International tourism, receipts for passenger transport items in Israel
Israel: International tourism, receipts for passenger transport items was 161.00 million current US$ in 2020. ▲ Rising
International tourism, receipts for passenger transport items in Israel, 1995–2020
Source: Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism. Measured in current US$.
Analysis
The most recent figure for international tourism, receipts for passenger transport items in Israel is 161.00 million current US$, measured in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of down 80.8% on the previous year and down 77.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, international tourism, receipts for passenger transport items in Israel peaked at 839.00 million current US$ in 2019 and was at its lowest, 161.00 million current US$, in 2020.
That places Israel 57th out of 163 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
International tourism, receipts for passenger transport items in Israel, year by year
| Year | current US$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 498.00 million current US$ | — |
| 1996 | 453.00 million current US$ | -9.0% |
| 1997 | 445.00 million current US$ | -1.8% |
| 1998 | 441.00 million current US$ | -0.9% |
| 1999 | 496.00 million current US$ | +12.5% |
| 2000 | 497.00 million current US$ | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 294.00 million current US$ | -40.8% |
| 2002 | 281.00 million current US$ | -4.4% |
| 2003 | 341.00 million current US$ | +21.4% |
| 2004 | 432.00 million current US$ | +26.7% |
| 2005 | 561.00 million current US$ | +29.9% |
| 2006 | 540.00 million current US$ | -3.7% |
| 2007 | 653.00 million current US$ | +20.9% |
| 2008 | 751.00 million current US$ | +15.0% |
| 2009 | 623.00 million current US$ | -17.0% |
| 2010 | 718.00 million current US$ | +15.2% |
| 2011 | 725.00 million current US$ | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 734.00 million current US$ | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 769.00 million current US$ | +4.8% |
| 2014 | 729.00 million current US$ | -5.2% |
| 2015 | 706.00 million current US$ | -3.2% |
| 2016 | 704.00 million current US$ | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 768.00 million current US$ | +9.1% |
| 2018 | 823.00 million current US$ | +7.2% |
| 2019 | 839.00 million current US$ | +1.9% |
| 2020 | 161.00 million current US$ | -80.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 466.60 million current US$ | 441.00 million current US$ | 498.00 million current US$ | 5 |
| 2000s | 497.30 million current US$ | 281.00 million current US$ | 751.00 million current US$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 751.50 million current US$ | 704.00 million current US$ | 839.00 million current US$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 161.00 million current US$ | 161.00 million current US$ | 161.00 million current US$ | 1 |
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More private sector data for Israel
- Merchandise trade 25.3% (2025)
- Food imports 10.6% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 74.6% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 95.48 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 4.2% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 86.6% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 59.01 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 5,829 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.0966 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate -2.07 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is international tourism, receipts for passenger transport items in Israel?
- International tourism, receipts for passenger transport items in Israel was 161.00 million current US$ 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 Israel?
- The highest recorded value was 839.00 million current US$ in 2019.
- What is the lowest international tourism, receipts for passenger transport items recorded in Israel?
- The lowest recorded value was 161.00 million current US$ in 2020.
- How does Israel rank for international tourism, receipts for passenger transport items?
- Israel ranks 57th out of 163 countries with data for 2020.
- Is international tourism, receipts for passenger transport items rising or falling in Israel?
- Over the last ten years it is down 77.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Israel 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.