International tourism, receipts in Lower middle income
Lower middle income: International tourism, receipts was 145.06 billion current US$ in 2019. ▲ Rising
International tourism, receipts in Lower middle income, 2000–2019
Source: Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism. Measured in current US$.
Analysis
The most recent figure for international tourism, receipts in Lower middle income is 145.06 billion current US$, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.
The figure is up 8.8% on the previous year and up 104.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, international tourism, receipts in Lower middle income peaked at 145.06 billion current US$ in 2019 and was at its lowest, 30.09 billion current US$, in 2000.
Lower middle income ranks 11th of 35 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 50.87 billion current US$ | 30.09 billion current US$ | 81.33 billion current US$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 104.35 billion current US$ | 81.04 billion current US$ | 145.06 billion current US$ | 10 |
Countries ranked near Lower middle income
- 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
- 13 Qatar 14.32 billion current US$ compare
- 14 Türkiye, Republic of 13.77 billion current US$ compare
More private sector data for Lower middle income
- Merchandise trade 35.7% (2025)
- Food imports 9.8% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 51.4% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 1.56 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 14.8% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 50.0% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 1.06 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 358.3 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.1444 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 5.93 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is international tourism, receipts in Lower middle income?
- International tourism, receipts in Lower middle income was 145.06 billion current US$ 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 Lower middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 145.06 billion current US$ in 2019.
- What is the lowest international tourism, receipts recorded in Lower middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 30.09 billion current US$ in 2000.
- How does Lower middle income rank for international tourism, receipts?
- Lower middle income ranks 11th out of 35 groups with data for 2019.
- Is international tourism, receipts rising or falling in Lower middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is up 104.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Lower 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, 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.