International tourism, expenditures in IDA total
IDA total: International tourism, expenditures was 7.5% in 2019. ▬ Flat
International tourism, expenditures in IDA total, 1995–2019
Source: Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism. Measured in % of total imports.
Analysis
IDA total recorded 7.5% for international tourism, expenditures in 2019.
The figure is up 12.7% on the previous year and up 15.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, international tourism, expenditures in IDA total peaked at 7.5% in 1998 and was at its lowest, 5.2%, in 2005.
That places IDA total 12th out of 47 groups with data for 2019, putting it in the top quarter.
International tourism, expenditures in IDA total, year by year
| Year | % of total imports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 6.4% | — |
| 1996 | 6.8% | +6.9% |
| 1997 | 7.0% | +3.4% |
| 1998 | 7.5% | +6.3% |
| 1999 | 5.4% | -27.9% |
| 2000 | 5.8% | +8.1% |
| 2001 | 5.6% | -3.4% |
| 2002 | 5.7% | +1.5% |
| 2003 | 7.0% | +21.9% |
| 2004 | 6.2% | -11.7% |
| 2005 | 5.2% | -15.7% |
| 2006 | 6.7% | +28.3% |
| 2007 | 7.1% | +6.3% |
| 2008 | 7.3% | +2.6% |
| 2009 | 6.5% | -11.0% |
| 2010 | 6.2% | -3.7% |
| 2011 | 5.6% | -9.5% |
| 2012 | 5.6% | -1.3% |
| 2013 | 5.6% | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 5.7% | +2.0% |
| 2015 | 6.6% | +15.9% |
| 2016 | 5.8% | -12.5% |
| 2017 | 6.3% | +9.3% |
| 2018 | 6.6% | +5.1% |
| 2019 | 7.5% | +12.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6.6% | 5.4% | 7.5% | 5 |
| 2000s | 6.3% | 5.2% | 7.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.1% | 5.6% | 7.5% | 10 |
Countries ranked near IDA total
More private sector data for IDA total
- Merchandise trade 40.1% (2025)
- Food imports 14.7% (2023)
- Manufactures imports 56.9% (2023)
- Merchandise imports 720.00 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 20.4% (2023)
- Manufactures exports 25.7% (2023)
- Merchandise exports 565.68 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 284.71 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.1771 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 13.38 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is international tourism, expenditures in IDA total?
- International tourism, expenditures in IDA total was 7.5% 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 total?
- The highest recorded value was 7.5% in 1998.
- What is the lowest international tourism, expenditures recorded in IDA total?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.2% in 2005.
- How does IDA total rank for international tourism, expenditures?
- IDA total ranks 12th out of 47 groups with data for 2019.
- Is international tourism, expenditures rising or falling in IDA total?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this IDA 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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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.