International tourism, receipts for travel items in Tunisia
Tunisia: International tourism, receipts for travel items was 852.00 million current US$ in 2020. ▬ Flat
International tourism, receipts for travel items in Tunisia, 1995–2020
Source: Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism. Measured in current US$.
Analysis
The most recent figure for international tourism, receipts for travel items in Tunisia is 852.00 million current US$, measured in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
The figure is down 59.7% on the previous year and down 67.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, international tourism, receipts for travel items in Tunisia peaked at 2.95 billion current US$ in 2008 and was at its lowest, 852.00 million current US$, in 2020.
Tunisia ranks 75th of 191 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
International tourism, receipts for travel items in Tunisia, year by year
| Year | current US$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 1.53 billion current US$ | — |
| 1996 | 1.59 billion current US$ | +3.8% |
| 1997 | 1.54 billion current US$ | -2.8% |
| 1998 | 1.66 billion current US$ | +7.4% |
| 1999 | 1.83 billion current US$ | +10.3% |
| 2000 | 1.68 billion current US$ | -7.9% |
| 2001 | 1.75 billion current US$ | +4.1% |
| 2002 | 1.52 billion current US$ | -13.0% |
| 2003 | 1.58 billion current US$ | +3.9% |
| 2004 | 1.97 billion current US$ | +24.4% |
| 2005 | 2.14 billion current US$ | +8.8% |
| 2006 | 2.27 billion current US$ | +6.2% |
| 2007 | 2.58 billion current US$ | +13.2% |
| 2008 | 2.95 billion current US$ | +14.7% |
| 2009 | 2.77 billion current US$ | -6.1% |
| 2010 | 2.65 billion current US$ | -4.6% |
| 2011 | 1.91 billion current US$ | -27.6% |
| 2012 | 2.23 billion current US$ | +16.4% |
| 2013 | 2.19 billion current US$ | -1.6% |
| 2014 | 2.36 billion current US$ | +7.7% |
| 2015 | 1.38 billion current US$ | -41.5% |
| 2016 | 1.24 billion current US$ | -10.5% |
| 2017 | 1.30 billion current US$ | +5.6% |
| 2018 | 1.74 billion current US$ | +33.4% |
| 2019 | 2.12 billion current US$ | +21.5% |
| 2020 | 852.00 million current US$ | -59.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.63 billion current US$ | 1.53 billion current US$ | 1.83 billion current US$ | 5 |
| 2000s | 2.12 billion current US$ | 1.52 billion current US$ | 2.95 billion current US$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.91 billion current US$ | 1.24 billion current US$ | 2.65 billion current US$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 852.00 million current US$ | 852.00 million current US$ | 852.00 million current US$ | 1 |
Countries ranked near Tunisia
More private sector data for Tunisia
- Merchandise trade 86.8% (2025)
- Food imports 11.5% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 63.7% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 28.59 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 14.7% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 77.3% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 21.29 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 1,724 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.3703 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 6.61 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is international tourism, receipts for travel items in Tunisia?
- International tourism, receipts for travel items in Tunisia was 852.00 million current US$ 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 Tunisia?
- The highest recorded value was 2.95 billion current US$ in 2008.
- What is the lowest international tourism, receipts for travel items recorded in Tunisia?
- The lowest recorded value was 852.00 million current US$ in 2020.
- How does Tunisia rank for international tourism, receipts for travel items?
- Tunisia ranks 75th out of 191 countries with data for 2020.
- Is international tourism, receipts for travel items rising or falling in Tunisia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 67.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Tunisia 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.