International tourism, receipts in Early-demographic dividend
Early-demographic dividend: International tourism, receipts was 266.60 billion current US$ in 2019. β² Rising
International tourism, receipts in Early-demographic dividend, 2002β2019
Source: Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism. Measured in current US$.
Analysis
In 2019, international tourism, receipts in Early-demographic dividend stood at 266.60 billion current US$. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 9.2% on the previous year and up 94.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, international tourism, receipts in Early-demographic dividend peaked at 266.60 billion current US$ in 2019 and was at its lowest, 69.12 billion current US$, in 2002.
Early-demographic dividend ranks 9th of 35 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 109.22 billion current US$ | 69.12 billion current US$ | 144.72 billion current US$ | 8 |
| 2010s | 196.82 billion current US$ | 153.30 billion current US$ | 266.60 billion current US$ | 10 |
Countries ranked near Early-demographic dividend
- 6 Australia 26.23 billion current US$ compare
- 7 United Arab Emirates 24.62 billion current US$ compare
- 8 Italy 20.46 billion current US$ compare
- 9 Singapore 20.42 billion current US$ compare
- 10 Canada 19.99 billion current US$ compare
- 11 Austria 15.36 billion current US$ compare
- 12 Thailand 15.36 billion current US$ compare
More private sector data for Early-demographic dividend
- Merchandise trade 41.4% (2025)
- Food imports 9.3% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 62.8% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 3.69 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 14.1% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 55.4% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 3.12 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service exports 1.16 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Transport services 29.4% (2025)
- Computer, communications and other services 40.7% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is international tourism, receipts in Early-demographic dividend?
- International tourism, receipts in Early-demographic dividend was 266.60 billion current US$ in 2019, according to Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism.
- What is the highest international tourism, receipts recorded in Early-demographic dividend?
- The highest recorded value was 266.60 billion current US$ in 2019.
- What is the lowest international tourism, receipts recorded in Early-demographic dividend?
- The lowest recorded value was 69.12 billion current US$ in 2002.
- How does Early-demographic dividend rank for international tourism, receipts?
- Early-demographic dividend ranks 9th out of 35 groups with data for 2019.
- Is international tourism, receipts rising or falling in Early-demographic dividend?
- Over the last ten years it is up 94.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Early-demographic dividend 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, receipts (current US$). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
International tourism receipts are expenditures by international inbound visitors, including payments to national carriers for international transport. These receipts include any other prepayment made for goods or services received in the destination country. They also may include receipts from same-day visitors, except when these are important enough to justify separate classification. For some countries they do not include receipts for passenger transport items. Data are in current U.S. dollars.