International tourism, receipts for travel items (current US$) in Czechia
Czechia: International tourism, receipts for travel items (current US$) was 3.63 billion current US$ in 2020. ▲ Rising
International tourism, receipts for travel items in Czechia, 1995–2020
Source: Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism. Measured in current US$.
Analysis
Czechia recorded 3.63 billion current US$ for international tourism, receipts for travel items in 2020.
That represents a change of down 50.3% on the previous year and down 49.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, international tourism, receipts for travel items in Czechia peaked at 8.21 billion current US$ in 2008 and was at its lowest, 2.88 billion current US$, in 1995.
Czechia ranks 34th of 191 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
International tourism, receipts for travel items (current US$) in Czechia, year by year
| Year | current US$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 2.88 billion current US$ | — |
| 1996 | 4.08 billion current US$ | +41.6% |
| 1997 | 3.62 billion current US$ | -11.3% |
| 1998 | 3.89 billion current US$ | +7.6% |
| 1999 | 3.15 billion current US$ | -19.0% |
| 2000 | 2.97 billion current US$ | -5.7% |
| 2001 | 3.10 billion current US$ | +4.4% |
| 2002 | 2.96 billion current US$ | -4.5% |
| 2003 | 3.57 billion current US$ | +20.3% |
| 2004 | 4.19 billion current US$ | +17.4% |
| 2005 | 4.81 billion current US$ | +15.0% |
| 2006 | 5.88 billion current US$ | +22.3% |
| 2007 | 6.94 billion current US$ | +18.0% |
| 2008 | 8.21 billion current US$ | +18.3% |
| 2009 | 7.24 billion current US$ | -11.8% |
| 2010 | 7.17 billion current US$ | -1.0% |
| 2011 | 8.10 billion current US$ | +12.9% |
| 2012 | 7.46 billion current US$ | -7.9% |
| 2013 | 7.04 billion current US$ | -5.6% |
| 2014 | 6.82 billion current US$ | -3.1% |
| 2015 | 6.06 billion current US$ | -11.2% |
| 2016 | 6.31 billion current US$ | +4.2% |
| 2017 | 6.97 billion current US$ | +10.5% |
| 2018 | 7.45 billion current US$ | +6.8% |
| 2019 | 7.30 billion current US$ | -1.9% |
| 2020 | 3.63 billion current US$ | -50.3% |
Czechia compared with similar countries
- Czechia's 3.63 billion current US$ is above the median for high income countries, which is 1.53 billion current US$, 2.4× the median. (68 countries reporting)
- Czechia's 3.63 billion current US$ is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1.43 billion current US$, 2.5× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.53 billion current US$ | 2.88 billion current US$ | 4.08 billion current US$ | 5 |
| 2000s | 4.99 billion current US$ | 2.96 billion current US$ | 8.21 billion current US$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.07 billion current US$ | 6.06 billion current US$ | 8.10 billion current US$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.63 billion current US$ | 3.63 billion current US$ | 3.63 billion current US$ | 1 |
Countries ranked near Czechia
More private sector data for Czechia
- Merchandise trade 137.3% (2025)
- Food imports 7.0% (2025)
- Manufactures imports 83.4% (2025)
- Merchandise imports 253.34 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service imports 42.84 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 5.5% (2025)
- Manufactures exports 90.0% (2025)
- Merchandise exports 283.62 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service exports 47.51 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 26,051 current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is international tourism, receipts for travel items in Czechia?
- International tourism, receipts for travel items in Czechia was 3.63 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 Czechia?
- The highest recorded value was 8.21 billion current US$ in 2008.
- What is the lowest international tourism, receipts for travel items recorded in Czechia?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.88 billion current US$ in 1995.
- How does Czechia rank for international tourism, receipts for travel items?
- Czechia ranks 34th out of 191 countries with data for 2020.
- Is international tourism, receipts for travel items rising or falling in Czechia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 49.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Czechia 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.