International tourism, receipts in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC): International tourism, receipts was 20.86 billion current US$ in 2019. β Volatile
International tourism, receipts in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC), 1995β2019
Source: Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism. Measured in current US$.
Analysis
Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) recorded 20.86 billion current US$ for international tourism, receipts in 2019. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 5.7% on the previous year and up 118.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, international tourism, receipts in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) peaked at 20.86 billion current US$ in 2019 and was at its lowest, 2.17 billion current US$, in 1995.
That places Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) 29th out of 35 groups with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.59 billion current US$ | 2.17 billion current US$ | 3.13 billion current US$ | 5 |
| 2000s | 6.26 billion current US$ | 3.04 billion current US$ | 9.98 billion current US$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 15.48 billion current US$ | 9.91 billion current US$ | 20.86 billion current US$ | 10 |
Countries ranked near Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
- 26 Poland, Republic of 8.38 billion current US$ compare
- 27 Dominican Republic 7.56 billion current US$ compare
- 28 Least developed countries 26.75 billion current US$ compare
- 28 Belgium 7.45 billion current US$ compare
- 29 Greece 6.19 billion current US$ compare
- 30 Saudi Arabia 5.96 billion current US$ compare
- 31 Croatia, Republic of 5.63 billion current US$ compare
- 32 Iran, Islamic Republic of 5.25 billion current US$ compare
More private sector data for Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
- Merchandise trade 45.6% (2025)
- Food imports 14.9% (2023)
- Manufactures imports 59.9% (2023)
- Merchandise imports 306.76 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 27.0% (2023)
- Manufactures exports 14.1% (2023)
- Merchandise exports 279.71 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 289.81 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2176 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 20.37 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is international tourism, receipts in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
- International tourism, receipts in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) was 20.86 billion current US$ 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 Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
- The highest recorded value was 20.86 billion current US$ in 2019.
- What is the lowest international tourism, receipts recorded in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.17 billion current US$ in 1995.
- How does Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) rank for international tourism, receipts?
- Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) ranks 29th out of 35 groups with data for 2019.
- Is international tourism, receipts rising or falling in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 118.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) 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.