International tourism, expenditures for travel items (current US$) in Palestine
Palestine: International tourism, expenditures for travel items (current US$) was 558.00 million current US$ in 2020. ▲ Rising
International tourism, expenditures for travel items in Palestine, 1995–2020
Source: Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism. Measured in current US$.
Analysis
In 2020, international tourism, expenditures for travel items in Palestine stood at 558.00 million current US$.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 37.3% on the previous year and up 8.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, international tourism, expenditures for travel items in Palestine peaked at 890.00 million current US$ in 2019 and was at its lowest, 162.00 million current US$, in 1995.
Palestine ranks 75th of 191 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
International tourism, expenditures for travel items (current US$) in Palestine, year by year
| Year | current US$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 162.00 million current US$ | — |
| 1996 | 191.00 million current US$ | +17.9% |
| 1997 | 218.00 million current US$ | +14.1% |
| 1998 | 279.00 million current US$ | +28.0% |
| 1999 | 290.00 million current US$ | +3.9% |
| 2000 | 283.00 million current US$ | -2.4% |
| 2001 | 348.00 million current US$ | +23.0% |
| 2002 | 366.00 million current US$ | +5.2% |
| 2003 | 303.00 million current US$ | -17.2% |
| 2004 | 328.00 million current US$ | +8.3% |
| 2005 | 214.00 million current US$ | -34.8% |
| 2006 | 208.00 million current US$ | -2.8% |
| 2007 | 384.00 million current US$ | +84.6% |
| 2008 | 467.00 million current US$ | +21.6% |
| 2009 | 471.00 million current US$ | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 515.00 million current US$ | +9.3% |
| 2011 | 595.00 million current US$ | +15.5% |
| 2012 | 643.00 million current US$ | +8.1% |
| 2013 | 625.00 million current US$ | -2.8% |
| 2014 | 507.00 million current US$ | -18.9% |
| 2015 | 596.00 million current US$ | +17.6% |
| 2016 | 606.00 million current US$ | +1.7% |
| 2017 | 792.00 million current US$ | +30.7% |
| 2018 | 806.00 million current US$ | +1.8% |
| 2019 | 890.00 million current US$ | +10.4% |
| 2020 | 558.00 million current US$ | -37.3% |
Palestine compared with similar countries
- Palestine's 558.00 million current US$ is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 186.00 million current US$, 3.0× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Palestine's 558.00 million current US$ is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 1.07 billion current US$, 52% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 228.00 million current US$ | 162.00 million current US$ | 290.00 million current US$ | 5 |
| 2000s | 337.20 million current US$ | 208.00 million current US$ | 471.00 million current US$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 657.50 million current US$ | 507.00 million current US$ | 890.00 million current US$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 558.00 million current US$ | 558.00 million current US$ | 558.00 million current US$ | 1 |
Countries ranked near Palestine
More private sector data for Palestine
- Food imports 30.9% (2023)
- Manufactures imports 45.9% (2023)
- Commercial service imports 1.23 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 21.4% (2023)
- Manufactures exports 63.3% (2023)
- Commercial service exports 558.70 million current US$ (2025)
- Transport services 47.1% (2025)
- Computer, communications and other services 8.6% (2025)
- Computer, communications and other services 64.7% (2025)
- Commercial service exports (current US$), per capita 103.2 current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is international tourism, expenditures for travel items in Palestine?
- International tourism, expenditures for travel items in Palestine was 558.00 million 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 Palestine?
- The highest recorded value was 890.00 million current US$ in 2019.
- What is the lowest international tourism, expenditures for travel items recorded in Palestine?
- The lowest recorded value was 162.00 million current US$ in 1995.
- How does Palestine rank for international tourism, expenditures for travel items?
- Palestine ranks 75th out of 191 countries with data for 2020.
- Is international tourism, expenditures for travel items rising or falling in Palestine?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Palestine 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.