International tourism, expenditures in Low income
Low income: International tourism, expenditures was 3.5% in 2018. ▼ Falling
International tourism, expenditures in Low income, 2003–2018
Source: Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism. Measured in % of total imports.
Analysis
Low income recorded 3.5% for international tourism, expenditures in 2018.
The figure is up 11.2% on the previous year and down 31.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, international tourism, expenditures in Low income peaked at 7.3% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 2.9%, in 2013.
That places Low income 47th out of 47 groups with data for 2018, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 16 years of available data.
International tourism, expenditures in Low income, year by year
| Year | % of total imports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 7.3% | — |
| 2004 | 5.8% | -20.2% |
| 2005 | 5.8% | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 6.9% | +17.4% |
| 2007 | 6.0% | -12.4% |
| 2008 | 5.1% | -15.3% |
| 2009 | 4.7% | -7.7% |
| 2010 | 5.5% | +17.2% |
| 2011 | 4.5% | -18.2% |
| 2012 | 3.4% | -25.6% |
| 2013 | 2.9% | -15.0% |
| 2014 | 3.1% | +9.5% |
| 2015 | 3.8% | +21.2% |
| 2016 | 3.2% | -16.6% |
| 2017 | 3.2% | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 3.5% | +11.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.9% | 4.7% | 7.3% | 7 |
| 2010s | 3.7% | 2.9% | 5.5% | 9 |
Countries ranked near Low income
- 44 Cape Verde 5.9% compare
- 45 Latvia 5.7% compare
- 46 Denmark 5.7% compare
- 47 Macau, China 5.7% compare
- 48 Solomon Islands 5.6% compare
- 49 Argentina 5.2% compare
- 50 Republic of Moldova 5.1% compare
More private sector data for Low income
- Merchandise trade 40.8% (2025)
- Food imports 17.6% (2019)
- Manufactures imports 59.0% (2019)
- Merchandise imports 152.49 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports 106.71 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 139.04 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.166 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 15.25 % change on previous year (2025)
- Merchandise imports (current US$), per capita 198.69 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise imports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2373 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is international tourism, expenditures in Low income?
- International tourism, expenditures in Low income was 3.5% in 2018, according to Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism.
- What is the highest international tourism, expenditures recorded in Low income?
- The highest recorded value was 7.3% in 2003.
- What is the lowest international tourism, expenditures recorded in Low income?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.9% in 2013.
- How does Low income rank for international tourism, expenditures?
- Low income ranks 47th out of 47 groups with data for 2018.
- Is international tourism, expenditures rising or falling in Low income?
- Over the last ten years it is down 31.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Low income 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.