International tourism, receipts for travel items in European Union
European Union: International tourism, receipts for travel items was 422.33 billion current US$ in 2019. ▲ Rising
International tourism, receipts for travel items in European Union, 1995–2019
Source: Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism. Measured in current US$.
Analysis
European Union recorded 422.33 billion current US$ for international tourism, receipts for travel items in 2019.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.7% on the previous year and up 30.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, international tourism, receipts for travel items in European Union peaked at 425.40 billion current US$ in 2018 and was at its lowest, 165.39 billion current US$, in 1995.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
International tourism, receipts for travel items in European Union, year by year
| Year | current US$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 165.39 billion current US$ | — |
| 1996 | 173.02 billion current US$ | +4.6% |
| 1997 | 168.41 billion current US$ | -2.7% |
| 1998 | 179.66 billion current US$ | +6.7% |
| 1999 | 190.78 billion current US$ | +6.2% |
| 2000 | 183.62 billion current US$ | -3.8% |
| 2001 | 182.81 billion current US$ | -0.4% |
| 2002 | 194.92 billion current US$ | +6.6% |
| 2003 | 230.53 billion current US$ | +18.3% |
| 2004 | 264.51 billion current US$ | +14.7% |
| 2005 | 272.89 billion current US$ | +3.2% |
| 2006 | 296.50 billion current US$ | +8.7% |
| 2007 | 339.83 billion current US$ | +14.6% |
| 2008 | 374.04 billion current US$ | +10.1% |
| 2009 | 324.05 billion current US$ | -13.4% |
| 2010 | 312.81 billion current US$ | -3.5% |
| 2011 | 357.91 billion current US$ | +14.4% |
| 2012 | 341.13 billion current US$ | -4.7% |
| 2013 | 367.12 billion current US$ | +7.6% |
| 2014 | 384.80 billion current US$ | +4.8% |
| 2015 | 339.93 billion current US$ | -11.7% |
| 2016 | 350.65 billion current US$ | +3.2% |
| 2017 | 389.95 billion current US$ | +11.2% |
| 2018 | 425.40 billion current US$ | +9.1% |
| 2019 | 422.33 billion current US$ | -0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 175.45 billion current US$ | 165.39 billion current US$ | 190.78 billion current US$ | 5 |
| 2000s | 266.37 billion current US$ | 182.81 billion current US$ | 374.04 billion current US$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 369.20 billion current US$ | 312.81 billion current US$ | 425.40 billion current US$ | 10 |
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- Merchandise trade 70.9% (2025)
- Food imports 10.7% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 70.7% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 7.41 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 11.0% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 76.6% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 7.66 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 16,988 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.3608 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 6.82 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is international tourism, receipts for travel items in European Union?
- International tourism, receipts for travel items in European Union was 422.33 billion current US$ 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 European Union?
- The highest recorded value was 425.40 billion current US$ in 2018.
- What is the lowest international tourism, receipts for travel items recorded in European Union?
- The lowest recorded value was 165.39 billion current US$ in 1995.
- How does European Union rank for international tourism, receipts for travel items?
- European Union ranks 1st out of 2 groups with data for 2019.
- Is international tourism, receipts for travel items rising or falling in European Union?
- Over the last ten years it is up 30.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this European Union 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.