International tourism, receipts in Euro area
Euro area: International tourism, receipts was 5.8% in 2019. ▼ Falling
International tourism, receipts in Euro area, 1995–2019
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 Euro area is 5.8%, measured in 2019.
The figure is up 1.2% on the previous year and down 7.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, international tourism, receipts in Euro area peaked at 10.9% in 1997 and was at its lowest, 5.2%, in 2012.
That places Euro area 43rd out of 47 groups with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 21 years of available data.
International tourism, receipts in Euro area, year by year
| Year | % of total exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 10.2% | — |
| 1996 | 10.3% | +1.2% |
| 1997 | 10.9% | +6.1% |
| 1998 | 10.8% | -0.7% |
| 1999 | 8.3% | -23.5% |
| 2000 | 7.7% | -6.6% |
| 2001 | 7.5% | -3.7% |
| 2002 | 7.2% | -3.5% |
| 2003 | 7.0% | -2.3% |
| 2004 | 6.7% | -4.5% |
| 2005 | 7.0% | +4.4% |
| 2006 | 6.5% | -6.8% |
| 2007 | 6.3% | -4.0% |
| 2012 | 5.2% | -17.5% |
| 2013 | 5.3% | +2.0% |
| 2014 | 5.3% | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 5.7% | +8.0% |
| 2016 | 5.8% | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 5.8% | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 5.7% | -0.9% |
| 2019 | 5.8% | +1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 10.1% | 8.3% | 10.9% | 5 |
| 2000s | 7.0% | 6.3% | 7.7% | 8 |
| 2010s | 5.6% | 5.2% | 5.8% | 8 |
Countries ranked near Euro area
More private sector data for Euro area
- Merchandise trade 69.0% (2025)
- Food imports 10.9% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 69.7% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 6.09 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 11.1% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 76.0% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 6.33 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 17,654 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.3516 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 6.59 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is international tourism, receipts in Euro area?
- International tourism, receipts in Euro area was 5.8% in 2019, according to Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism.
- What is the highest international tourism, receipts recorded in Euro area?
- The highest recorded value was 10.9% in 1997.
- What is the lowest international tourism, receipts recorded in Euro area?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.2% in 2012.
- How does Euro area rank for international tourism, receipts?
- Euro area ranks 43rd out of 47 groups with data for 2019.
- Is international tourism, receipts rising or falling in Euro area?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Euro area 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.