International tourism, receipts for travel items in Italy
Italy: International tourism, receipts for travel items was 20.04 billion current US$ in 2020. ▲ Rising
International tourism, receipts for travel items in Italy, 1995–2020
Source: Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism. Measured in current US$.
Analysis
The most recent figure for international tourism, receipts for travel items in Italy is 20.04 billion current US$, measured in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of down 59.5% on the previous year and down 47.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, international tourism, receipts for travel items in Italy peaked at 49.52 billion current US$ in 2019 and was at its lowest, 20.04 billion current US$, in 2020.
Italy ranks 5th of 191 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
International tourism, receipts for travel items in Italy, year by year
| Year | current US$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 28.72 billion current US$ | — |
| 1996 | 30.02 billion current US$ | +4.5% |
| 1997 | 29.71 billion current US$ | -1.0% |
| 1998 | 29.81 billion current US$ | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 28.35 billion current US$ | -4.9% |
| 2000 | 27.50 billion current US$ | -3.0% |
| 2001 | 25.83 billion current US$ | -6.1% |
| 2002 | 26.89 billion current US$ | +4.1% |
| 2003 | 31.28 billion current US$ | +16.3% |
| 2004 | 35.40 billion current US$ | +13.2% |
| 2005 | 35.31 billion current US$ | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 38.28 billion current US$ | +8.4% |
| 2007 | 42.65 billion current US$ | +11.4% |
| 2008 | 46.22 billion current US$ | +8.4% |
| 2009 | 40.41 billion current US$ | -12.6% |
| 2010 | 38.43 billion current US$ | -4.9% |
| 2011 | 43.27 billion current US$ | +12.6% |
| 2012 | 40.94 billion current US$ | -5.4% |
| 2013 | 43.83 billion current US$ | +7.0% |
| 2014 | 45.56 billion current US$ | +4.0% |
| 2015 | 39.43 billion current US$ | -13.5% |
| 2016 | 40.38 billion current US$ | +2.4% |
| 2017 | 44.58 billion current US$ | +10.4% |
| 2018 | 49.07 billion current US$ | +10.1% |
| 2019 | 49.52 billion current US$ | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 20.04 billion current US$ | -59.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 29.32 billion current US$ | 28.35 billion current US$ | 30.02 billion current US$ | 5 |
| 2000s | 34.98 billion current US$ | 25.83 billion current US$ | 46.22 billion current US$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 43.50 billion current US$ | 38.43 billion current US$ | 49.52 billion current US$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 20.04 billion current US$ | 20.04 billion current US$ | 20.04 billion current US$ | 1 |
Countries ranked near Italy
- 2 France 32.65 billion current US$ compare
- 3 Australia 25.67 billion current US$ compare
- 4 Germany 22.05 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
More private sector data for Italy
- Merchandise trade 54.7% (2025)
- Food imports 11.2% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 66.1% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 668.67 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 11.2% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 79.2% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 726.50 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 12,331 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2847 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 7.87 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is international tourism, receipts for travel items in Italy?
- International tourism, receipts for travel items in Italy was 20.04 billion current US$ in 2020, 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 Italy?
- The highest recorded value was 49.52 billion current US$ in 2019.
- What is the lowest international tourism, receipts for travel items recorded in Italy?
- The lowest recorded value was 20.04 billion current US$ in 2020.
- How does Italy rank for international tourism, receipts for travel items?
- Italy ranks 5th out of 191 countries with data for 2020.
- Is international tourism, receipts for travel items rising or falling in Italy?
- Over the last ten years it is down 47.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Italy 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.