International tourism, receipts for travel items in Belgium
Belgium: International tourism, receipts for travel items was 6.60 billion current US$ in 2020. ▲ Rising
International tourism, receipts for travel items in Belgium, 1995–2020
Source: Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism. Measured in current US$.
Analysis
In 2020, international tourism, receipts for travel items in Belgium stood at 6.60 billion current US$.
The figure is down 25.8% on the previous year and down 42.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, international tourism, receipts for travel items in Belgium peaked at 13.92 billion current US$ in 2014 and was at its lowest, 4.53 billion current US$, in 1997.
Belgium ranks 22nd of 191 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
International tourism, receipts for travel items in Belgium, year by year
| Year | current US$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 4.55 billion current US$ | — |
| 1996 | 4.84 billion current US$ | +6.5% |
| 1997 | 4.53 billion current US$ | -6.5% |
| 1998 | 4.62 billion current US$ | +2.1% |
| 1999 | 6.47 billion current US$ | +40.0% |
| 2000 | 6.59 billion current US$ | +1.9% |
| 2001 | 6.89 billion current US$ | +4.5% |
| 2002 | 6.93 billion current US$ | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 8.19 billion current US$ | +18.1% |
| 2004 | 9.21 billion current US$ | +12.4% |
| 2005 | 9.85 billion current US$ | +6.9% |
| 2006 | 10.31 billion current US$ | +4.7% |
| 2007 | 11.02 billion current US$ | +6.8% |
| 2008 | 12.02 billion current US$ | +9.1% |
| 2009 | 11.46 billion current US$ | -4.7% |
| 2010 | 11.39 billion current US$ | -0.6% |
| 2011 | 12.75 billion current US$ | +11.9% |
| 2012 | 12.50 billion current US$ | -2.0% |
| 2013 | 13.38 billion current US$ | +7.1% |
| 2014 | 13.92 billion current US$ | +4.0% |
| 2015 | 7.87 billion current US$ | -43.5% |
| 2016 | 7.65 billion current US$ | -2.8% |
| 2017 | 8.40 billion current US$ | +9.8% |
| 2018 | 8.88 billion current US$ | +5.8% |
| 2019 | 8.90 billion current US$ | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 6.60 billion current US$ | -25.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5.00 billion current US$ | 4.53 billion current US$ | 6.47 billion current US$ | 5 |
| 2000s | 9.25 billion current US$ | 6.59 billion current US$ | 12.02 billion current US$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.56 billion current US$ | 7.65 billion current US$ | 13.92 billion current US$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.60 billion current US$ | 6.60 billion current US$ | 6.60 billion 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$), annual growth rate 2.44 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is international tourism, receipts for travel items in Belgium?
- International tourism, receipts for travel items in Belgium was 6.60 billion current US$ 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 travel items recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 13.92 billion current US$ in 2014.
- What is the lowest international tourism, receipts for travel items recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.53 billion current US$ in 1997.
- How does Belgium rank for international tourism, receipts for travel items?
- Belgium ranks 22nd out of 191 countries with data for 2020.
- Is international tourism, receipts for travel items rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is down 42.0%. 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 travel items (current US$). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
International tourism receipts for travel items are expenditures by international inbound visitors in the reporting economy. The goods and services are purchased by, or on behalf of, the traveler or provided, without a quid pro quo, for the traveler to use or give away. These receipts should include any other prepayment made for goods or services received in the destination country. They also may include receipts from same-day visitors, except in cases where these are so important as to justify a separate classification. Excluded is the international carriage of travelers, which is covered in passenger travel items. Data are in current U.S. dollars.