International tourism, receipts in High income
High income: International tourism, receipts was 1.15 trillion current US$ in 2019. ▲ Rising
International tourism, receipts in High income, 1995–2019
Source: Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism. Measured in current US$.
Analysis
High income recorded 1.15 trillion current US$ for international tourism, receipts in 2019. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.4% on the previous year and up 73.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, international tourism, receipts in High income peaked at 1.15 trillion current US$ in 2019 and was at its lowest, 369.25 billion current US$, in 1995.
High income ranks 2nd of 36 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 390.02 billion current US$ | 369.25 billion current US$ | 402.12 billion current US$ | 5 |
| 2000s | 529.72 billion current US$ | 387.84 billion current US$ | 728.74 billion current US$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 969.87 billion current US$ | 736.52 billion current US$ | 1.15 trillion current US$ | 10 |
Countries ranked near High income
More private sector data for High income
- Merchandise trade 45.2% (2025)
- Food imports 8.9% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 71.2% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 18.36 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 8.7% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 67.8% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 17.55 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service exports 7.71 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Transport services 18.0% (2025)
- Computer, communications and other services 50.1% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is international tourism, receipts in High income?
- International tourism, receipts in High income was 1.15 trillion 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 High income?
- The highest recorded value was 1.15 trillion current US$ in 2019.
- What is the lowest international tourism, receipts recorded in High income?
- The lowest recorded value was 369.25 billion current US$ in 1995.
- How does High income rank for international tourism, receipts?
- High income ranks 2nd out of 36 groups with data for 2019.
- Is international tourism, receipts rising or falling in High income?
- Over the last ten years it is up 73.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this 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.