International tourism, expenditures in Lower middle income
Lower middle income: International tourism, expenditures was 6.2% in 2019. ▼ Falling
International tourism, expenditures in Lower middle income, 2000–2019
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 Lower middle income stood at 6.2%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 11.9% on the previous year and up 21.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, international tourism, expenditures in Lower middle income peaked at 6.9% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 4.1%, in 2012.
That places Lower middle income 15th 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 17 years of available data.
International tourism, expenditures in Lower middle income, year by year
| Year | % of total imports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 5.5% | — |
| 2001 | 5.7% | +5.4% |
| 2002 | 5.8% | +1.2% |
| 2003 | 6.9% | +18.0% |
| 2004 | 6.0% | -12.0% |
| 2005 | 5.3% | -11.9% |
| 2006 | 5.4% | +2.0% |
| 2007 | 5.4% | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 5.1% | -5.9% |
| 2012 | 4.1% | -19.5% |
| 2013 | 4.3% | +4.6% |
| 2014 | 4.7% | +8.3% |
| 2015 | 5.3% | +14.1% |
| 2016 | 5.5% | +3.9% |
| 2017 | 5.4% | -3.2% |
| 2018 | 5.6% | +3.8% |
| 2019 | 6.2% | +11.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.7% | 5.1% | 6.9% | 9 |
| 2010s | 5.1% | 4.1% | 6.2% | 8 |
Countries ranked near Lower middle income
More private sector data for Lower middle income
- Merchandise trade 35.7% (2025)
- Food imports 9.8% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 51.4% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 1.56 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 14.8% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 50.0% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 1.06 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 358.3 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.1444 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 5.93 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is international tourism, expenditures in Lower middle income?
- International tourism, expenditures in Lower middle income was 6.2% 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 Lower middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 6.9% in 2003.
- What is the lowest international tourism, expenditures recorded in Lower middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.1% in 2012.
- How does Lower middle income rank for international tourism, expenditures?
- Lower middle income ranks 15th out of 47 groups with data for 2019.
- Is international tourism, expenditures rising or falling in Lower middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Lower middle 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.