International tourism, expenditures in IDA & IBRD total
IDA & IBRD total: International tourism, expenditures was 6.1% in 2019. ▼ Falling
International tourism, expenditures in IDA & IBRD total, 1997–2019
Source: Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism. Measured in % of total imports.
Analysis
IDA & IBRD total recorded 6.1% for international tourism, expenditures in 2019.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.3% on the previous year and up 10.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, international tourism, expenditures in IDA & IBRD total peaked at 6.6% in 1997 and was at its lowest, 4.7%, in 2008.
That places IDA & IBRD total 17th out of 47 groups with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 21 years of available data.
International tourism, expenditures in IDA & IBRD total, year by year
| Year | % of total imports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 6.6% | — |
| 1998 | 6.3% | -3.3% |
| 1999 | 6.2% | -2.4% |
| 2000 | 5.8% | -6.2% |
| 2001 | 6.4% | +10.9% |
| 2002 | 6.5% | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 5.7% | -12.5% |
| 2004 | 5.4% | -4.8% |
| 2005 | 5.3% | -1.2% |
| 2006 | 5.1% | -3.4% |
| 2007 | 5.0% | -2.7% |
| 2008 | 4.7% | -6.0% |
| 2009 | 5.6% | +18.4% |
| 2012 | 5.0% | -11.0% |
| 2013 | 5.3% | +7.5% |
| 2014 | 5.5% | +4.1% |
| 2015 | 5.8% | +5.2% |
| 2016 | 5.9% | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 5.9% | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 5.8% | -2.1% |
| 2019 | 6.1% | +5.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6.4% | 6.2% | 6.6% | 3 |
| 2000s | 5.5% | 4.7% | 6.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.7% | 5.0% | 6.1% | 8 |
Countries ranked near IDA & IBRD total
- 14 French Polynesia 12.1% compare
- 15 Tonga 12.1% compare
- 16 Haiti 11.5% compare
- 17 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 11.3% compare
- 18 Lebanon 11.2% compare
- 19 South Sudan 11.0% compare
- 20 Libya 10.8% compare
More private sector data for IDA & IBRD total
- Merchandise trade 42.2% (2025)
- Food imports 9.0% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 59.3% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 9.47 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 10.9% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 71.8% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 10.03 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 1,434 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2169 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 6.09 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is international tourism, expenditures in IDA & IBRD total?
- International tourism, expenditures in IDA & IBRD total was 6.1% 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 IDA & IBRD total?
- The highest recorded value was 6.6% in 1997.
- What is the lowest international tourism, expenditures recorded in IDA & IBRD total?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.7% in 2008.
- How does IDA & IBRD total rank for international tourism, expenditures?
- IDA & IBRD total ranks 17th out of 47 groups with data for 2019.
- Is international tourism, expenditures rising or falling in IDA & IBRD total?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this IDA & IBRD total 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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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.