International tourism, expenditures (% of total imports) in Turkey
Turkey: International tourism, expenditures (% of total imports) was 0.7% in 2020. ▼ Falling
International tourism, expenditures in Turkey, 2005–2020
Source: Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism. Measured in % of total imports.
Analysis
In 2020, international tourism, expenditures in Turkey stood at 0.7%. That is the lowest value across all 16 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 69.7% on the previous year and down 75.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, international tourism, expenditures in Turkey peaked at 3.3% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 0.7%, in 2020.
That places Turkey 177th out of 186 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 16 years of available data.
International tourism, expenditures (% of total imports) in Turkey, year by year
| Year | % of total imports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 2.9% | — |
| 2006 | 2.4% | -17.1% |
| 2007 | 2.4% | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 2.1% | -11.0% |
| 2009 | 3.3% | +57.0% |
| 2010 | 3.0% | -11.6% |
| 2011 | 2.1% | -27.9% |
| 2012 | 1.8% | -13.2% |
| 2013 | 1.8% | -1.3% |
| 2014 | 2.0% | +9.2% |
| 2015 | 2.5% | +23.2% |
| 2016 | 2.6% | +6.4% |
| 2017 | 2.3% | -11.9% |
| 2018 | 2.4% | +6.2% |
| 2019 | 2.3% | -3.7% |
| 2020 | 0.7% | -69.7% |
Turkey compared with similar countries
- Turkey's 0.7% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 3.1%, 23% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Turkey's 0.7% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 3.1%, 23% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.6% | 2.1% | 3.3% | 5 |
| 2010s | 2.3% | 1.8% | 3.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.7% | 0.7% | 0.7% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Turkey
More private sector data for Turkey
- Merchandise trade 40.0% (2025)
- Food imports 7.0% (2025)
- Manufactures imports 60.5% (2025)
- Merchandise imports 365.37 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service imports 58.00 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 11.8% (2025)
- Manufactures exports 74.5% (2025)
- Merchandise exports 273.36 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service exports 122.32 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 3,183 current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is international tourism, expenditures in Turkey?
- International tourism, expenditures in Turkey was 0.7% in 2020, according to Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism.
- What is the highest international tourism, expenditures recorded in Turkey?
- The highest recorded value was 3.3% in 2009.
- What is the lowest international tourism, expenditures recorded in Turkey?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7% in 2020.
- How does Turkey rank for international tourism, expenditures?
- Turkey ranks 177th out of 186 countries with data for 2020.
- Is international tourism, expenditures rising or falling in Turkey?
- Over the last ten years it is down 75.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Turkey 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.