International tourism, receipts in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: International tourism, receipts was 0.6% in 2020. ▼ Falling
International tourism, receipts in Bangladesh, 2002–2020
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 Bangladesh stood at 0.6%.
That represents a change of down 34.9% on the previous year and up 19.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, international tourism, receipts in Bangladesh peaked at 0.9% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.4%, in 2011.
Bangladesh ranks 174th of 183 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 16 years of available data.
International tourism, receipts in Bangladesh, year by year
| Year | % of total exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 0.9% | — |
| 2003 | 0.7% | -13.2% |
| 2004 | 0.8% | +12.0% |
| 2005 | 0.8% | -6.8% |
| 2009 | 0.5% | -41.9% |
| 2010 | 0.5% | +5.3% |
| 2011 | 0.4% | -24.4% |
| 2012 | 0.4% | +5.9% |
| 2013 | 0.4% | +8.8% |
| 2014 | 0.5% | +12.5% |
| 2015 | 0.4% | -7.7% |
| 2016 | 0.6% | +32.4% |
| 2017 | 0.9% | +56.1% |
| 2018 | 0.8% | -8.9% |
| 2019 | 0.9% | +7.5% |
| 2020 | 0.6% | -34.9% |
Bangladesh compared with similar countries
- Bangladesh's 0.6% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 6.7%, 8% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Bangladesh's 0.6% is below the median for South Asia, which is 9.5%, 6% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.7% | 0.5% | 0.9% | 5 |
| 2010s | 0.6% | 0.4% | 0.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6% | 0.6% | 0.6% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Bangladesh
More private sector data for Bangladesh
- Merchandise trade 25.8% (2025)
- Food imports 13.0% (2018)
- Manufactures imports 67.0% (2018)
- Merchandise imports 69.37 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 3.4% (2018)
- Manufactures exports 94.5% (2018)
- Merchandise exports 48.17 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 274.16 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.1056 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 1.95 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is international tourism, receipts in Bangladesh?
- International tourism, receipts in Bangladesh was 0.6% 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 Bangladesh?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9% in 2017.
- What is the lowest international tourism, receipts recorded in Bangladesh?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4% in 2011.
- How does Bangladesh rank for international tourism, receipts?
- Bangladesh ranks 174th out of 183 countries with data for 2020.
- Is international tourism, receipts rising or falling in Bangladesh?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Bangladesh 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.