International tourism, expenditures (% of total imports) by country
International tourism expenditures are expenditures of international outbound visitors in other countries, including payments to foreign carriers for international transport. These expenditures may include those by residents traveling abroad as same-day visitors, except in cases where these are important enough to...
Countries reporting
186
Highest
19.5%
Qatar
Lowest
0.2%
Sudan
Median
3.5%
Years covered
26
1995–2020
Data points
4,748
What the numbers show
International tourism, expenditures (% of total imports) is currently reported for 186 countries. The highest value is 19.5% in Qatar; the lowest is 0.2% in Sudan.
The median across all reporting countries is 3.5%, and the mean is 4.7%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 123.
Over the past decade 42 countries rose and 144 fell. The largest increase was in Guinea (up 1,816.2%), and the largest decrease in Sudan (down 98.7%).
International tourism, expenditures: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Qatar | 19.5% | 2020 | up 9.2% | flat |
| 2 | Aruba | 18.9% | 2020 | up 49.8% | rising |
| 3 | Marshall Islands | 18.0% | 2018 | up 2.1% | falling |
| 4 | Guinea-Bissau | 17.7% | 2019 | up 96.9% | rising |
| 5 | Guinea | 17.0% | 2020 | up 1,816.2% | volatile |
| 6 | Kuwait | 15.2% | 2020 | down 24.3% | flat |
| 7 | Iceland | 14.7% | 2007 | up 19.1% | rising |
| 8 | Albania | 14.2% | 2020 | down 43.5% | rising |
| 9 | Lesotho | 13.9% | 2020 | up 20.9% | rising |
| 10 | Tuvalu | 13.2% | 2019 | down 11.1% | falling |
| 11 | Micronesia, Federated States of | 12.5% | 2014 | up 15.8% | rising |
| 12 | Comoros | 12.5% | 2020 | up 2.4% | rising |
| 13 | Bermuda | 12.3% | 2020 | down 41.0% | falling |
| 14 | French Polynesia | 12.1% | 2016 | down 35.0% | falling |
| 15 | Tonga | 12.1% | 2020 | up 26.2% | rising |
| 16 | Haiti | 11.5% | 2019 | down 24.7% | falling |
| 17 | Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of | 11.3% | 2016 | up 147.5% | falling |
| 18 | Lebanon | 11.2% | 2020 | down 30.6% | falling |
| 19 | South Sudan | 11.0% | 2020 | up 142.9% | flat |
| 20 | Libya | 10.8% | 2018 | up 110.4% | rising |
| 21 | Palau | 10.5% | 2017 | down 11.3% | falling |
| 22 | Brunei Darussalam | 10.3% | 2018 | down 4.4% | falling |
| 23 | Bahrain | 10.3% | 2019 | up 95.1% | volatile |
| 24 | Cameroon | 9.7% | 2020 | up 132.6% | rising |
| 25 | Nigeria | 9.2% | 2020 | down 22.2% | volatile |
| 26 | Syrian Arab Republic | 8.2% | 2010 | down 30.6% | falling |
| 27 | Zambia | 8.1% | 2020 | up 170.9% | falling |
| 28 | New Zealand | 7.9% | 2018 | up 14.4% | rising |
| 29 | Mongolia | 7.8% | 2020 | down 5.3% | rising |
| 30 | Iraq | 7.6% | 2020 | up 114.2% | volatile |
| 31 | Ukraine | 7.5% | 2020 | up 25.8% | rising |
| 32 | New Caledonia | 7.5% | 2016 | down 8.2% | falling |
| 33 | Curaçao | 7.4% | 2020 | down 32.3% | rising |
| 34 | Canada | 7.3% | 2011 | up 32.8% | rising |
| 35 | Sweden | 7.1% | 2010 | down 23.7% | falling |
| 36 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 7.1% | 2019 | down 33.5% | falling |
| 37 | Palestine, State of | 7.0% | 2020 | down 29.0% | falling |
| 38 | Germany | 6.9% | 2019 | down 20.0% | falling |
| 39 | Gabon | 6.9% | 2015 | down 52.6% | falling |
| 40 | Naoero | 6.5% | 2018 | up 13.8% | rising |
| 41 | Armenia | 6.5% | 2020 | down 53.8% | volatile |
| 42 | Burundi | 6.4% | 2011 | down 48.8% | falling |
| 43 | Congo | 6.3% | 2016 | up 162.0% | flat |
| 44 | Cape Verde | 5.9% | 2020 | down 52.8% | falling |
| 45 | Latvia | 5.7% | 2007 | down 53.7% | falling |
| 46 | Denmark | 5.7% | 2018 | up 5.8% | falling |
| 47 | Macau, China | 5.7% | 2020 | down 41.0% | flat |
| 48 | Solomon Islands | 5.6% | 2020 | down 40.5% | rising |
| 49 | Argentina | 5.2% | 2020 | down 44.0% | falling |
| 50 | Republic of Moldova | 5.1% | 2020 | down 27.7% | falling |
| 51 | Sierra Leone | 5.1% | 2019 | up 47.4% | volatile |
| 52 | Lithuania | 5.1% | 2004 | up 85.2% | rising |
| 53 | Vanuatu | 5.0% | 2020 | down 45.6% | falling |
| 54 | Jamaica | 4.9% | 2020 | up 35.1% | rising |
| 55 | Philippines | 4.9% | 2020 | down 46.3% | rising |
| 56 | Bahamas | 4.9% | 2020 | down 50.2% | falling |
| 57 | Uzbekistan | 4.7% | 2020 | down 49.0% | falling |
| 58 | Saudi Arabia | 4.7% | 2020 | down 62.4% | falling |
| 59 | Antigua and Barbuda | 4.7% | 2020 | down 51.7% | falling |
| 60 | Timor-Leste | 4.6% | 2020 | down 9.2% | volatile |
| 61 | Kyrgyzstan | 4.6% | 2020 | down 38.0% | rising |
| 62 | Angola | 4.6% | 2020 | up 487.7% | volatile |
| 63 | Singapore | 4.5% | 2018 | up 11.8% | rising |
| 64 | Kenya | 4.5% | 2001 | up 16.4% | rising |
| 65 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 4.5% | 2020 | down 51.7% | volatile |
| 66 | Barbados | 4.4% | 2016 | down 43.8% | falling |
| 67 | Sri Lanka | 4.4% | 2020 | down 19.2% | rising |
| 68 | Maldives | 4.3% | 2020 | down 70.9% | falling |
| 69 | Guyana | 4.3% | 2003 | down 53.4% | falling |
| 70 | Mauritius | 4.3% | 2020 | down 37.8% | rising |
| 71 | Niger | 4.3% | 2019 | up 28.7% | falling |
| 72 | Cyprus | 4.2% | 2020 | down 51.4% | falling |
| 73 | Bhutan | 4.2% | 2020 | down 8.5% | falling |
| 74 | Mali | 4.2% | 2018 | down 30.6% | falling |
| 75 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 4.2% | 2020 | down 58.6% | falling |
| 76 | Djibouti | 4.1% | 2012 | up 37.2% | falling |
| 77 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 4.0% | 2020 | down 41.1% | rising |
| 78 | Costa Rica | 4.0% | 2020 | down 18.2% | falling |
| 79 | Portugal | 3.9% | 2020 | down 25.1% | falling |
| 80 | France | 3.9% | 2020 | down 36.7% | falling |
| 81 | Saint Lucia | 3.9% | 2020 | down 49.1% | falling |
| 82 | Fiji | 3.9% | 2020 | down 23.1% | falling |
| 83 | Serbia | 3.9% | 2020 | down 33.2% | flat |
| 84 | Hong Kong, China | 3.9% | 2018 | down 3.0% | falling |
| 85 | China | 3.9% | 2004 | down 59.1% | falling |
| 86 | Ghana | 3.9% | 2020 | down 39.2% | rising |
| 87 | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 3.8% | 2000 | up 134.6% | rising |
| 88 | Burkina Faso | 3.7% | 2019 | down 35.2% | falling |
| 89 | Oman | 3.7% | 2020 | down 28.8% | falling |
| 90 | Senegal | 3.6% | 2018 | down 8.1% | falling |
| 91 | Egypt | 3.6% | 2020 | down 21.0% | falling |
| 92 | Uruguay | 3.6% | 2020 | down 34.7% | falling |
| 93 | Rwanda | 3.5% | 2020 | down 51.4% | rising |
| 94 | Russian Federation | 3.5% | 2020 | down 62.3% | falling |
| 95 | Malawi | 3.5% | 2020 | up 3.6% | falling |
| 96 | Norway | 3.5% | 2020 | down 71.5% | rising |
| 97 | Suriname | 3.5% | 2020 | up 40.2% | rising |
| 98 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 3.5% | 2020 | down 54.2% | falling |
| 99 | Panama | 3.4% | 2020 | up 28.0% | rising |
| 100 | Belgium | 3.4% | 2020 | down 41.1% | falling |
| 101 | Romania | 3.3% | 2020 | up 13.4% | falling |
| 102 | Bulgaria | 3.3% | 2020 | down 8.6% | falling |
| 103 | Georgia | 3.3% | 2020 | down 39.5% | falling |
| 104 | Morocco | 3.3% | 2020 | down 35.9% | rising |
| 105 | India | 3.2% | 2020 | up 0.5% | falling |
| 106 | Colombia | 3.1% | 2020 | down 53.4% | falling |
| 107 | Republic of Korea | 3.1% | 2020 | down 24.3% | flat |
| 108 | Estonia | 3.1% | 2020 | down 44.1% | rising |
| 109 | Benin | 3.0% | 2019 | down 23.1% | falling |
| 110 | Liberia | 3.0% | 2009 | up 9.3% | rising |
| 111 | Dominica | 3.0% | 2020 | down 74.2% | falling |
| 112 | Australia | 3.0% | 2020 | down 72.3% | rising |
| 113 | Seychelles | 2.9% | 2020 | down 51.3% | falling |
| 114 | Brazil | 2.9% | 2020 | down 62.1% | rising |
| 115 | Croatia | 2.8% | 2020 | down 25.8% | falling |
| 116 | Azerbaijan | 2.8% | 2020 | down 66.4% | volatile |
| 117 | Malaysia | 2.8% | 2020 | down 45.3% | rising |
| 118 | Tunisia | 2.8% | 2020 | up 10.6% | rising |
| 119 | Malta | 2.8% | 2007 | down 60.6% | falling |
| 120 | Sint Maarten (Dutch part) | 2.8% | 2020 | down 76.1% | falling |
| 121 | Togo | 2.7% | 2019 | down 51.3% | falling |
| 122 | Zimbabwe | 2.7% | 2020 | down 15.7% | flat |
| 123 | Italy | 2.6% | 2020 | down 50.4% | falling |
| 124 | Austria | 2.6% | 2020 | down 64.5% | falling |
| 125 | Ecuador | 2.6% | 2020 | down 31.1% | falling |
| 126 | Uganda | 2.6% | 2020 | down 65.0% | falling |
| 127 | Madagascar | 2.6% | 2020 | down 58.8% | falling |
| 128 | Nepal | 2.5% | 2020 | down 72.2% | falling |
| 129 | Côte d'Ivoire | 2.5% | 2020 | down 52.8% | falling |
| 130 | Belize | 2.4% | 2020 | down 49.3% | falling |
| 131 | Pakistan | 2.4% | 2020 | down 30.2% | falling |
| 132 | Switzerland | 2.4% | 2020 | down 44.7% | falling |
| 133 | Honduras | 2.3% | 2020 | down 55.7% | falling |
| 134 | Slovenia | 2.3% | 2020 | down 57.0% | falling |
| 135 | Czechia | 2.3% | 2020 | down 31.8% | falling |
| 136 | Papua New Guinea | 2.2% | 2018 | up 45.9% | rising |
| 137 | Sao Tome and Principe | 2.2% | 2012 | down 50.0% | volatile |
| 138 | Jordan | 2.2% | 2020 | down 76.7% | falling |
| 139 | Israel | 2.2% | 2020 | down 63.7% | falling |
| 140 | Peru | 2.2% | 2020 | down 53.9% | falling |
| 141 | Grenada | 2.2% | 2020 | down 69.5% | falling |
| 142 | Dominican Republic | 2.2% | 2020 | down 41.2% | falling |
| 143 | Eswatini | 2.2% | 2020 | down 34.9% | falling |
| 144 | Greece | 2.1% | 2020 | down 50.7% | falling |
| 145 | Paraguay | 2.1% | 2020 | down 15.5% | falling |
| 146 | Luxembourg | 2.0% | 2020 | down 62.8% | falling |
| 147 | South Africa | 2.0% | 2020 | down 74.5% | falling |
| 148 | Finland | 2.0% | 2020 | down 65.0% | falling |
| 149 | Poland | 1.9% | 2020 | down 55.6% | volatile |
| 150 | Ethiopia | 1.9% | 2020 | up 22.2% | falling |
| 151 | Kazakhstan | 1.9% | 2020 | down 45.0% | falling |
| 152 | Guatemala | 1.8% | 2020 | down 69.4% | rising |
| 153 | North Macedonia | 1.7% | 2020 | down 27.3% | falling |
| 154 | United States of America | 1.7% | 2020 | down 66.8% | falling |
| 155 | Nicaragua | 1.7% | 2020 | down 60.1% | falling |
| 156 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1.7% | 2020 | down 40.3% | rising |
| 157 | Viet Nam | 1.6% | 2020 | down 4.0% | rising |
| 158 | Thailand | 1.6% | 2020 | down 54.0% | falling |
| 159 | Namibia | 1.6% | 2020 | up 122.2% | rising |
| 160 | El Salvador | 1.6% | 2020 | down 52.4% | falling |
| 161 | Slovakia | 1.4% | 2020 | down 53.8% | falling |
| 162 | Belarus | 1.4% | 2020 | down 33.4% | falling |
| 163 | Montenegro | 1.3% | 2020 | down 53.6% | falling |
| 164 | Indonesia | 1.2% | 2020 | down 78.6% | falling |
| 165 | Myanmar | 1.2% | 2019 | down 11.1% | falling |
| 166 | Botswana | 1.2% | 2020 | down 73.0% | falling |
| 167 | Bangladesh | 1.2% | 2020 | down 59.0% | falling |
| 168 | Netherlands | 1.1% | 2020 | down 67.0% | falling |
| 169 | Hungary | 1.1% | 2020 | down 61.7% | falling |
| 170 | Mozambique | 1.1% | 2020 | down 79.1% | falling |
| 171 | Chile | 1.1% | 2020 | down 58.4% | falling |
| 172 | Mexico | 1.0% | 2020 | down 62.4% | falling |
| 173 | Mauritania | 1.0% | 2020 | down 60.9% | volatile |
| 174 | Cambodia | 0.9% | 2020 | down 46.4% | rising |
| 175 | Japan | 0.8% | 2020 | down 83.1% | falling |
| 176 | Gambia | 0.8% | 2020 | down 82.7% | volatile |
| 177 | Türkiye | 0.7% | 2020 | down 75.9% | falling |
| 178 | Afghanistan | 0.7% | 2020 | down 61.8% | flat |
| 179 | Yemen | 0.7% | 2016 | down 76.5% | falling |
| 180 | Congo, Democratic Republic of the | 0.6% | 2018 | down 55.0% | falling |
| 181 | Algeria | 0.6% | 2020 | down 54.6% | falling |
| 182 | Trinidad and Tobago | 0.6% | 2020 | down 56.2% | falling |
| 183 | Samoa | 0.5% | 2020 | down 92.6% | volatile |
| 184 | Ireland | 0.5% | 2020 | down 89.4% | falling |
| 185 | Tajikistan | 0.3% | 2020 | down 67.4% | falling |
| 186 | Sudan | 0.2% | 2018 | down 98.7% | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- Africa Western and Central 11.7%
- Pre-demographic dividend 11.3%
- IDA blend 11.0%
- Arab World 10.5%
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan 10.0%
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) 8.1%
- Sub-Saharan Africa 8.1%
- Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) 8.1%
- Other small states 7.8%
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) 7.8%
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) 7.7%
- IDA total 7.5%
- Small states 7.2%
- Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) 6.8%
- Lower middle income 6.2%
- Pacific island small states 6.2%
- IDA & IBRD total 6.1%
- High income 6.1%
- World 6.0%
- North America 6.0%
- Post-demographic dividend 5.9%
- IBRD only 5.9%
- Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) 5.8%
- Europe & Central Asia 5.7%
- Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) 5.7%
- Caribbean Small States 5.7%
- Late-demographic dividend 5.6%
- Latin America & Caribbean 5.5%
- Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) 5.5%
- Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) 5.5%
- OECD members 5.4%
- Euro area 5.4%
- Early-demographic dividend 5.3%
- European Union 5.2%
- Africa Eastern and Southern 5.2%
- IDA only 5.0%
- Upper middle income 4.7%
- East Asia & Pacific 4.6%
- South Asia 4.6%
- South Asia (IDA & IBRD) 4.6%
About this data
International tourism expenditures are expenditures of international outbound visitors in other countries, including payments to foreign carriers for international transport. These expenditures may include those by residents traveling abroad as same-day visitors, except in cases where these are important enough to justify separate classification. For some countries they do not include expenditures for passenger transport items. Their share in imports is calculated as a ratio to imports of goods and services, which comprise all transactions between residents of a country and the rest of the world involving a change of ownership from nonresidents to residents of general merchandise, goods sent for processing and repairs, nonmonetary gold, and services.