International tourism, number of departures in Low & middle income
Low & middle income: International tourism, number of departures was 743.17 million in 2019. ▲ Rising
International tourism, number of departures in Low & middle income, 1995–2019
Source: Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism.
Analysis
Low & middle income recorded 743.17 million for international tourism, number of departures in 2019. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 2.4% on the previous year and up 74.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, international tourism, number of departures in Low & middle income peaked at 743.17 million in 2019 and was at its lowest, 257.97 million, in 1996.
That places Low & middle income 6th out of 26 groups with data for 2019, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
International tourism, number of departures in Low & middle income, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 263.60 million | — |
| 1996 | 257.97 million | -2.1% |
| 1997 | 269.64 million | +4.5% |
| 1998 | 276.52 million | +2.6% |
| 1999 | 294.31 million | +6.4% |
| 2000 | 329.00 million | +11.8% |
| 2001 | 333.62 million | +1.4% |
| 2002 | 340.88 million | +2.2% |
| 2003 | 354.60 million | +4.0% |
| 2004 | 388.09 million | +9.4% |
| 2005 | 407.50 million | +5.0% |
| 2006 | 415.53 million | +2.0% |
| 2007 | 425.96 million | +2.5% |
| 2008 | 440.70 million | +3.5% |
| 2009 | 426.01 million | -3.3% |
| 2010 | 451.77 million | +6.0% |
| 2011 | 489.76 million | +8.4% |
| 2012 | 527.66 million | +7.7% |
| 2013 | 583.91 million | +10.7% |
| 2014 | 603.90 million | +3.4% |
| 2015 | 629.58 million | +4.3% |
| 2016 | 664.53 million | +5.6% |
| 2017 | 713.07 million | +7.3% |
| 2018 | 725.78 million | +1.8% |
| 2019 | 743.17 million | +2.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 272.41 million | 257.97 million | 294.31 million | 5 |
| 2000s | 386.19 million | 329.00 million | 440.70 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 613.31 million | 451.77 million | 743.17 million | 10 |
Countries ranked near Low & middle income
More private sector data for Low & middle income
- Merchandise trade 41.5% (2025)
- Food imports 8.8% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 58.0% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 8.33 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 10.2% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 72.6% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 8.84 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 1,301 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.213 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 6.48 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is international tourism, number of departures in Low & middle income?
- International tourism, number of departures in Low & middle income was 743.17 million in 2019, 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 Low & middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 743.17 million in 2019.
- What is the lowest international tourism, number of departures recorded in Low & middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 257.97 million in 1996.
- How does Low & middle income rank for international tourism, number of departures?
- Low & middle income ranks 6th out of 26 groups with data for 2019.
- Is international tourism, number of departures rising or falling in Low & middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is up 74.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Low & middle income 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.