International tourism, expenditures (% of total imports) in Vietnam
Vietnam: International tourism, expenditures (% of total imports) was 1.6% in 2020. ▲ Rising
International tourism, expenditures in Vietnam, 2005–2020
Source: Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism. Measured in % of total imports.
Analysis
Vietnam recorded 1.6% for international tourism, expenditures in 2020.
The figure is down 34.5% on the previous year and down 4.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, international tourism, expenditures in Vietnam peaked at 2.5% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 1.5%, in 2013.
Vietnam ranks 157th of 186 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
International tourism, expenditures (% of total imports) in Vietnam, year by year
| Year | % of total imports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 2.3% | — |
| 2006 | 2.2% | -3.8% |
| 2007 | 1.9% | -15.7% |
| 2008 | 1.6% | -16.0% |
| 2009 | 1.5% | -3.2% |
| 2010 | 1.7% | +11.6% |
| 2011 | 1.6% | -7.0% |
| 2012 | 1.6% | +1.4% |
| 2013 | 1.5% | -5.9% |
| 2014 | 1.7% | +16.2% |
| 2015 | 2.1% | +21.3% |
| 2016 | 2.5% | +17.2% |
| 2017 | 2.3% | -7.8% |
| 2018 | 2.4% | +5.7% |
| 2019 | 2.5% | +2.6% |
| 2020 | 1.6% | -34.5% |
Vietnam compared with similar countries
- Vietnam's 1.6% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 3.1%, 53% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Vietnam's 1.6% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 4.6%, 35% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.9% | 1.5% | 2.3% | 5 |
| 2010s | 2.0% | 1.5% | 2.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.6% | 1.6% | 1.6% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Vietnam
- 154 United States 1.7% compare
- 155 Nicaragua 1.7% compare
- 156 Bosnia and Herzegovina 1.7% compare
- 158 Thailand 1.6% compare
- 159 Namibia 1.6% compare
- 160 El Salvador 1.6% compare
More private sector data for Vietnam
- Merchandise trade 180.0% (2025)
- Food imports 8.8% (2023)
- Manufactures imports 74.7% (2023)
- Merchandise imports 453.78 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service imports 40.54 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 9.4% (2023)
- Manufactures exports 85.0% (2023)
- Merchandise exports 472.93 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service exports 30.31 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 4,655 current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is international tourism, expenditures in Vietnam?
- International tourism, expenditures in Vietnam was 1.6% 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 Vietnam?
- The highest recorded value was 2.5% in 2019.
- What is the lowest international tourism, expenditures recorded in Vietnam?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.5% in 2013.
- How does Vietnam rank for international tourism, expenditures?
- Vietnam ranks 157th out of 186 countries with data for 2020.
- Is international tourism, expenditures rising or falling in Vietnam?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Vietnam 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.