International tourism, receipts (current US$) in Post-demographic dividend
Post-demographic dividend: International tourism, receipts (current US$) was 1.00 trillion current US$ in 2019. ▲ Rising
International tourism, receipts in Post-demographic dividend, 1995–2019
Source: Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism. Measured in current US$.
Analysis
The most recent figure for international tourism, receipts in Post-demographic dividend is 1.00 trillion current US$, measured in 2019.
That represents a change of down 1.1% on the previous year and up 62.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, international tourism, receipts in Post-demographic dividend peaked at 1.01 trillion current US$ in 2018 and was at its lowest, 344.13 billion current US$, in 1995.
Post-demographic dividend ranks 3rd of 36 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
International tourism, receipts (current US$) in Post-demographic dividend, year by year
| Year | current US$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 344.13 billion current US$ | — |
| 1996 | 361.93 billion current US$ | +5.2% |
| 1997 | 363.11 billion current US$ | +0.3% |
| 1998 | 368.95 billion current US$ | +1.6% |
| 1999 | 374.76 billion current US$ | +1.6% |
| 2000 | 378.60 billion current US$ | +1.0% |
| 2001 | 361.17 billion current US$ | -4.6% |
| 2002 | 368.94 billion current US$ | +2.2% |
| 2003 | 407.60 billion current US$ | +10.5% |
| 2004 | 476.12 billion current US$ | +16.8% |
| 2005 | 507.23 billion current US$ | +6.5% |
| 2006 | 538.53 billion current US$ | +6.2% |
| 2007 | 612.24 billion current US$ | +13.7% |
| 2008 | 679.95 billion current US$ | +11.1% |
| 2009 | 617.09 billion current US$ | -9.2% |
| 2010 | 684.94 billion current US$ | +11.0% |
| 2011 | 777.85 billion current US$ | +13.6% |
| 2012 | 805.87 billion current US$ | +3.6% |
| 2013 | 867.69 billion current US$ | +7.7% |
| 2014 | 910.48 billion current US$ | +4.9% |
| 2015 | 863.15 billion current US$ | -5.2% |
| 2016 | 880.10 billion current US$ | +2.0% |
| 2017 | 934.17 billion current US$ | +6.1% |
| 2018 | 1.01 trillion current US$ | +8.3% |
| 2019 | 1.00 trillion current US$ | -1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 362.58 billion current US$ | 344.13 billion current US$ | 374.76 billion current US$ | 5 |
| 2000s | 494.75 billion current US$ | 361.17 billion current US$ | 679.95 billion current US$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 873.67 billion current US$ | 684.94 billion current US$ | 1.01 trillion current US$ | 10 |
Countries ranked near Post-demographic dividend
More private sector data for Post-demographic dividend
- Merchandise trade 43.6% (2025)
- Food imports 8.9% (2025)
- Manufactures imports 71.1% (2025)
- Merchandise imports 15.40 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service imports 5.41 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 8.7% (2025)
- Manufactures exports 69.1% (2025)
- Merchandise exports 13.94 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service exports 6.25 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 12,309 current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is international tourism, receipts in Post-demographic dividend?
- International tourism, receipts in Post-demographic dividend was 1.00 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 Post-demographic dividend?
- The highest recorded value was 1.01 trillion current US$ in 2018.
- What is the lowest international tourism, receipts recorded in Post-demographic dividend?
- The lowest recorded value was 344.13 billion current US$ in 1995.
- How does Post-demographic dividend rank for international tourism, receipts?
- Post-demographic dividend ranks 3rd out of 36 groups with data for 2019.
- Is international tourism, receipts rising or falling in Post-demographic dividend?
- Over the last ten years it is up 62.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Post-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.