International tourism, number of departures in Belarus
Belarus: International tourism, number of departures was 2.81 million in 2020. ▲ Rising
International tourism, number of departures in Belarus, 2000–2020
Source: Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism.
Analysis
Belarus recorded 2.81 million for international tourism, number of departures in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 21 years on record.
The figure is down 69.5% on the previous year and down 62.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, international tourism, number of departures in Belarus peaked at 9.33 million in 2018 and was at its lowest, 2.81 million, in 2020.
Belarus ranks 45th of 117 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
International tourism, number of departures in Belarus, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 4.75 million | — |
| 2001 | 4.01 million | -15.6% |
| 2002 | 6.16 million | +53.7% |
| 2003 | 6.52 million | +5.8% |
| 2004 | 6.92 million | +6.2% |
| 2005 | 6.60 million | -4.7% |
| 2006 | 6.81 million | +3.3% |
| 2007 | 7.51 million | +10.3% |
| 2008 | 6.32 million | -15.8% |
| 2009 | 6.44 million | +1.9% |
| 2010 | 7.46 million | +15.9% |
| 2011 | 7.54 million | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 8.43 million | +11.7% |
| 2013 | 8.84 million | +4.9% |
| 2014 | 7.24 million | -18.2% |
| 2015 | 6.97 million | -3.6% |
| 2016 | 8.34 million | +19.6% |
| 2017 | 9.21 million | +10.4% |
| 2018 | 9.33 million | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 9.22 million | -1.1% |
| 2020 | 2.81 million | -69.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6.20 million | 4.01 million | 7.51 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.26 million | 6.97 million | 9.33 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.81 million | 2.81 million | 2.81 million | 1 |
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More private sector data for Belarus
- Merchandise trade 96.1% (2025)
- Food imports 10.3% (2021)
- Manufactures imports 49.4% (2021)
- Merchandise imports 48.37 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 16.6% (2021)
- Manufactures exports 38.4% (2021)
- Merchandise exports 41.40 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 4,556 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.4432 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 2.61 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is international tourism, number of departures in Belarus?
- International tourism, number of departures in Belarus was 2.81 million in 2020, according to Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism.
- What is the highest international tourism, number of departures recorded in Belarus?
- The highest recorded value was 9.33 million in 2018.
- What is the lowest international tourism, number of departures recorded in Belarus?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.81 million in 2020.
- How does Belarus rank for international tourism, number of departures?
- Belarus ranks 45th out of 117 countries with data for 2020.
- Is international tourism, number of departures rising or falling in Belarus?
- Over the last ten years it is down 62.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Belarus 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, number of departures. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
International outbound tourists are the number of departures that people make from their country of usual residence to any other country for any purpose other than a remunerated activity in the country visited. The data on outbound tourists refer to the number of departures, not to the number of people traveling. Thus a person who makes several trips from a country during a given period is counted each time as a new departure.