International tourism, expenditures in OECD members
OECD members: International tourism, expenditures was 5.4% in 2019. ▼ Falling
International tourism, expenditures in OECD members, 1995–2019
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 OECD members stood at 5.4%.
That represents a change of up 1.1% on the previous year and down 12.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, international tourism, expenditures in OECD members peaked at 7.6% in 1999 and was at its lowest, 5.1%, in 2013.
That places OECD members 31st 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 25 years of available data.
International tourism, expenditures in OECD members, year by year
| Year | % of total imports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 7.1% | — |
| 1996 | 7.6% | +7.1% |
| 1997 | 7.5% | -1.7% |
| 1998 | 7.5% | +0.2% |
| 1999 | 7.6% | +1.8% |
| 2000 | 6.9% | -8.8% |
| 2001 | 6.9% | -0.9% |
| 2002 | 6.8% | -0.5% |
| 2003 | 6.7% | -1.7% |
| 2004 | 6.5% | -3.9% |
| 2005 | 6.2% | -3.8% |
| 2006 | 5.7% | -9.1% |
| 2007 | 5.6% | -0.7% |
| 2008 | 5.4% | -4.2% |
| 2009 | 6.2% | +15.2% |
| 2010 | 5.7% | -8.4% |
| 2011 | 5.2% | -7.7% |
| 2012 | 5.1% | -3.2% |
| 2013 | 5.1% | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 5.1% | +1.4% |
| 2015 | 5.2% | +2.1% |
| 2016 | 5.4% | +3.8% |
| 2017 | 5.4% | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 5.4% | -0.6% |
| 2019 | 5.4% | +1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7.4% | 7.1% | 7.6% | 5 |
| 2000s | 6.3% | 5.4% | 6.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.3% | 5.1% | 5.7% | 10 |
Countries ranked near OECD members
More private sector data for OECD members
- Merchandise trade 41.9% (2025)
- Food imports 9.1% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 70.6% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 15.86 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 9.5% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 69.2% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 14.51 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 10,347 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 6.28 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is international tourism, expenditures in OECD members?
- International tourism, expenditures in OECD members was 5.4% 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 OECD members?
- The highest recorded value was 7.6% in 1999.
- What is the lowest international tourism, expenditures recorded in OECD members?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.1% in 2013.
- How does OECD members rank for international tourism, expenditures?
- OECD members ranks 31st out of 47 groups with data for 2019.
- Is international tourism, expenditures rising or falling in OECD members?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this OECD members 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.