.55 billion current US$ | 9.55 billion current US$ | 9.55 billion current US$ | 1 |
Countries ranked near Switzerland
More private sector data for Switzerland
- Merchandise trade 101.7% (2025)
- Food imports 4.6% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 60.8% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 507.43 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 2.5% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 68.5% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 554.16 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 60,947 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.531 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 23.89 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is international tourism, expenditures for travel items in Switzerland?
- International tourism, expenditures for travel items in Switzerland was 9.55 billion current US$ 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 Switzerland?
- The highest recorded value was 19.10 billion current US$ in 2017.
- What is the lowest international tourism, expenditures for travel items recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.45 billion current US$ in 2001.
- How does Switzerland rank for international tourism, expenditures for travel items?
- Switzerland ranks 11th out of 191 countries with data for 2020.
- Is international tourism, expenditures for travel items rising or falling in Switzerland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Switzerland 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.