International tourism, receipts for travel items in IDA & IBRD total
IDA & IBRD total: International tourism, receipts for travel items was 458.64 billion current US$ in 2019. ▲ Rising
International tourism, receipts for travel items in IDA & IBRD total, 1995–2019
Source: Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism. Measured in current US$.
Analysis
IDA & IBRD total recorded 458.64 billion current US$ for international tourism, receipts for travel items in 2019. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.6% on the previous year and up 69.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, international tourism, receipts for travel items in IDA & IBRD total peaked at 458.64 billion current US$ in 2019 and was at its lowest, 87.21 billion current US$, in 1995.
That places IDA & IBRD total 6th out of 43 groups with data for 2019, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
International tourism, receipts for travel items in IDA & IBRD total, year by year
| Year | current US$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 87.21 billion current US$ | — |
| 1996 | 102.75 billion current US$ | +17.8% |
| 1997 | 108.84 billion current US$ | +5.9% |
| 1998 | 104.19 billion current US$ | -4.3% |
| 1999 | 104.46 billion current US$ | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 114.29 billion current US$ | +9.4% |
| 2001 | 120.50 billion current US$ | +5.4% |
| 2002 | 128.53 billion current US$ | +6.7% |
| 2003 | 139.04 billion current US$ | +8.2% |
| 2004 | 174.74 billion current US$ | +25.7% |
| 2005 | 195.51 billion current US$ | +11.9% |
| 2006 | 220.70 billion current US$ | +12.9% |
| 2007 | 262.56 billion current US$ | +19.0% |
| 2008 | 292.06 billion current US$ | +11.2% |
| 2009 | 271.46 billion current US$ | -7.1% |
| 2010 | 300.47 billion current US$ | +10.7% |
| 2011 | 324.99 billion current US$ | +8.2% |
| 2012 | 343.28 billion current US$ | +5.6% |
| 2013 | 364.87 billion current US$ | +6.3% |
| 2014 | 371.00 billion current US$ | +1.7% |
| 2015 | 362.33 billion current US$ | -2.3% |
| 2016 | 365.27 billion current US$ | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 406.17 billion current US$ | +11.2% |
| 2018 | 442.56 billion current US$ | +9.0% |
| 2019 | 458.64 billion current US$ | +3.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 101.49 billion current US$ | 87.21 billion current US$ | 108.84 billion current US$ | 5 |
| 2000s | 191.94 billion current US$ | 114.29 billion current US$ | 292.06 billion current US$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 373.96 billion current US$ | 300.47 billion current US$ | 458.64 billion current US$ | 10 |
Countries ranked near IDA & IBRD total
- 3 Australia 25.67 billion current US$ compare
- 4 Germany 22.05 billion current US$ compare
- 5 Italy 20.04 billion current US$ compare
- 6 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 19.10 billion current US$ compare
- 7 Spain 18.35 billion current US$ compare
- 8 China 14.23 billion current US$ compare
- 9 Thailand 14.20 billion current US$ compare
More private sector data for IDA & IBRD total
- Merchandise trade 42.2% (2025)
- Food imports 9.0% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 59.3% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 9.47 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 10.9% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 71.8% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 10.03 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 1,434 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2169 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 6.09 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is international tourism, receipts for travel items in IDA & IBRD total?
- International tourism, receipts for travel items in IDA & IBRD total was 458.64 billion current US$ 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 IDA & IBRD total?
- The highest recorded value was 458.64 billion current US$ in 2019.
- What is the lowest international tourism, receipts for travel items recorded in IDA & IBRD total?
- The lowest recorded value was 87.21 billion current US$ in 1995.
- How does IDA & IBRD total rank for international tourism, receipts for travel items?
- IDA & IBRD total ranks 6th out of 43 groups with data for 2019.
- Is international tourism, receipts for travel items rising or falling in IDA & IBRD total?
- Over the last ten years it is up 69.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this IDA & IBRD total 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.