International tourism, expenditures in IDA only
IDA only: International tourism, expenditures was 5.0% in 2019. ▼ Falling
International tourism, expenditures in IDA only, 1996–2019
Source: Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism. Measured in % of total imports.
Analysis
IDA only recorded 5.0% for international tourism, expenditures in 2019.
That represents a change of up 9.3% on the previous year and down 10.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, international tourism, expenditures in IDA only peaked at 6.2% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 4.4%, in 2012.
That places IDA only 36th out of 47 groups with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
International tourism, expenditures in IDA only, year by year
| Year | % of total imports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 4.7% | — |
| 1997 | 5.4% | +13.9% |
| 1998 | 5.5% | +2.8% |
| 1999 | 5.5% | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 6.2% | +11.7% |
| 2001 | 5.9% | -4.9% |
| 2002 | 6.0% | +1.3% |
| 2003 | 6.2% | +4.2% |
| 2004 | 5.7% | -7.8% |
| 2005 | 5.7% | -0.5% |
| 2006 | 6.1% | +6.7% |
| 2007 | 5.8% | -4.1% |
| 2008 | 5.3% | -9.3% |
| 2009 | 5.6% | +5.7% |
| 2010 | 5.4% | -3.4% |
| 2011 | 4.5% | -17.4% |
| 2012 | 4.4% | -2.0% |
| 2013 | 4.4% | +1.5% |
| 2014 | 4.4% | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 5.1% | +15.1% |
| 2016 | 4.8% | -5.4% |
| 2017 | 4.7% | -1.6% |
| 2018 | 4.6% | -2.5% |
| 2019 | 5.0% | +9.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5.3% | 4.7% | 5.5% | 4 |
| 2000s | 5.8% | 5.3% | 6.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.7% | 4.4% | 5.4% | 10 |
Countries ranked near IDA only
More private sector data for IDA only
- Merchandise trade 44.3% (2025)
- Food imports 17.2% (2021)
- Manufactures imports 62.7% (2021)
- Merchandise imports 484.00 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 25.6% (2023)
- Manufactures exports 31.7% (2023)
- Merchandise exports 374.95 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 289.07 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.1948 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 15.35 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is international tourism, expenditures in IDA only?
- International tourism, expenditures in IDA only was 5.0% 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 only?
- The highest recorded value was 6.2% in 2003.
- What is the lowest international tourism, expenditures recorded in IDA only?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.4% in 2012.
- How does IDA only rank for international tourism, expenditures?
- IDA only ranks 36th out of 47 groups with data for 2019.
- Is international tourism, expenditures rising or falling in IDA only?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this IDA 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.