International tourism, receipts for travel items (current US$) in OECD members
OECD members: International tourism, receipts for travel items (current US$) was 901.18 billion current US$ in 2019. ▲ Rising
International tourism, receipts for travel items in OECD members, 1995–2019
Source: Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism. Measured in current US$.
Analysis
OECD members recorded 901.18 billion current US$ for international tourism, receipts for travel items in 2019. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 1.3% on the previous year and up 55.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, international tourism, receipts for travel items in OECD members peaked at 901.18 billion current US$ in 2019 and was at its lowest, 310.85 billion current US$, in 1995.
OECD members ranks 4th of 45 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
International tourism, receipts for travel items (current US$) in OECD members, year by year
| Year | current US$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 310.85 billion current US$ | — |
| 1996 | 330.12 billion current US$ | +6.2% |
| 1997 | 331.82 billion current US$ | +0.5% |
| 1998 | 343.16 billion current US$ | +3.4% |
| 1999 | 357.67 billion current US$ | +4.2% |
| 2000 | 361.10 billion current US$ | +1.0% |
| 2001 | 348.00 billion current US$ | -3.6% |
| 2002 | 358.44 billion current US$ | +3.0% |
| 2003 | 402.09 billion current US$ | +12.2% |
| 2004 | 464.90 billion current US$ | +15.6% |
| 2005 | 492.70 billion current US$ | +6.0% |
| 2006 | 521.23 billion current US$ | +5.8% |
| 2007 | 590.65 billion current US$ | +13.3% |
| 2008 | 644.25 billion current US$ | +9.1% |
| 2009 | 579.55 billion current US$ | -10.0% |
| 2010 | 603.01 billion current US$ | +4.0% |
| 2011 | 672.40 billion current US$ | +11.5% |
| 2012 | 679.44 billion current US$ | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 733.47 billion current US$ | +8.0% |
| 2014 | 782.97 billion current US$ | +6.7% |
| 2015 | 755.05 billion current US$ | -3.6% |
| 2016 | 769.91 billion current US$ | +2.0% |
| 2017 | 825.17 billion current US$ | +7.2% |
| 2018 | 889.68 billion current US$ | +7.8% |
| 2019 | 901.18 billion current US$ | +1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 334.72 billion current US$ | 310.85 billion current US$ | 357.67 billion current US$ | 5 |
| 2000s | 476.29 billion current US$ | 348.00 billion current US$ | 644.25 billion current US$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 761.23 billion current US$ | 603.01 billion current US$ | 901.18 billion current US$ | 10 |
Countries ranked near OECD members
- 1 United States 72.81 billion current US$ compare
- 2 France 32.65 billion current US$ compare
- 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 19.10 billion current US$ compare
- 7 Spain 18.35 billion current US$ compare
More private sector data for OECD members
- Merchandise trade 41.9% (2025)
- Food imports 9.3% (2025)
- Manufactures imports 70.9% (2025)
- Merchandise imports 15.86 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service imports 5.74 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 9.6% (2025)
- Manufactures exports 68.7% (2025)
- Merchandise exports 14.51 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service exports 6.62 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 10,347 current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is international tourism, receipts for travel items in OECD members?
- International tourism, receipts for travel items in OECD members was 901.18 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 OECD members?
- The highest recorded value was 901.18 billion current US$ in 2019.
- What is the lowest international tourism, receipts for travel items recorded in OECD members?
- The lowest recorded value was 310.85 billion current US$ in 1995.
- How does OECD members rank for international tourism, receipts for travel items?
- OECD members ranks 4th out of 45 groups with data for 2019.
- Is international tourism, receipts for travel items rising or falling in OECD members?
- Over the last ten years it is up 55.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this OECD members 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.