International tourism, receipts for travel items in Ethiopia
Ethiopia: International tourism, receipts for travel items was 1.03 billion current US$ in 2020. ◆ Volatile
International tourism, receipts for travel items in Ethiopia, 1995–2020
Source: Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism. Measured in current US$.
Analysis
Ethiopia recorded 1.03 billion current US$ for international tourism, receipts for travel items in 2020. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 31.4% on the previous year and up 97.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, international tourism, receipts for travel items in Ethiopia peaked at 1.03 billion current US$ in 2020 and was at its lowest, 16.00 million current US$, in 1995.
That places Ethiopia 70th out of 191 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
International tourism, receipts for travel items in Ethiopia, year by year
| Year | current US$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 16.00 million current US$ | — |
| 1996 | 23.00 million current US$ | +43.8% |
| 1997 | 22.00 million current US$ | -4.3% |
| 1998 | 37.00 million current US$ | +68.2% |
| 1999 | 47.00 million current US$ | +27.0% |
| 2000 | 57.00 million current US$ | +21.3% |
| 2001 | 51.00 million current US$ | -10.5% |
| 2002 | 72.00 million current US$ | +41.2% |
| 2003 | 114.00 million current US$ | +58.3% |
| 2004 | 174.00 million current US$ | +52.6% |
| 2005 | 168.00 million current US$ | -3.4% |
| 2006 | 162.00 million current US$ | -3.6% |
| 2007 | 176.00 million current US$ | +8.6% |
| 2008 | 377.00 million current US$ | +114.2% |
| 2009 | 329.00 million current US$ | -12.7% |
| 2010 | 522.00 million current US$ | +58.7% |
| 2011 | 758.00 million current US$ | +45.2% |
| 2012 | 607.00 million current US$ | -19.9% |
| 2013 | 586.00 million current US$ | -3.5% |
| 2014 | 352.00 million current US$ | -39.9% |
| 2015 | 405.00 million current US$ | +15.1% |
| 2016 | 347.00 million current US$ | -14.3% |
| 2017 | 436.00 million current US$ | +25.6% |
| 2018 | 968.00 million current US$ | +122.0% |
| 2019 | 786.00 million current US$ | -18.8% |
| 2020 | 1.03 billion current US$ | +31.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 29.00 million current US$ | 16.00 million current US$ | 47.00 million current US$ | 5 |
| 2000s | 168.00 million current US$ | 51.00 million current US$ | 377.00 million current US$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 576.70 million current US$ | 347.00 million current US$ | 968.00 million current US$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.03 billion current US$ | 1.03 billion current US$ | 1.03 billion current US$ | 1 |
Countries ranked near Ethiopia
More private sector data for Ethiopia
- Merchandise trade 24.2% (2025)
- Food imports 13.8% (2023)
- Manufactures imports 69.2% (2023)
- Merchandise imports 23.01 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 80.4% (2023)
- Manufactures exports 9.2% (2023)
- Merchandise exports 7.58 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 55.99 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.06 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 38.61 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is international tourism, receipts for travel items in Ethiopia?
- International tourism, receipts for travel items in Ethiopia was 1.03 billion current US$ 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 Ethiopia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.03 billion current US$ in 2020.
- What is the lowest international tourism, receipts for travel items recorded in Ethiopia?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.00 million current US$ in 1995.
- How does Ethiopia rank for international tourism, receipts for travel items?
- Ethiopia ranks 70th out of 191 countries with data for 2020.
- Is international tourism, receipts for travel items rising or falling in Ethiopia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 97.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Ethiopia 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.