International tourism, expenditures in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: International tourism, expenditures was 1.2% in 2020. ▼ Falling
International tourism, expenditures in Bangladesh, 1996–2020
Source: Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism. Measured in % of total imports.
Analysis
The most recent figure for international tourism, expenditures in Bangladesh is 1.2%, measured in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 46.3% on the previous year and down 59.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, international tourism, expenditures in Bangladesh peaked at 4.9% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 1.2%, in 2020.
Bangladesh ranks 167th of 186 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
International tourism, expenditures in Bangladesh, year by year
| Year | % of total imports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 3.4% | — |
| 1997 | 4.0% | +19.0% |
| 1998 | 3.7% | -7.8% |
| 1999 | 4.2% | +13.6% |
| 2000 | 4.9% | +16.0% |
| 2001 | 3.5% | -27.5% |
| 2002 | 3.4% | -4.1% |
| 2003 | 3.5% | +3.7% |
| 2004 | 3.4% | -3.0% |
| 2005 | 2.5% | -26.0% |
| 2006 | 2.9% | +13.6% |
| 2007 | 2.7% | -5.4% |
| 2008 | 2.9% | +7.7% |
| 2009 | 2.8% | -3.4% |
| 2010 | 2.8% | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 2.2% | -23.7% |
| 2012 | 2.4% | +8.9% |
| 2013 | 3.1% | +33.6% |
| 2014 | 1.7% | -45.0% |
| 2015 | 1.8% | +4.8% |
| 2016 | 1.8% | -3.6% |
| 2017 | 2.0% | +13.4% |
| 2018 | 1.8% | -7.3% |
| 2019 | 2.2% | +17.5% |
| 2020 | 1.2% | -46.3% |
Bangladesh compared with similar countries
- Bangladesh's 1.2% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 3.9%, 29% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Bangladesh's 1.2% is below the median for South Asia, which is 3.7%, 31% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.8% | 3.4% | 4.2% | 4 |
| 2000s | 3.3% | 2.5% | 4.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.2% | 1.7% | 3.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.2% | 1.2% | 1.2% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Bangladesh
More private sector data for Bangladesh
- Merchandise trade 25.8% (2025)
- Food imports 13.0% (2018)
- Manufactures imports 67.0% (2018)
- Merchandise imports 69.37 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 3.4% (2018)
- Manufactures exports 94.5% (2018)
- Merchandise exports 48.17 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 274.16 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.1056 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 1.95 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is international tourism, expenditures in Bangladesh?
- International tourism, expenditures in Bangladesh was 1.2% in 2020, according to Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism.
- What is the highest international tourism, expenditures recorded in Bangladesh?
- The highest recorded value was 4.9% in 2000.
- What is the lowest international tourism, expenditures recorded in Bangladesh?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.2% in 2020.
- How does Bangladesh rank for international tourism, expenditures?
- Bangladesh ranks 167th out of 186 countries with data for 2020.
- Is international tourism, expenditures rising or falling in Bangladesh?
- Over the last ten years it is down 59.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Bangladesh 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 (% of total imports). 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, 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.