International tourism, expenditures in Türkiye
Türkiye: International tourism, expenditures was 0.7% in 2020. ▼ Falling
International tourism, expenditures in Türkiye, 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 Türkiye 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 Türkiye peaked at 3.3% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 0.7%, in 2020.
That places Türkiye 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 in Türkiye, 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% |
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 Türkiye
More private sector data for Türkiye
- Merchandise trade 40.0% (2025)
- Food imports 6.2% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 60.8% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 365.37 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 12.3% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 73.6% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 273.36 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 3,183 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.1711 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 4.42 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is international tourism, expenditures in Türkiye?
- International tourism, expenditures in Türkiye 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 Türkiye?
- The highest recorded value was 3.3% in 2009.
- What is the lowest international tourism, expenditures recorded in Türkiye?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7% in 2020.
- How does Türkiye rank for international tourism, expenditures?
- Türkiye ranks 177th out of 186 countries with data for 2020.
- Is international tourism, expenditures rising or falling in Türkiye?
- Over the last ten years it is down 75.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Türkiye 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.