International tourism, expenditures (% of total imports) in World
World: International tourism, expenditures (% of total imports) was 6.0% in 2019. ▼ Falling
International tourism, expenditures in World, 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 World stood at 6.0%.
The figure is up 4.7% on the previous year and down 3.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, international tourism, expenditures in World peaked at 7.7% in 1996 and was at its lowest, 5.2%, in 2012.
World ranks 19th of 47 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
International tourism, expenditures (% of total imports) in World, year by year
| Year | % of total imports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 7.5% | — |
| 1996 | 7.7% | +3.7% |
| 1997 | 7.6% | -2.4% |
| 1998 | 7.6% | +0.9% |
| 1999 | 7.4% | -3.0% |
| 2000 | 6.7% | -9.0% |
| 2001 | 6.9% | +2.3% |
| 2002 | 6.9% | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 6.5% | -5.6% |
| 2004 | 6.2% | -4.8% |
| 2005 | 6.1% | -2.5% |
| 2006 | 5.6% | -7.8% |
| 2007 | 5.6% | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 5.3% | -5.5% |
| 2009 | 6.2% | +16.6% |
| 2010 | 5.8% | -7.5% |
| 2011 | 5.4% | -6.8% |
| 2012 | 5.2% | -2.7% |
| 2013 | 5.3% | +2.2% |
| 2014 | 5.5% | +3.2% |
| 2015 | 5.7% | +3.4% |
| 2016 | 5.9% | +3.2% |
| 2017 | 5.9% | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 5.8% | -1.6% |
| 2019 | 6.0% | +4.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7.6% | 7.4% | 7.7% | 5 |
| 2000s | 6.2% | 5.3% | 6.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.6% | 5.2% | 6.0% | 10 |
Countries ranked near World
More private sector data for World
- Merchandise trade 43.9% (2025)
- Food imports 8.9% (2025)
- Manufactures imports 68.2% (2025)
- Merchandise imports 26.69 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service imports 8.66 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 9.0% (2025)
- Manufactures exports 69.7% (2025)
- Merchandise exports 26.39 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service exports 9.48 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 3,212 current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is international tourism, expenditures in World?
- International tourism, expenditures in World was 6.0% 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 World?
- The highest recorded value was 7.7% in 1996.
- What is the lowest international tourism, expenditures recorded in World?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.2% in 2012.
- How does World rank for international tourism, expenditures?
- World ranks 19th out of 47 groups with data for 2019.
- Is international tourism, expenditures rising or falling in World?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this World 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.