International tourism, expenditures for travel items (current US$) in Venezuela
Venezuela: International tourism, expenditures for travel items (current US$) was 1.81 billion current US$ in 2016. ▲ Rising
International tourism, expenditures for travel items in Venezuela, 1995–2016
Source: Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism. Measured in current US$.
Analysis
Venezuela recorded 1.81 billion current US$ for international tourism, expenditures for travel items in 2016.
The figure is down 13.8% on the previous year and up 47.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, international tourism, expenditures for travel items in Venezuela peaked at 3.23 billion current US$ in 2013 and was at its lowest, 755.00 million current US$, in 1997.
Venezuela ranks 44th of 191 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
International tourism, expenditures for travel items (current US$) in Venezuela, year by year
| Year | current US$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 1.71 billion current US$ | — |
| 1996 | 2.23 billion current US$ | +30.3% |
| 1997 | 755.00 million current US$ | -66.2% |
| 1998 | 891.00 million current US$ | +18.0% |
| 1999 | 1.04 billion current US$ | +16.6% |
| 2000 | 1.06 billion current US$ | +1.8% |
| 2001 | 1.11 billion current US$ | +4.7% |
| 2002 | 981.00 million current US$ | -11.5% |
| 2003 | 859.00 million current US$ | -12.4% |
| 2004 | 1.08 billion current US$ | +25.4% |
| 2005 | 1.28 billion current US$ | +18.5% |
| 2006 | 1.23 billion current US$ | -3.7% |
| 2007 | 1.54 billion current US$ | +25.5% |
| 2008 | 1.81 billion current US$ | +17.4% |
| 2009 | 1.90 billion current US$ | +4.7% |
| 2010 | 2.01 billion current US$ | +6.2% |
| 2011 | 2.58 billion current US$ | +28.4% |
| 2012 | 2.64 billion current US$ | +2.1% |
| 2013 | 3.23 billion current US$ | +22.5% |
| 2014 | 2.43 billion current US$ | -24.8% |
| 2015 | 2.10 billion current US$ | -13.5% |
| 2016 | 1.81 billion current US$ | -13.8% |
Venezuela compared with similar countries
- Venezuela's 1.81 billion current US$ is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 186.00 million current US$, 9.7× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Venezuela's 1.81 billion current US$ is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 142.00 million current US$, 12.8× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.33 billion current US$ | 755.00 million current US$ | 2.23 billion current US$ | 5 |
| 2000s | 1.28 billion current US$ | 859.00 million current US$ | 1.90 billion current US$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.40 billion current US$ | 1.81 billion current US$ | 3.23 billion current US$ | 7 |
Countries ranked near Venezuela
More private sector data for Venezuela
- Merchandise trade 22.5% (2025)
- Food imports 18.4% (2013)
- Manufactures imports 70.7% (2013)
- Merchandise imports 13.80 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service imports 5.95 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 0.0% (2013)
- Manufactures exports 1.8% (2013)
- Merchandise exports 8.60 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service exports 1.12 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 301.58 current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is international tourism, expenditures for travel items in Venezuela?
- International tourism, expenditures for travel items in Venezuela was 1.81 billion current US$ in 2016, 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 Venezuela?
- The highest recorded value was 3.23 billion current US$ in 2013.
- What is the lowest international tourism, expenditures for travel items recorded in Venezuela?
- The lowest recorded value was 755.00 million current US$ in 1997.
- How does Venezuela rank for international tourism, expenditures for travel items?
- Venezuela ranks 44th out of 191 countries with data for 2016.
- Is international tourism, expenditures for travel items rising or falling in Venezuela?
- Over the last ten years it is up 47.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Venezuela 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.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 22 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).
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.