International tourism, receipts in High income
High income: International tourism, receipts was 6.8% in 2019. ▼ Falling
International tourism, receipts in High income, 1995–2019
Source: Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism. Measured in % of total exports.
Analysis
High income recorded 6.8% for international tourism, receipts in 2019.
That represents a change of up 4.3% on the previous year and up 14.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, international tourism, receipts in High income peaked at 9.2% in 1995 and was at its lowest, 5.3%, in 2008.
High income ranks 29th of 47 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
International tourism, receipts in High income, year by year
| Year | % of total exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 9.2% | — |
| 1996 | 8.3% | -9.1% |
| 1997 | 8.1% | -3.4% |
| 1998 | 8.0% | -0.8% |
| 1999 | 7.4% | -6.9% |
| 2000 | 6.9% | -7.4% |
| 2001 | 6.8% | -1.9% |
| 2002 | 6.7% | -1.4% |
| 2003 | 6.3% | -5.6% |
| 2004 | 6.1% | -2.4% |
| 2005 | 6.1% | -0.5% |
| 2006 | 5.6% | -7.6% |
| 2007 | 5.5% | -2.1% |
| 2008 | 5.3% | -3.1% |
| 2009 | 6.0% | +11.8% |
| 2010 | 5.6% | -6.4% |
| 2011 | 5.5% | -2.6% |
| 2012 | 5.5% | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 5.8% | +4.8% |
| 2014 | 6.0% | +4.1% |
| 2015 | 6.6% | +9.2% |
| 2016 | 6.8% | +3.0% |
| 2017 | 6.6% | -2.3% |
| 2018 | 6.5% | -1.2% |
| 2019 | 6.8% | +4.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 8.2% | 7.4% | 9.2% | 5 |
| 2000s | 6.1% | 5.3% | 6.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.2% | 5.5% | 6.8% | 10 |
Countries ranked near High income
More private sector data for High income
- Merchandise trade 45.2% (2025)
- Food imports 8.9% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 71.2% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 18.36 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 8.7% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 67.8% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 17.55 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 12,325 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2282 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 7.52 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is international tourism, receipts in High income?
- International tourism, receipts in High income was 6.8% 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 High income?
- The highest recorded value was 9.2% in 1995.
- What is the lowest international tourism, receipts recorded in High income?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.3% in 2008.
- How does High income rank for international tourism, receipts?
- High income ranks 29th out of 47 groups with data for 2019.
- Is international tourism, receipts rising or falling in High income?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this 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.