International tourism, receipts in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income): International tourism, receipts was 12.2% in 2019. ▲ Rising
International tourism, receipts in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income), 2005–2019
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 Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) is 12.2%, measured in 2019.
That represents a change of up 5.6% on the previous year and up 1.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, international tourism, receipts in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) peaked at 12.7% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 9.6%, in 2011.
Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) ranks 10th of 47 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
International tourism, receipts in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | % of total exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 12.7% | — |
| 2006 | 10.6% | -16.6% |
| 2007 | 10.1% | -4.3% |
| 2008 | 9.6% | -4.7% |
| 2009 | 12.0% | +24.3% |
| 2010 | 10.4% | -13.0% |
| 2011 | 9.6% | -8.1% |
| 2012 | 9.8% | +2.0% |
| 2013 | 10.9% | +11.3% |
| 2014 | 11.0% | +1.7% |
| 2015 | 12.3% | +11.2% |
| 2016 | 11.0% | -10.2% |
| 2017 | 11.3% | +2.8% |
| 2018 | 11.5% | +1.8% |
| 2019 | 12.2% | +5.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 11.0% | 9.6% | 12.7% | 5 |
| 2010s | 11.0% | 9.6% | 12.3% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
- 7 Sao Tome and Principe 73.2% compare
- 8 Antigua and Barbuda 70.0% compare
- 9 French Polynesia 65.1% compare
- 10 East Timor 64.0% compare
- 11 Saint Kitts and Nevis 61.8% compare
- 12 Macao 60.6% compare
- 13 Bahamas 59.6% compare
More private sector data for Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
- Merchandise trade 49.0% (2025)
- Food imports 8.4% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 64.1% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 796.25 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 17.5% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 52.5% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 584.92 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 2,309 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2077 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 2.23 % change on previous year (2025)
All data for Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is international tourism, receipts in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
- International tourism, receipts in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) was 12.2% 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 Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 12.7% in 2005.
- What is the lowest international tourism, receipts recorded in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.6% in 2011.
- How does Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) rank for international tourism, receipts?
- Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) ranks 10th out of 47 groups with data for 2019.
- Is international tourism, receipts rising or falling in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) 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.