International tourism, receipts for travel items (current US$) in Pre-demographic dividend
Pre-demographic dividend: International tourism, receipts for travel items (current US$) was 17.50 billion current US$ in 2019. ◆ Volatile
International tourism, receipts for travel items in Pre-demographic dividend, 1995–2019
Source: Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism. Measured in current US$.
Analysis
The most recent figure for international tourism, receipts for travel items in Pre-demographic dividend is 17.50 billion current US$, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 9.7% on the previous year and up 97.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, international tourism, receipts for travel items in Pre-demographic dividend peaked at 17.50 billion current US$ in 2019 and was at its lowest, 1.98 billion current US$, in 1995.
Pre-demographic dividend ranks 39th of 45 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
International tourism, receipts for travel items (current US$) in Pre-demographic dividend, year by year
| Year | current US$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 1.98 billion current US$ | — |
| 1996 | 2.18 billion current US$ | +10.0% |
| 1997 | 2.25 billion current US$ | +3.4% |
| 1998 | 2.46 billion current US$ | +9.2% |
| 1999 | 2.58 billion current US$ | +5.1% |
| 2000 | 1.99 billion current US$ | -22.9% |
| 2001 | 2.46 billion current US$ | +23.5% |
| 2002 | 2.68 billion current US$ | +8.8% |
| 2003 | 2.95 billion current US$ | +10.3% |
| 2004 | 3.48 billion current US$ | +17.8% |
| 2005 | 4.57 billion current US$ | +31.4% |
| 2006 | 5.19 billion current US$ | +13.7% |
| 2007 | 7.35 billion current US$ | +41.5% |
| 2008 | 8.25 billion current US$ | +12.3% |
| 2009 | 8.85 billion current US$ | +7.2% |
| 2010 | 9.35 billion current US$ | +5.6% |
| 2011 | 10.37 billion current US$ | +10.9% |
| 2012 | 11.66 billion current US$ | +12.4% |
| 2013 | 12.73 billion current US$ | +9.2% |
| 2014 | 13.97 billion current US$ | +9.7% |
| 2015 | 13.73 billion current US$ | -1.8% |
| 2016 | 15.05 billion current US$ | +9.7% |
| 2017 | 16.87 billion current US$ | +12.1% |
| 2018 | 15.95 billion current US$ | -5.5% |
| 2019 | 17.50 billion current US$ | +9.7% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where International tourism, receipts for travel items (current US$) in Pre-demographic dividend changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | +41.5% | 5.19 billion current US$ | 7.35 billion current US$ |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.29 billion current US$ | 1.98 billion current US$ | 2.58 billion current US$ | 5 |
| 2000s | 4.78 billion current US$ | 1.99 billion current US$ | 8.85 billion current US$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 13.72 billion current US$ | 9.35 billion current US$ | 17.50 billion current US$ | 10 |
Countries ranked near Pre-demographic dividend
- 36 Indonesia 3.31 billion current US$ compare
- 37 Hungary 3.23 billion current US$ compare
- 38 Brazil 3.04 billion current US$ compare
- 39 Malaysia 3.00 billion current US$ compare
- 40 Russia 2.85 billion current US$ compare
- 41 Hong Kong 2.84 billion current US$ compare
- 42 Dominican Republic 2.67 billion current US$ compare
More private sector data for Pre-demographic dividend
- Merchandise trade 45.3% (2025)
- Food imports 14.5% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 60.3% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 373.79 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service imports 117.24 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 10.0% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 5.1% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 383.71 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service exports 47.67 billion current US$ (2024)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 338.63 current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is international tourism, receipts for travel items in Pre-demographic dividend?
- International tourism, receipts for travel items in Pre-demographic dividend was 17.50 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 Pre-demographic dividend?
- The highest recorded value was 17.50 billion current US$ in 2019.
- What is the lowest international tourism, receipts for travel items recorded in Pre-demographic dividend?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.98 billion current US$ in 1995.
- How does Pre-demographic dividend rank for international tourism, receipts for travel items?
- Pre-demographic dividend ranks 39th out of 45 groups with data for 2019.
- Is international tourism, receipts for travel items rising or falling in Pre-demographic dividend?
- Over the last ten years it is up 97.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Pre-demographic dividend 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.