International tourism, receipts for passenger transport items in Malaysia
Malaysia: International tourism, receipts for passenger transport items was 382.00 million current US$ in 2020. ▲ Rising
International tourism, receipts for passenger transport items in Malaysia, 1995–2020
Source: Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism. Measured in current US$.
Analysis
Malaysia recorded 382.00 million current US$ for international tourism, receipts for passenger transport items in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
The figure is down 83.9% on the previous year and down 74.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, international tourism, receipts for passenger transport items in Malaysia peaked at 3.90 billion current US$ in 2007 and was at its lowest, 382.00 million current US$, in 2020.
That places Malaysia 37th out of 163 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
International tourism, receipts for passenger transport items in Malaysia, year by year
| Year | current US$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 1.07 billion current US$ | — |
| 1996 | 1.25 billion current US$ | +16.7% |
| 1997 | 1.18 billion current US$ | -5.7% |
| 1998 | 856.00 million current US$ | -27.7% |
| 1999 | 815.00 million current US$ | -4.8% |
| 2000 | 862.00 million current US$ | +5.8% |
| 2001 | 764.00 million current US$ | -11.4% |
| 2002 | 966.00 million current US$ | +26.4% |
| 2003 | 898.00 million current US$ | -7.0% |
| 2004 | 980.00 million current US$ | +9.1% |
| 2005 | 1.54 billion current US$ | +57.4% |
| 2006 | 1.85 billion current US$ | +20.1% |
| 2007 | 3.90 billion current US$ | +110.4% |
| 2008 | 3.26 billion current US$ | -16.4% |
| 2009 | 1.43 billion current US$ | -56.0% |
| 2010 | 1.47 billion current US$ | +2.4% |
| 2011 | 1.69 billion current US$ | +15.1% |
| 2012 | 1.46 billion current US$ | -13.6% |
| 2013 | 1.78 billion current US$ | +22.1% |
| 2014 | 1.87 billion current US$ | +4.8% |
| 2015 | 1.53 billion current US$ | -18.2% |
| 2016 | 1.60 billion current US$ | +4.5% |
| 2017 | 1.93 billion current US$ | +20.6% |
| 2018 | 2.17 billion current US$ | +12.5% |
| 2019 | 2.37 billion current US$ | +9.5% |
| 2020 | 382.00 million current US$ | -83.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.04 billion current US$ | 815.00 million current US$ | 1.25 billion current US$ | 5 |
| 2000s | 1.65 billion current US$ | 764.00 million current US$ | 3.90 billion current US$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.79 billion current US$ | 1.46 billion current US$ | 2.37 billion current US$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 382.00 million current US$ | 382.00 million current US$ | 382.00 million current US$ | 1 |
Countries ranked near Malaysia
More private sector data for Malaysia
- Merchandise trade 151.7% (2025)
- Food imports 8.3% (2025)
- Manufactures imports 72.0% (2025)
- Merchandise imports 340.44 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 10.4% (2025)
- Manufactures exports 72.7% (2025)
- Merchandise exports 376.04 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 10,452 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.7964 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 13.69 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is international tourism, receipts for passenger transport items in Malaysia?
- International tourism, receipts for passenger transport items in Malaysia was 382.00 million current US$ 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 Malaysia?
- The highest recorded value was 3.90 billion current US$ in 2007.
- What is the lowest international tourism, receipts for passenger transport items recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was 382.00 million current US$ in 2020.
- How does Malaysia rank for international tourism, receipts for passenger transport items?
- Malaysia ranks 37th out of 163 countries with data for 2020.
- Is international tourism, receipts for passenger transport items rising or falling in Malaysia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 74.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Malaysia 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.