International tourism, receipts (current US$) in Venezuela
Venezuela: International tourism, receipts (current US$) was 546.00 million current US$ in 2016. ▲ Rising
International tourism, receipts in Venezuela, 1995–2016
Source: Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism. Measured in current US$.
Analysis
Venezuela recorded 546.00 million current US$ for international tourism, receipts in 2016.
The figure is down 16.5% on the previous year and down 35.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, international tourism, receipts in Venezuela peaked at 1.10 billion current US$ in 2008 and was at its lowest, 378.00 million current US$, in 2003.
Venezuela ranks 102nd of 195 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
International tourism, receipts (current US$) in Venezuela, year by year
| Year | current US$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 995.00 million current US$ | — |
| 1996 | 1.03 billion current US$ | +3.1% |
| 1997 | 623.00 million current US$ | -39.3% |
| 1998 | 769.00 million current US$ | +23.4% |
| 1999 | 643.00 million current US$ | -16.4% |
| 2000 | 469.00 million current US$ | -27.1% |
| 2001 | 677.00 million current US$ | +44.3% |
| 2002 | 484.00 million current US$ | -28.5% |
| 2003 | 378.00 million current US$ | -21.9% |
| 2004 | 554.00 million current US$ | +46.6% |
| 2005 | 722.00 million current US$ | +30.3% |
| 2006 | 843.00 million current US$ | +16.8% |
| 2007 | 972.00 million current US$ | +15.3% |
| 2008 | 1.10 billion current US$ | +12.9% |
| 2009 | 1.05 billion current US$ | -4.0% |
| 2010 | 885.00 million current US$ | -16.0% |
| 2011 | 806.00 million current US$ | -8.9% |
| 2012 | 904.00 million current US$ | +12.2% |
| 2013 | 926.00 million current US$ | +2.4% |
| 2014 | 900.00 million current US$ | -2.8% |
| 2015 | 654.00 million current US$ | -27.3% |
| 2016 | 546.00 million current US$ | -16.5% |
Venezuela compared with similar countries
- Venezuela's 546.00 million current US$ is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 208.60 million current US$, 2.6× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Venezuela's 546.00 million current US$ is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 695.50 million current US$, 79% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 811.20 million current US$ | 623.00 million current US$ | 1.03 billion current US$ | 5 |
| 2000s | 724.90 million current US$ | 378.00 million current US$ | 1.10 billion current US$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 803.00 million current US$ | 546.00 million current US$ | 926.00 million current US$ | 7 |
Countries ranked near Venezuela
- 99 Georgia 586.00 million current US$ compare
- 100 Senegal 557.00 million current US$ compare
- 101 Grenada 548.00 million current US$ compare
- 103 Belarus 542.00 million current US$ compare
- 104 Kuwait 524.00 million current US$ compare
- 105 Mauritius 518.00 million current US$ compare
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More private sector data for Venezuela
- Merchandise trade 22.5% (2025)
- Food imports 18.4% (2013)
- Manufactures imports 70.7% (2013)
- Merchandise imports 13.80 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 0.0% (2013)
- Manufactures exports 1.8% (2013)
- Merchandise exports 8.60 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 301.58 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.0863 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate -40.13 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is international tourism, receipts in Venezuela?
- International tourism, receipts in Venezuela was 546.00 million current US$ in 2016, according to Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism.
- What is the highest international tourism, receipts recorded in Venezuela?
- The highest recorded value was 1.10 billion current US$ in 2008.
- What is the lowest international tourism, receipts recorded in Venezuela?
- The lowest recorded value was 378.00 million current US$ in 2003.
- How does Venezuela rank for international tourism, receipts?
- Venezuela ranks 102nd out of 195 countries with data for 2016.
- Is international tourism, receipts rising or falling in Venezuela?
- Over the last ten years it is down 35.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Venezuela 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.