International tourism, receipts for travel items in High income
High income: International tourism, receipts for travel items was 1.04 trillion current US$ in 2019. ▲ Rising
International tourism, receipts for travel items in High income, 1995–2019
Source: Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism. Measured in current US$.
Analysis
The most recent figure for international tourism, receipts for travel items in High income is 1.04 trillion current US$, measured in 2019.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 61.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, international tourism, receipts for travel items in High income peaked at 1.04 trillion current US$ in 2018 and was at its lowest, 349.03 billion current US$, in 1995.
That places High income 2nd out of 43 groups with data for 2019, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
International tourism, receipts for travel items in High income, year by year
| Year | current US$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 349.03 billion current US$ | — |
| 1996 | 371.35 billion current US$ | +6.4% |
| 1997 | 368.49 billion current US$ | -0.8% |
| 1998 | 374.14 billion current US$ | +1.5% |
| 1999 | 392.57 billion current US$ | +4.9% |
| 2000 | 393.34 billion current US$ | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 377.41 billion current US$ | -4.0% |
| 2002 | 388.64 billion current US$ | +3.0% |
| 2003 | 434.10 billion current US$ | +11.7% |
| 2004 | 504.12 billion current US$ | +16.1% |
| 2005 | 530.42 billion current US$ | +5.2% |
| 2006 | 566.59 billion current US$ | +6.8% |
| 2007 | 646.30 billion current US$ | +14.1% |
| 2008 | 705.81 billion current US$ | +9.2% |
| 2009 | 639.90 billion current US$ | -9.3% |
| 2010 | 685.03 billion current US$ | +7.1% |
| 2011 | 779.59 billion current US$ | +13.8% |
| 2012 | 797.68 billion current US$ | +2.3% |
| 2013 | 865.11 billion current US$ | +8.5% |
| 2014 | 920.73 billion current US$ | +6.4% |
| 2015 | 875.90 billion current US$ | -4.9% |
| 2016 | 895.86 billion current US$ | +2.3% |
| 2017 | 960.34 billion current US$ | +7.2% |
| 2018 | 1.04 trillion current US$ | +7.9% |
| 2019 | 1.04 trillion current US$ | -0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 371.12 billion current US$ | 349.03 billion current US$ | 392.57 billion current US$ | 5 |
| 2000s | 518.66 billion current US$ | 377.41 billion current US$ | 705.81 billion current US$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 885.28 billion current US$ | 685.03 billion current US$ | 1.04 trillion current US$ | 10 |
Countries ranked near High income
More private sector data for High income
- Merchandise trade 45.2% (2025)
- Food imports 8.9% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 71.2% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 18.36 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 8.7% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 67.8% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 17.55 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 12,325 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2282 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 7.52 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is international tourism, receipts for travel items in High income?
- International tourism, receipts for travel items in High income was 1.04 trillion current US$ 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 High income?
- The highest recorded value was 1.04 trillion current US$ in 2018.
- What is the lowest international tourism, receipts for travel items recorded in High income?
- The lowest recorded value was 349.03 billion current US$ in 1995.
- How does High income rank for international tourism, receipts for travel items?
- High income ranks 2nd out of 43 groups with data for 2019.
- Is international tourism, receipts for travel items rising or falling in High income?
- Over the last ten years it is up 61.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this 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.