International tourism, receipts in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income): International tourism, receipts was 93.37 billion current US$ in 2019. ▲ Rising
International tourism, receipts in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income), 2005–2019
Source: Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism. Measured in current US$.
Analysis
Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) recorded 93.37 billion current US$ for international tourism, receipts in 2019. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.
The figure is up 4.9% on the previous year and up 58.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, international tourism, receipts in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) peaked at 93.37 billion current US$ in 2019 and was at its lowest, 41.77 billion current US$, in 2005.
Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) ranks 15th of 36 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
International tourism, receipts in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | current US$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 41.77 billion current US$ | — |
| 2006 | 44.33 billion current US$ | +6.1% |
| 2007 | 54.62 billion current US$ | +23.2% |
| 2008 | 67.08 billion current US$ | +22.8% |
| 2009 | 59.01 billion current US$ | -12.0% |
| 2010 | 60.03 billion current US$ | +1.7% |
| 2011 | 71.84 billion current US$ | +19.7% |
| 2012 | 76.68 billion current US$ | +6.7% |
| 2013 | 87.65 billion current US$ | +14.3% |
| 2014 | 85.87 billion current US$ | -2.0% |
| 2015 | 72.23 billion current US$ | -15.9% |
| 2016 | 64.79 billion current US$ | -10.3% |
| 2017 | 77.23 billion current US$ | +19.2% |
| 2018 | 89.04 billion current US$ | +15.3% |
| 2019 | 93.37 billion current US$ | +4.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 53.36 billion current US$ | 41.77 billion current US$ | 67.08 billion current US$ | 5 |
| 2010s | 77.87 billion current US$ | 60.03 billion current US$ | 93.37 billion current US$ | 10 |
Countries ranked near Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
- 12 Thailand 15.36 billion current US$ compare
- 13 Qatar 14.32 billion current US$ compare
- 14 Türkiye 13.77 billion current US$ compare
- 15 India 13.41 billion current US$ compare
- 16 Republic of Korea 11.78 billion current US$ compare
- 17 Mexico 11.45 billion current US$ compare
- 18 Japan 11.39 billion current US$ compare
More private sector data for Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
- Merchandise trade 49.0% (2025)
- Food imports 8.4% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 64.1% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 796.25 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 17.5% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 52.5% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 584.92 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 2,309 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2077 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 2.23 % change on previous year (2025)
All data for Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is international tourism, receipts in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
- International tourism, receipts in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) was 93.37 billion current US$ 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 Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 93.37 billion current US$ in 2019.
- What is the lowest international tourism, receipts recorded in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 41.77 billion current US$ in 2005.
- How does Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) rank for international tourism, receipts?
- Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) ranks 15th out of 36 groups with data for 2019.
- Is international tourism, receipts rising or falling in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 58.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Europe & Central Asia (excluding high 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, 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.