International tourism, expenditures in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income): International tourism, expenditures was 5.8% in 2019. ▲ Rising
International tourism, expenditures in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income), 2005–2019
Source: Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism. Measured in % of total imports.
Analysis
In 2019, international tourism, expenditures in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) stood at 5.8%.
The figure is up 1.3% on the previous year and up 23.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, international tourism, expenditures in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) peaked at 5.9% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 3.5%, in 2008.
Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) ranks 23rd of 47 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
International tourism, expenditures in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | % of total imports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 4.2% | — |
| 2006 | 3.8% | -10.9% |
| 2007 | 3.8% | +1.3% |
| 2008 | 3.5% | -8.4% |
| 2009 | 4.7% | +34.4% |
| 2010 | 4.2% | -11.1% |
| 2011 | 3.7% | -11.9% |
| 2012 | 4.1% | +10.5% |
| 2013 | 4.3% | +6.4% |
| 2014 | 4.8% | +11.6% |
| 2015 | 5.6% | +15.0% |
| 2016 | 5.9% | +5.8% |
| 2017 | 5.6% | -4.5% |
| 2018 | 5.7% | +1.9% |
| 2019 | 5.8% | +1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.0% | 3.5% | 4.7% | 5 |
| 2010s | 5.0% | 3.7% | 5.9% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
More private sector data for Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
- Merchandise trade 49.0% (2025)
- Food imports 8.4% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 64.1% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 796.25 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 17.5% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 52.5% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 584.92 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 2,309 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2077 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 2.23 % change on previous year (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is international tourism, expenditures in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
- International tourism, expenditures in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) was 5.8% in 2019, according to Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism.
- What is the highest international tourism, expenditures recorded in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 5.9% in 2016.
- What is the lowest international tourism, expenditures recorded in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.5% in 2008.
- How does Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) rank for international tourism, expenditures?
- Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) ranks 23rd out of 47 groups with data for 2019.
- Is international tourism, expenditures rising or falling in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 23.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) 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.