International tourism, expenditures in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC): International tourism, expenditures was 5.7% in 2019. ▼ Falling
International tourism, expenditures in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC), 1995–2019
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 Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) stood at 5.7%.
The figure is up 19.8% on the previous year and down 6.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, international tourism, expenditures in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) peaked at 7.9% in 2006 and was at its lowest, 4.4%, in 2013.
Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) ranks 25th of 47 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
International tourism, expenditures in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC), year by year
| Year | % of total imports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 5.7% | — |
| 1996 | 5.5% | -3.4% |
| 1997 | 6.7% | +21.4% |
| 1998 | 6.9% | +3.1% |
| 1999 | 7.0% | +0.7% |
| 2000 | 7.4% | +5.6% |
| 2001 | 6.8% | -7.2% |
| 2002 | 6.8% | -1.2% |
| 2003 | 6.7% | -1.5% |
| 2004 | 6.6% | -1.5% |
| 2005 | 7.1% | +8.4% |
| 2006 | 7.9% | +10.4% |
| 2007 | 6.8% | -12.9% |
| 2008 | 5.9% | -14.4% |
| 2009 | 6.1% | +4.3% |
| 2010 | 5.5% | -10.6% |
| 2011 | 5.1% | -6.4% |
| 2012 | 4.6% | -10.8% |
| 2013 | 4.4% | -4.6% |
| 2014 | 4.7% | +7.9% |
| 2015 | 5.1% | +9.5% |
| 2016 | 5.1% | -1.6% |
| 2017 | 4.8% | -4.5% |
| 2018 | 4.8% | -1.8% |
| 2019 | 5.7% | +19.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6.4% | 5.5% | 7.0% | 5 |
| 2000s | 6.8% | 5.9% | 7.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.0% | 4.4% | 5.7% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
- 22 Brunei Darussalam 10.3% compare
- 23 Bahrain 10.3% compare
- 24 Cameroon 9.7% compare
- 25 Nigeria 9.2% compare
- 26 Syrian Arab Republic 8.2% compare
- 27 Zambia 8.1% compare
- 28 New Zealand 7.9% compare
More private sector data for Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
- Merchandise trade 45.6% (2025)
- Food imports 14.9% (2023)
- Manufactures imports 59.9% (2023)
- Merchandise imports 306.76 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 27.0% (2023)
- Manufactures exports 14.1% (2023)
- Merchandise exports 279.71 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 289.81 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2176 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 20.37 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is international tourism, expenditures in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
- International tourism, expenditures in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) was 5.7% 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 Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
- The highest recorded value was 7.9% in 2006.
- What is the lowest international tourism, expenditures recorded in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.4% in 2013.
- How does Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) rank for international tourism, expenditures?
- Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) ranks 25th out of 47 groups with data for 2019.
- Is international tourism, expenditures rising or falling in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) 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.