International tourism, receipts for passenger transport items in Lower middle income
Lower middle income: International tourism, receipts for passenger transport items was 15.88 billion current US$ in 2019. ▲ Rising
International tourism, receipts for passenger transport items in Lower middle income, 1995–2019
Source: Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism. Measured in current US$.
Analysis
Lower middle income recorded 15.88 billion current US$ for international tourism, receipts for passenger transport items in 2019. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 7.7% on the previous year and up 65.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, international tourism, receipts for passenger transport items in Lower middle income peaked at 15.88 billion current US$ in 2019 and was at its lowest, 3.74 billion current US$, in 1995.
Lower middle income ranks 10th of 31 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
International tourism, receipts for passenger transport items in Lower middle income, year by year
| Year | current US$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 3.74 billion current US$ | — |
| 1996 | 4.02 billion current US$ | +7.6% |
| 1997 | 4.21 billion current US$ | +4.7% |
| 1998 | 4.34 billion current US$ | +3.2% |
| 1999 | 4.39 billion current US$ | +1.1% |
| 2000 | 4.25 billion current US$ | -3.2% |
| 2001 | 4.73 billion current US$ | +11.5% |
| 2002 | 5.32 billion current US$ | +12.4% |
| 2003 | 5.14 billion current US$ | -3.4% |
| 2004 | 6.03 billion current US$ | +17.3% |
| 2005 | 7.51 billion current US$ | +24.6% |
| 2006 | 8.02 billion current US$ | +6.8% |
| 2007 | 9.76 billion current US$ | +21.7% |
| 2008 | 12.07 billion current US$ | +23.6% |
| 2009 | 9.58 billion current US$ | -20.6% |
| 2010 | 11.58 billion current US$ | +20.9% |
| 2011 | 12.34 billion current US$ | +6.6% |
| 2012 | 13.51 billion current US$ | +9.5% |
| 2013 | 12.86 billion current US$ | -4.8% |
| 2014 | 14.14 billion current US$ | +9.9% |
| 2015 | 13.06 billion current US$ | -7.6% |
| 2016 | 12.62 billion current US$ | -3.4% |
| 2017 | 13.88 billion current US$ | +10.0% |
| 2018 | 14.74 billion current US$ | +6.3% |
| 2019 | 15.88 billion current US$ | +7.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4.14 billion current US$ | 3.74 billion current US$ | 4.39 billion current US$ | 5 |
| 2000s | 7.24 billion current US$ | 4.25 billion current US$ | 12.07 billion current US$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 13.46 billion current US$ | 11.58 billion current US$ | 15.88 billion current US$ | 10 |
Countries ranked near Lower middle income
- 7 Canada 3.15 billion current US$ compare
- 8 Sweden 2.34 billion current US$ compare
- 9 Ireland 2.30 billion current US$ compare
- 10 Russian Federation 2.11 billion current US$ compare
- 11 China 2.02 billion current US$ compare
- 12 Saudi Arabia 1.92 billion current US$ compare
- 13 Netherlands 1.83 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$), annual growth rate 5.93 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is international tourism, receipts for passenger transport items in Lower middle income?
- International tourism, receipts for passenger transport items in Lower middle income was 15.88 billion current US$ in 2019, according to Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism.
- What is the highest international tourism, receipts for passenger transport items recorded in Lower middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 15.88 billion current US$ in 2019.
- What is the lowest international tourism, receipts for passenger transport items recorded in Lower middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.74 billion current US$ in 1995.
- How does Lower middle income rank for international tourism, receipts for passenger transport items?
- Lower middle income ranks 10th out of 31 groups with data for 2019.
- Is international tourism, receipts for passenger transport items rising or falling in Lower middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is up 65.7%. 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 for passenger transport items (current US$). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.