International tourism, receipts for travel items in Benin
Benin: International tourism, receipts for travel items was 240.00 million current US$ in 2019. ▲ Rising
International tourism, receipts for travel items in Benin, 1995–2019
Source: Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism. Measured in current US$.
Analysis
Benin recorded 240.00 million current US$ for international tourism, receipts for travel items in 2019. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 48.1% on the previous year and up 83.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, international tourism, receipts for travel items in Benin peaked at 240.00 million current US$ in 2019 and was at its lowest, 56.00 million current US$, in 1997.
Benin ranks 117th of 191 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 75.60 million current US$ | 56.00 million current US$ | 94.00 million current US$ | 5 |
| 2000s | 127.10 million current US$ | 77.00 million current US$ | 236.00 million current US$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 165.50 million current US$ | 123.00 million current US$ | 240.00 million current US$ | 10 |
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- 114 Curaçao, Kingdom of the Netherlands 281.00 million current US$ compare
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- 116 Belize 247.00 million current US$ compare
- 118 Sint Maarten, Kingdom of the Netherlands 234.00 million current US$ compare
- 119 Mali 227.00 million current US$ compare
- 120 Seychelles 221.00 million current US$ compare
More private sector data for Benin
- Merchandise trade 36.4% (2025)
- Food imports 33.3% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 50.1% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 4.95 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 39.7% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 7.4% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 3.99 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 269.2 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.1623 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate -0.8946 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is international tourism, receipts for travel items in Benin?
- International tourism, receipts for travel items in Benin was 240.00 million current US$ 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 travel items recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 240.00 million current US$ in 2019.
- What is the lowest international tourism, receipts for travel items recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 56.00 million current US$ in 1997.
- How does Benin rank for international tourism, receipts for travel items?
- Benin ranks 117th out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
- Is international tourism, receipts for travel items rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is up 83.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Benin 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.