International tourism, expenditures in IBRD only
IBRD only: International tourism, expenditures was 5.9% in 2016. ▼ Falling
International tourism, expenditures in IBRD only, 1997–2016
Source: Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism. Measured in % of total imports.
Analysis
IBRD only recorded 5.9% for international tourism, expenditures in 2016.
That represents a change of up 2.8% on the previous year and up 18.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, international tourism, expenditures in IBRD only peaked at 6.5% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 4.5%, in 2008.
IBRD only ranks 22nd of 47 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 17 years of available data.
International tourism, expenditures in IBRD only, year by year
| Year | % of total imports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 6.5% | — |
| 1998 | 6.2% | -4.1% |
| 1999 | 6.3% | +0.2% |
| 2000 | 5.8% | -7.4% |
| 2001 | 6.5% | +12.1% |
| 2002 | 6.5% | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 5.6% | -14.6% |
| 2004 | 5.3% | -4.0% |
| 2005 | 5.3% | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 5.0% | -6.4% |
| 2007 | 4.8% | -3.8% |
| 2008 | 4.5% | -7.3% |
| 2012 | 4.9% | +9.8% |
| 2013 | 5.3% | +8.3% |
| 2014 | 5.5% | +4.3% |
| 2015 | 5.7% | +3.8% |
| 2016 | 5.9% | +2.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6.3% | 6.2% | 6.5% | 3 |
| 2000s | 5.5% | 4.5% | 6.5% | 9 |
| 2010s | 5.5% | 4.9% | 5.9% | 5 |
Countries ranked near IBRD only
More private sector data for IBRD only
- Merchandise trade 42.3% (2025)
- Food imports 8.7% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 59.5% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 8.75 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 10.4% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 73.4% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 9.47 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 1,891 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2199 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 5.68 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is international tourism, expenditures in IBRD only?
- International tourism, expenditures in IBRD only was 5.9% in 2016, according to Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism.
- What is the highest international tourism, expenditures recorded in IBRD only?
- The highest recorded value was 6.5% in 2002.
- What is the lowest international tourism, expenditures recorded in IBRD only?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.5% in 2008.
- How does IBRD only rank for international tourism, expenditures?
- IBRD only ranks 22nd out of 47 groups with data for 2016.
- Is international tourism, expenditures rising or falling in IBRD only?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this IBRD only 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.