International tourism, receipts for travel items in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income): International tourism, receipts for travel items was 70.45 billion current US$ in 2019. ▲ Rising
International tourism, receipts for travel items in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income), 1995–2019
Source: Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism. Measured in current US$.
Analysis
In 2019, international tourism, receipts for travel items in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) stood at 70.45 billion current US$. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 7.2% on the previous year and up 42.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, international tourism, receipts for travel items in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) peaked at 70.45 billion current US$ in 2019 and was at its lowest, 11.69 billion current US$, in 1995.
Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) ranks 25th of 45 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
International tourism, receipts for travel items in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | current US$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 11.69 billion current US$ | — |
| 1996 | 15.41 billion current US$ | +31.8% |
| 1997 | 17.13 billion current US$ | +11.2% |
| 1998 | 17.28 billion current US$ | +0.9% |
| 1999 | 12.24 billion current US$ | -29.2% |
| 2000 | 15.05 billion current US$ | +23.0% |
| 2001 | 18.21 billion current US$ | +21.0% |
| 2002 | 21.27 billion current US$ | +16.8% |
| 2003 | 24.14 billion current US$ | +13.5% |
| 2004 | 31.17 billion current US$ | +29.1% |
| 2005 | 36.70 billion current US$ | +17.7% |
| 2006 | 38.46 billion current US$ | +4.8% |
| 2007 | 46.42 billion current US$ | +20.7% |
| 2008 | 56.20 billion current US$ | +21.1% |
| 2009 | 49.45 billion current US$ | -12.0% |
| 2010 | 48.37 billion current US$ | -2.2% |
| 2011 | 56.66 billion current US$ | +17.1% |
| 2012 | 59.10 billion current US$ | +4.3% |
| 2013 | 65.14 billion current US$ | +10.2% |
| 2014 | 63.68 billion current US$ | -2.2% |
| 2015 | 54.96 billion current US$ | -13.7% |
| 2016 | 48.39 billion current US$ | -12.0% |
| 2017 | 57.57 billion current US$ | +19.0% |
| 2018 | 65.71 billion current US$ | +14.1% |
| 2019 | 70.45 billion current US$ | +7.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 14.75 billion current US$ | 11.69 billion current US$ | 17.28 billion current US$ | 5 |
| 2000s | 33.71 billion current US$ | 15.05 billion current US$ | 56.20 billion current US$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 59.00 billion current US$ | 48.37 billion current US$ | 70.45 billion current US$ | 10 |
Countries ranked near Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
- 22 Belgium 6.60 billion current US$ compare
- 23 New Zealand 6.23 billion current US$ compare
- 24 Croatia 5.57 billion current US$ compare
- 25 Singapore 5.19 billion current US$ compare
- 26 Iran, Islamic Republic of 5.02 billion current US$ compare
- 27 Greece 5.01 billion current US$ compare
- 28 Egypt 4.40 billion current US$ compare
More private sector data for Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
- Merchandise trade 49.0% (2025)
- Food imports 8.4% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 64.1% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 796.25 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 17.5% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 52.5% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 584.92 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 2,309 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2077 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 2.23 % change on previous year (2025)
All data for Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is international tourism, receipts for travel items in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
- International tourism, receipts for travel items in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) was 70.45 billion current US$ 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 Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 70.45 billion current US$ in 2019.
- What is the lowest international tourism, receipts for travel items recorded in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.69 billion current US$ in 1995.
- How does Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) rank for international tourism, receipts for travel items?
- Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) ranks 25th out of 45 groups with data for 2019.
- Is international tourism, receipts for travel items rising or falling in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 42.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) 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.