International tourism, receipts for travel items in Bhutan
Bhutan: International tourism, receipts for travel items was 84.00 million current US$ in 2020. ▲ Rising
International tourism, receipts for travel items in Bhutan, 2006–2020
Source: Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism. Measured in current US$.
Analysis
In 2020, international tourism, receipts for travel items in Bhutan stood at 84.00 million current US$.
That represents a change of down 30.0% on the previous year and up 110.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, international tourism, receipts for travel items in Bhutan peaked at 120.00 million current US$ in 2019 and was at its lowest, 23.00 million current US$, in 2006.
That places Bhutan 149th out of 191 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 32.50 million current US$ | 23.00 million current US$ | 42.00 million current US$ | 4 |
| 2010s | 82.90 million current US$ | 40.00 million current US$ | 120.00 million current US$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 84.00 million current US$ | 84.00 million current US$ | 84.00 million current US$ | 1 |
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More private sector data for Bhutan
- Merchandise trade 83.3% (2025)
- Food imports 11.4% (2025)
- Manufactures imports 70.4% (2025)
- Merchandise imports 2.18 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 5.9% (2025)
- Manufactures exports 58.7% (2025)
- Merchandise exports 800.00 million current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 1,004 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2235 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 7.1 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is international tourism, receipts for travel items in Bhutan?
- International tourism, receipts for travel items in Bhutan was 84.00 million current US$ 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 travel items recorded in Bhutan?
- The highest recorded value was 120.00 million current US$ in 2019.
- What is the lowest international tourism, receipts for travel items recorded in Bhutan?
- The lowest recorded value was 23.00 million current US$ in 2006.
- How does Bhutan rank for international tourism, receipts for travel items?
- Bhutan ranks 149th out of 191 countries with data for 2020.
- Is international tourism, receipts for travel items rising or falling in Bhutan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 110.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bhutan 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.