International tourism, receipts for passenger transport items in Belgium
Belgium: International tourism, receipts for passenger transport items was 844.00 million current US$ in 2020. ▲ Rising
International tourism, receipts for passenger transport items in Belgium, 2001–2020
Source: Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism. Measured in current US$.
Analysis
Belgium recorded 844.00 million current US$ for international tourism, receipts for passenger transport items in 2020.
The figure is down 49.8% on the previous year and down 34.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, international tourism, receipts for passenger transport items in Belgium peaked at 1.68 billion current US$ in 2019 and was at its lowest, 655.00 million current US$, in 2003.
That places Belgium 22nd out of 163 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
International tourism, receipts for passenger transport items in Belgium, year by year
| Year | current US$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 1.42 billion current US$ | — |
| 2002 | 663.00 million current US$ | -53.2% |
| 2003 | 655.00 million current US$ | -1.2% |
| 2004 | 881.00 million current US$ | +34.5% |
| 2005 | 1.04 billion current US$ | +17.6% |
| 2006 | 1.31 billion current US$ | +26.8% |
| 2007 | 1.35 billion current US$ | +3.0% |
| 2009 | 1.26 billion current US$ | -7.2% |
| 2010 | 1.29 billion current US$ | +2.4% |
| 2011 | 1.36 billion current US$ | +6.0% |
| 2012 | 1.21 billion current US$ | -11.6% |
| 2013 | 1.15 billion current US$ | -4.6% |
| 2014 | 1.33 billion current US$ | +15.7% |
| 2015 | 1.11 billion current US$ | -16.6% |
| 2016 | 1.14 billion current US$ | +2.3% |
| 2017 | 1.24 billion current US$ | +9.2% |
| 2018 | 1.44 billion current US$ | +16.0% |
| 2019 | 1.68 billion current US$ | +16.8% |
| 2020 | 844.00 million current US$ | -49.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.07 billion current US$ | 655.00 million current US$ | 1.42 billion current US$ | 8 |
| 2010s | 1.29 billion current US$ | 1.11 billion current US$ | 1.68 billion current US$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 844.00 million current US$ | 844.00 million current US$ | 844.00 million current US$ | 1 |
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More private sector data for Belgium
- Merchandise trade 152.4% (2025)
- Food imports 11.8% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 66.2% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 537.70 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 13.3% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 69.1% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 568.11 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 47,573 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.7831 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 2.44 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is international tourism, receipts for passenger transport items in Belgium?
- International tourism, receipts for passenger transport items in Belgium was 844.00 million current US$ in 2020, according to Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism.
- What is the highest international tourism, receipts for passenger transport items recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 1.68 billion current US$ in 2019.
- What is the lowest international tourism, receipts for passenger transport items recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 655.00 million current US$ in 2003.
- How does Belgium rank for international tourism, receipts for passenger transport items?
- Belgium ranks 22nd out of 163 countries with data for 2020.
- Is international tourism, receipts for passenger transport items rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is down 34.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Belgium 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 for passenger transport items (current US$). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
International tourism receipts for passenger transport items are expenditures by international inbound visitors for all services provided in the international transportation by resident carriers. Also included are passenger services performed within an economy by nonresident carriers. Excluded are passenger services provided to nonresidents by resident carriers within the resident economies; these are included in travel items. In addition to the services covered by passenger fares--including fares that are a part of package tours but excluding cruise fares, which are included in travel--passenger services include such items as charges for excess baggage, vehicles, or other personal accompanying effects and expenditures for food, drink, or other items for which passengers make expenditures while on board carriers. Data are in current U.S. dollars.