International tourism, receipts in Congo
Congo: International tourism, receipts was 0.9% in 2016. ▼ Falling
International tourism, receipts in Congo, 1995–2016
Source: Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism. Measured in % of total exports.
Analysis
The most recent figure for international tourism, receipts in Congo is 0.9%, measured in 2016.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.0% on the previous year and up 74.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, international tourism, receipts in Congo peaked at 1.4% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 0.4%, in 2011.
Congo ranks 167th of 183 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 18 years of available data.
International tourism, receipts in Congo, year by year
| Year | % of total exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 1.1% | — |
| 1996 | 0.6% | -40.9% |
| 1999 | 0.8% | +25.4% |
| 2000 | 0.5% | -40.5% |
| 2001 | 1.0% | +118.2% |
| 2002 | 1.0% | +1.1% |
| 2003 | 1.1% | +1.8% |
| 2004 | 0.6% | -39.9% |
| 2007 | 0.5% | -15.8% |
| 2008 | 0.4% | -16.8% |
| 2009 | 1.4% | +204.5% |
| 2010 | 0.4% | -68.1% |
| 2011 | 0.4% | -5.8% |
| 2012 | 0.7% | +62.2% |
| 2013 | 0.6% | -16.7% |
| 2014 | 0.6% | +8.4% |
| 2015 | 0.9% | +54.5% |
| 2016 | 0.9% | +1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.8% | 0.6% | 1.1% | 3 |
| 2000s | 0.8% | 0.4% | 1.4% | 8 |
| 2010s | 0.6% | 0.4% | 0.9% | 7 |
Countries ranked near Congo
More private sector data for Congo
- Merchandise trade 94.4% (2025)
- Food imports 21.2% (2023)
- Manufactures imports 71.4% (2023)
- Merchandise imports 7.90 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 0.2% (2023)
- Manufactures exports 10.3% (2023)
- Merchandise exports 7.50 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 1,157 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.4599 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate -4.57 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is international tourism, receipts in Congo?
- International tourism, receipts in Congo was 0.9% in 2016, according to Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism.
- What is the highest international tourism, receipts recorded in Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 1.4% in 2009.
- What is the lowest international tourism, receipts recorded in Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4% in 2011.
- How does Congo rank for international tourism, receipts?
- Congo ranks 167th out of 183 countries with data for 2016.
- Is international tourism, receipts rising or falling in Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is up 74.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Congo 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.