International tourism, expenditures in Least developed countries
Least developed countries: International tourism, expenditures was 4.3% in 2019. ▼ Falling
International tourism, expenditures in Least developed countries, 1996–2019
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 Least developed countries stood at 4.3%.
The figure is up 9.9% on the previous year and up 6.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, international tourism, expenditures in Least developed countries peaked at 6.0% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 3.3%, in 2014.
Least developed countries ranks 43rd of 47 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
International tourism, expenditures in Least developed countries, year by year
| Year | % of total imports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 4.5% | — |
| 1997 | 5.3% | +19.7% |
| 1998 | 5.3% | -1.2% |
| 1999 | 5.2% | -1.6% |
| 2000 | 6.0% | +15.1% |
| 2001 | 5.2% | -13.4% |
| 2002 | 5.0% | -3.0% |
| 2003 | 4.6% | -8.0% |
| 2004 | 4.6% | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 4.8% | +2.7% |
| 2006 | 5.5% | +15.5% |
| 2007 | 5.1% | -8.0% |
| 2008 | 4.1% | -18.4% |
| 2009 | 4.0% | -3.1% |
| 2010 | 4.1% | +2.5% |
| 2011 | 3.6% | -11.5% |
| 2012 | 3.5% | -4.6% |
| 2013 | 3.3% | -3.5% |
| 2014 | 3.3% | -1.3% |
| 2015 | 3.9% | +16.9% |
| 2016 | 3.8% | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 4.0% | +3.3% |
| 2018 | 3.9% | -2.2% |
| 2019 | 4.3% | +9.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5.1% | 4.5% | 5.3% | 4 |
| 2000s | 4.9% | 4.0% | 6.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.8% | 3.3% | 4.3% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Least developed countries
More private sector data for Least developed countries
- Merchandise trade 41.4% (2025)
- Food imports 15.6% (2019)
- Manufactures imports 62.6% (2019)
- Merchandise imports 376.94 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 15.1% (2023)
- Manufactures exports 20.1% (2023)
- Merchandise exports 311.48 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 256.54 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.1884 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 10.88 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is international tourism, expenditures in Least developed countries?
- International tourism, expenditures in Least developed countries was 4.3% 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 Least developed countries?
- The highest recorded value was 6.0% in 2000.
- What is the lowest international tourism, expenditures recorded in Least developed countries?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.3% in 2014.
- How does Least developed countries rank for international tourism, expenditures?
- Least developed countries ranks 43rd out of 47 groups with data for 2019.
- Is international tourism, expenditures rising or falling in Least developed countries?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Least developed countries 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.