International tourism, receipts for travel items in Qatar
Qatar: International tourism, receipts for travel items was 3.56 billion current US$ in 2020. β Volatile
International tourism, receipts for travel items in Qatar, 1999β2020
Source: Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism. Measured in current US$.
Analysis
In 2020, international tourism, receipts for travel items in Qatar stood at 3.56 billion current US$.
That represents a change of down 34.5% on the previous year and up 204.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, international tourism, receipts for travel items in Qatar peaked at 5.97 billion current US$ in 2017 and was at its lowest, 122.00 million current US$, in 1999.
That places Qatar 35th out of 191 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 122.00 million current US$ | 122.00 million current US$ | 122.00 million current US$ | 1 |
| 2000s | 455.14 million current US$ | 128.00 million current US$ | 874.00 million current US$ | 7 |
| 2010s | 4.39 billion current US$ | 1.17 billion current US$ | 5.97 billion current US$ | 9 |
| 2020s | 3.56 billion current US$ | 3.56 billion current US$ | 3.56 billion current US$ | 1 |
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More private sector data for Qatar
- Merchandise trade 58.6% (2025)
- Food imports 11.2% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 74.4% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 37.54 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 0.1% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 11.6% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 88.77 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 29,867 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.4118 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate -6.6 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is international tourism, receipts for travel items in Qatar?
- International tourism, receipts for travel items in Qatar was 3.56 billion current US$ 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 Qatar?
- The highest recorded value was 5.97 billion current US$ in 2017.
- What is the lowest international tourism, receipts for travel items recorded in Qatar?
- The lowest recorded value was 122.00 million current US$ in 1999.
- How does Qatar rank for international tourism, receipts for travel items?
- Qatar ranks 35th out of 191 countries with data for 2020.
- Is international tourism, receipts for travel items rising or falling in Qatar?
- Over the last ten years it is up 204.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Qatar 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.