International tourism, receipts for travel items in Low & middle income
Low & middle income: International tourism, receipts for travel items was 428.80 billion current US$ in 2019. ▲ Rising
International tourism, receipts for travel items in Low & middle income, 1995–2019
Source: Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism. Measured in current US$.
Analysis
In 2019, international tourism, receipts for travel items in Low & middle income stood at 428.80 billion current US$. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 4.0% on the previous year and up 71.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, international tourism, receipts for travel items in Low & middle income peaked at 428.80 billion current US$ in 2019 and was at its lowest, 77.27 billion current US$, in 1995.
Low & middle income ranks 7th of 43 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
International tourism, receipts for travel items in Low & middle income, year by year
| Year | current US$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 77.27 billion current US$ | — |
| 1996 | 90.16 billion current US$ | +16.7% |
| 1997 | 95.62 billion current US$ | +6.1% |
| 1998 | 91.81 billion current US$ | -4.0% |
| 1999 | 94.90 billion current US$ | +3.4% |
| 2000 | 104.92 billion current US$ | +10.6% |
| 2001 | 111.47 billion current US$ | +6.2% |
| 2002 | 119.64 billion current US$ | +7.3% |
| 2003 | 128.18 billion current US$ | +7.1% |
| 2004 | 161.06 billion current US$ | +25.7% |
| 2005 | 180.85 billion current US$ | +12.3% |
| 2006 | 203.97 billion current US$ | +12.8% |
| 2007 | 240.38 billion current US$ | +17.8% |
| 2008 | 266.42 billion current US$ | +10.8% |
| 2009 | 250.65 billion current US$ | -5.9% |
| 2010 | 280.61 billion current US$ | +12.0% |
| 2011 | 302.03 billion current US$ | +7.6% |
| 2012 | 319.85 billion current US$ | +5.9% |
| 2013 | 340.36 billion current US$ | +6.4% |
| 2014 | 345.03 billion current US$ | +1.4% |
| 2015 | 339.71 billion current US$ | -1.5% |
| 2016 | 341.14 billion current US$ | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 378.13 billion current US$ | +10.8% |
| 2018 | 412.37 billion current US$ | +9.1% |
| 2019 | 428.80 billion current US$ | +4.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 89.95 billion current US$ | 77.27 billion current US$ | 95.62 billion current US$ | 5 |
| 2000s | 176.75 billion current US$ | 104.92 billion current US$ | 266.42 billion current US$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 348.80 billion current US$ | 280.61 billion current US$ | 428.80 billion current US$ | 10 |
Countries ranked near Low & middle income
- 4 Germany 22.05 billion current US$ compare
- 5 Italy 20.04 billion current US$ compare
- 6 United Kingdom 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
- 10 Austria 13.88 billion current US$ compare
More private sector data for Low & middle income
- Merchandise trade 41.5% (2025)
- Food imports 8.8% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 58.0% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 8.33 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 10.2% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 72.6% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 8.84 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 1,301 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.213 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 6.48 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is international tourism, receipts for travel items in Low & middle income?
- International tourism, receipts for travel items in Low & middle income was 428.80 billion current US$ 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 Low & middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 428.80 billion current US$ in 2019.
- What is the lowest international tourism, receipts for travel items recorded in Low & middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 77.27 billion current US$ in 1995.
- How does Low & middle income rank for international tourism, receipts for travel items?
- Low & middle income ranks 7th out of 43 groups with data for 2019.
- Is international tourism, receipts for travel items rising or falling in Low & middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is up 71.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Low & middle 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.