International tourism, expenditures for travel items (current US$) in World
World: International tourism, expenditures for travel items (current US$) was 1.40 trillion current US$ in 2019. ▲ Rising
International tourism, expenditures for travel items in World, 1995–2019
Source: Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism. Measured in current US$.
Analysis
In 2019, international tourism, expenditures for travel items in World stood at 1.40 trillion current US$.
That represents a change of down 0.2% on the previous year and up 72.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, international tourism, expenditures for travel items in World peaked at 1.41 trillion current US$ in 2018 and was at its lowest, 398.67 billion current US$, in 1995.
World ranks 1st of 47 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
International tourism, expenditures for travel items (current US$) in World, year by year
| Year | current US$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 398.67 billion current US$ | — |
| 1996 | 420.28 billion current US$ | +5.4% |
| 1997 | 420.27 billion current US$ | -0.0% |
| 1998 | 425.13 billion current US$ | +1.2% |
| 1999 | 446.62 billion current US$ | +5.1% |
| 2000 | 456.47 billion current US$ | +2.2% |
| 2001 | 449.26 billion current US$ | -1.6% |
| 2002 | 473.65 billion current US$ | +5.4% |
| 2003 | 532.41 billion current US$ | +12.4% |
| 2004 | 618.39 billion current US$ | +16.1% |
| 2005 | 667.12 billion current US$ | +7.9% |
| 2006 | 706.94 billion current US$ | +6.0% |
| 2007 | 818.59 billion current US$ | +15.8% |
| 2008 | 888.67 billion current US$ | +8.6% |
| 2009 | 815.55 billion current US$ | -8.2% |
| 2010 | 880.22 billion current US$ | +7.9% |
| 2011 | 969.96 billion current US$ | +10.2% |
| 2012 | 1.02 trillion current US$ | +5.2% |
| 2013 | 1.10 trillion current US$ | +7.7% |
| 2014 | 1.26 trillion current US$ | +14.3% |
| 2015 | 1.20 trillion current US$ | -4.5% |
| 2016 | 1.21 trillion current US$ | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 1.31 trillion current US$ | +8.6% |
| 2018 | 1.41 trillion current US$ | +7.1% |
| 2019 | 1.40 trillion current US$ | -0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 422.19 billion current US$ | 398.67 billion current US$ | 446.62 billion current US$ | 5 |
| 2000s | 642.71 billion current US$ | 449.26 billion current US$ | 888.67 billion current US$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.18 trillion current US$ | 880.22 billion current US$ | 1.41 trillion current US$ | 10 |
Countries ranked near World
More private sector data for World
- Merchandise trade 43.9% (2025)
- Food imports 8.9% (2025)
- Manufactures imports 68.2% (2025)
- Merchandise imports 26.69 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service imports 8.66 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 9.0% (2025)
- Manufactures exports 69.7% (2025)
- Merchandise exports 26.39 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service exports 9.48 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 3,212 current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is international tourism, expenditures for travel items in World?
- International tourism, expenditures for travel items in World was 1.40 trillion 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 World?
- The highest recorded value was 1.41 trillion current US$ in 2018.
- What is the lowest international tourism, expenditures for travel items recorded in World?
- The lowest recorded value was 398.67 billion current US$ in 1995.
- How does World rank for international tourism, expenditures for travel items?
- World ranks 1st out of 47 groups with data for 2019.
- Is international tourism, expenditures for travel items rising or falling in World?
- Over the last ten years it is up 72.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this World 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.