International tourism, receipts in Australia
Australia: International tourism, receipts was 8.7% in 2020. ▼ Falling
International tourism, receipts in Australia, 1995–2020
Source: Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism. Measured in % of total exports.
Analysis
In 2020, international tourism, receipts in Australia stood at 8.7%. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of down 37.8% on the previous year and down 25.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, international tourism, receipts in Australia peaked at 15.9% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 8.7%, in 2020.
That places Australia 71st out of 183 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
International tourism, receipts in Australia, year by year
| Year | % of total exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 14.8% | — |
| 1996 | 14.9% | +0.7% |
| 1997 | 13.9% | -6.6% |
| 1998 | 13.9% | -0.0% |
| 1999 | 15.2% | +9.7% |
| 2000 | 13.8% | -9.5% |
| 2001 | 13.9% | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 14.4% | +3.5% |
| 2003 | 15.9% | +10.8% |
| 2004 | 15.7% | -1.4% |
| 2005 | 14.3% | -8.6% |
| 2006 | 12.7% | -11.2% |
| 2007 | 13.4% | +5.3% |
| 2008 | 11.4% | -14.9% |
| 2009 | 13.5% | +17.9% |
| 2010 | 11.7% | -13.4% |
| 2011 | 10.4% | -11.0% |
| 2012 | 10.8% | +3.5% |
| 2013 | 10.5% | -2.2% |
| 2014 | 11.9% | +13.1% |
| 2015 | 14.9% | +25.2% |
| 2016 | 15.6% | +4.6% |
| 2017 | 14.8% | -4.8% |
| 2018 | 14.5% | -2.5% |
| 2019 | 14.0% | -3.1% |
| 2020 | 8.7% | -37.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 14.5% | 13.9% | 15.2% | 5 |
| 2000s | 13.9% | 11.4% | 15.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 12.9% | 10.4% | 15.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.7% | 8.7% | 8.7% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Australia
More private sector data for Australia
- Merchandise trade 36.0% (2025)
- Food imports 6.5% (2025)
- Manufactures imports 74.3% (2025)
- Merchandise imports 310.63 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 13.7% (2025)
- Manufactures exports 9.8% (2025)
- Merchandise exports 337.58 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 12,225 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.1877 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate -0.9521 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is international tourism, receipts in Australia?
- International tourism, receipts in Australia was 8.7% in 2020, according to Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism.
- What is the highest international tourism, receipts recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 15.9% in 2003.
- What is the lowest international tourism, receipts recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.7% in 2020.
- How does Australia rank for international tourism, receipts?
- Australia ranks 71st out of 183 countries with data for 2020.
- Is international tourism, receipts rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 25.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Australia 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 (% of total exports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
International tourism receipts are expenditures by international inbound visitors, including payments to national carriers for international transport. These receipts include any other prepayment made for goods or services received in the destination country. They also may include receipts from same-day visitors, except when these are important enough to justify separate classification. For some countries they do not include receipts for passenger transport items. Their share in exports is calculated as a ratio to exports of goods and services, which comprise all transactions between residents of a country and the rest of the world involving a change of ownership from residents to nonresidents of general merchandise, goods sent for processing and repairs, nonmonetary gold, and services.