International tourism, receipts for travel items in IDA only
IDA only: International tourism, receipts for travel items was 28.41 billion current US$ in 2019. ◆ Volatile
International tourism, receipts for travel items in IDA only, 1995–2019
Source: Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism. Measured in current US$.
Analysis
The most recent figure for international tourism, receipts for travel items in IDA only is 28.41 billion current US$, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 8.3% on the previous year and up 89.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, international tourism, receipts for travel items in IDA only peaked at 28.41 billion current US$ in 2019 and was at its lowest, 3.39 billion current US$, in 1995.
That places IDA only 33rd out of 43 groups with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
International tourism, receipts for travel items in IDA only, year by year
| Year | current US$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 3.39 billion current US$ | — |
| 1996 | 3.61 billion current US$ | +6.5% |
| 1997 | 3.42 billion current US$ | -5.1% |
| 1998 | 4.01 billion current US$ | +17.3% |
| 1999 | 4.34 billion current US$ | +8.1% |
| 2000 | 4.43 billion current US$ | +2.1% |
| 2001 | 4.76 billion current US$ | +7.4% |
| 2002 | 4.86 billion current US$ | +2.1% |
| 2003 | 5.07 billion current US$ | +4.4% |
| 2004 | 6.98 billion current US$ | +37.7% |
| 2005 | 8.75 billion current US$ | +25.3% |
| 2006 | 10.04 billion current US$ | +14.7% |
| 2007 | 12.96 billion current US$ | +29.2% |
| 2008 | 14.96 billion current US$ | +15.4% |
| 2009 | 15.01 billion current US$ | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 18.21 billion current US$ | +21.3% |
| 2011 | 16.12 billion current US$ | -11.4% |
| 2012 | 18.29 billion current US$ | +13.4% |
| 2013 | 20.11 billion current US$ | +9.9% |
| 2014 | 22.12 billion current US$ | +10.0% |
| 2015 | 21.54 billion current US$ | -2.6% |
| 2016 | 22.35 billion current US$ | +3.8% |
| 2017 | 23.39 billion current US$ | +4.7% |
| 2018 | 26.22 billion current US$ | +12.1% |
| 2019 | 28.41 billion current US$ | +8.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.75 billion current US$ | 3.39 billion current US$ | 4.34 billion current US$ | 5 |
| 2000s | 8.78 billion current US$ | 4.43 billion current US$ | 15.01 billion current US$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 21.68 billion current US$ | 16.12 billion current US$ | 28.41 billion current US$ | 10 |
Countries ranked near IDA only
- 30 Luxembourg 4.19 billion current US$ compare
- 31 Saudi Arabia 4.04 billion current US$ compare
- 32 Denmark 3.97 billion current US$ compare
- 33 Morocco 3.85 billion current US$ compare
- 34 Czechia 3.63 billion current US$ compare
- 35 Qatar 3.56 billion current US$ compare
- 36 Indonesia 3.31 billion current US$ compare
More private sector data for IDA only
- Merchandise trade 44.3% (2025)
- Food imports 17.2% (2021)
- Manufactures imports 62.7% (2021)
- Merchandise imports 484.00 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 25.6% (2023)
- Manufactures exports 31.7% (2023)
- Merchandise exports 374.95 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 289.07 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.1948 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 15.35 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is international tourism, receipts for travel items in IDA only?
- International tourism, receipts for travel items in IDA only was 28.41 billion current US$ 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 only?
- The highest recorded value was 28.41 billion current US$ in 2019.
- What is the lowest international tourism, receipts for travel items recorded in IDA only?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.39 billion current US$ in 1995.
- How does IDA only rank for international tourism, receipts for travel items?
- IDA only ranks 33rd out of 43 groups with data for 2019.
- Is international tourism, receipts for travel items rising or falling in IDA only?
- Over the last ten years it is up 89.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this IDA only 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.