International tourism, receipts in East Asia & Pacific
East Asia & Pacific: International tourism, receipts was 5.8% in 2012. ▲ Rising
International tourism, receipts in East Asia & Pacific, 1995–2012
Source: Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism. Measured in % of total exports.
Analysis
In 2012, international tourism, receipts in East Asia & Pacific stood at 5.8%.
The figure is up 5.7% on the previous year and up 5.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, international tourism, receipts in East Asia & Pacific peaked at 6.5% in 1995 and was at its lowest, 4.5%, in 2006.
That places East Asia & Pacific 42nd out of 47 groups with data for 2012, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
International tourism, receipts in East Asia & Pacific, year by year
| Year | % of total exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 6.5% | — |
| 1996 | 4.5% | -30.8% |
| 1997 | 4.7% | +2.9% |
| 1998 | 4.6% | -1.5% |
| 1999 | 4.9% | +6.5% |
| 2000 | 4.5% | -7.0% |
| 2001 | 5.1% | +11.4% |
| 2002 | 5.6% | +9.9% |
| 2003 | 4.6% | -17.4% |
| 2004 | 4.8% | +4.9% |
| 2005 | 4.7% | -1.3% |
| 2006 | 4.5% | -5.0% |
| 2007 | 4.9% | +7.8% |
| 2008 | 4.8% | -0.9% |
| 2009 | 5.5% | +15.0% |
| 2010 | 5.4% | -2.3% |
| 2011 | 5.5% | +2.1% |
| 2012 | 5.8% | +5.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5.0% | 4.5% | 6.5% | 5 |
| 2000s | 4.9% | 4.5% | 5.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.6% | 5.4% | 5.8% | 3 |
Countries ranked near East Asia & Pacific
More private sector data for East Asia & Pacific
- Merchandise trade 50.6% (2025)
- Food imports 7.4% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 60.7% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 7.80 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 4.4% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 81.4% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 9.23 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 3,860 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2742 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 9.24 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is international tourism, receipts in East Asia & Pacific?
- International tourism, receipts in East Asia & Pacific was 5.8% in 2012, according to Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism.
- What is the highest international tourism, receipts recorded in East Asia & Pacific?
- The highest recorded value was 6.5% in 1995.
- What is the lowest international tourism, receipts recorded in East Asia & Pacific?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.5% in 2006.
- How does East Asia & Pacific rank for international tourism, receipts?
- East Asia & Pacific ranks 42nd out of 47 groups with data for 2012.
- Is international tourism, receipts rising or falling in East Asia & Pacific?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this East Asia & Pacific 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.