International tourism, expenditures for travel items (current US$) in Turkey
Turkey: International tourism, expenditures for travel items (current US$) was 1.04 billion current US$ in 2020. ▲ Rising
International tourism, expenditures for travel items in Turkey, 1995–2020
Source: Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism. Measured in current US$.
Analysis
In 2020, international tourism, expenditures for travel items in Turkey stood at 1.04 billion current US$.
The figure is down 74.7% on the previous year and down 80.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, international tourism, expenditures for travel items in Turkey peaked at 5.37 billion current US$ in 2015 and was at its lowest, 911.00 million current US$, in 1995.
That places Turkey 57th out of 191 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
International tourism, expenditures for travel items (current US$) in Turkey, year by year
| Year | current US$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 911.00 million current US$ | — |
| 1996 | 1.26 billion current US$ | +38.9% |
| 1997 | 1.72 billion current US$ | +35.7% |
| 1998 | 1.75 billion current US$ | +2.2% |
| 1999 | 1.47 billion current US$ | -16.1% |
| 2000 | 1.71 billion current US$ | +16.5% |
| 2001 | 1.74 billion current US$ | +1.5% |
| 2002 | 1.88 billion current US$ | +8.2% |
| 2003 | 2.11 billion current US$ | +12.4% |
| 2004 | 2.52 billion current US$ | +19.5% |
| 2005 | 3.10 billion current US$ | +23.0% |
| 2006 | 2.99 billion current US$ | -3.7% |
| 2007 | 3.65 billion current US$ | +22.1% |
| 2008 | 3.82 billion current US$ | +4.8% |
| 2009 | 4.58 billion current US$ | +19.6% |
| 2010 | 5.19 billion current US$ | +13.5% |
| 2011 | 4.88 billion current US$ | -6.0% |
| 2012 | 4.09 billion current US$ | -16.2% |
| 2013 | 4.82 billion current US$ | +17.7% |
| 2014 | 5.07 billion current US$ | +5.3% |
| 2015 | 5.37 billion current US$ | +5.8% |
| 2016 | 4.78 billion current US$ | -10.9% |
| 2017 | 4.82 billion current US$ | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 4.59 billion current US$ | -4.7% |
| 2019 | 4.11 billion current US$ | -10.6% |
| 2020 | 1.04 billion current US$ | -74.7% |
Turkey compared with similar countries
- Turkey's 1.04 billion current US$ is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 266.00 million current US$, 3.9× the median. (54 countries reporting)
- Turkey's 1.04 billion current US$ is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1.11 billion current US$, 93% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.42 billion current US$ | 911.00 million current US$ | 1.75 billion current US$ | 5 |
| 2000s | 2.81 billion current US$ | 1.71 billion current US$ | 4.58 billion current US$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.77 billion current US$ | 4.09 billion current US$ | 5.37 billion current US$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.04 billion current US$ | 1.04 billion current US$ | 1.04 billion current US$ | 1 |
Countries ranked near Turkey
More private sector data for Turkey
- Merchandise trade 40.0% (2025)
- Food imports 7.0% (2025)
- Manufactures imports 60.5% (2025)
- Merchandise imports 365.37 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service imports 58.00 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 11.8% (2025)
- Manufactures exports 74.5% (2025)
- Merchandise exports 273.36 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service exports 122.32 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 3,183 current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is international tourism, expenditures for travel items in Turkey?
- International tourism, expenditures for travel items in Turkey was 1.04 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 Turkey?
- The highest recorded value was 5.37 billion current US$ in 2015.
- What is the lowest international tourism, expenditures for travel items recorded in Turkey?
- The lowest recorded value was 911.00 million current US$ in 1995.
- How does Turkey rank for international tourism, expenditures for travel items?
- Turkey ranks 57th out of 191 countries with data for 2020.
- Is international tourism, expenditures for travel items rising or falling in Turkey?
- Over the last ten years it is down 80.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Turkey 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.