International tourism, receipts in IBRD only
IBRD only: International tourism, receipts was 6.5% in 2012. ▼ Falling
International tourism, receipts in IBRD only, 1997–2012
Source: Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism. Measured in % of total exports.
Analysis
IBRD only recorded 6.5% for international tourism, receipts in 2012. That is the lowest value across all 13 years on record.
That represents a change of down 21.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, international tourism, receipts in IBRD only peaked at 9.5% in 1999 and was at its lowest, 6.5%, in 2012.
That places IBRD only 35th out of 47 groups with data for 2012, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 13 years of available data.
International tourism, receipts in IBRD only, year by year
| Year | % of total exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 9.2% | — |
| 1998 | 9.0% | -3.1% |
| 1999 | 9.5% | +5.7% |
| 2000 | 8.5% | -10.6% |
| 2001 | 8.5% | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 8.3% | -1.5% |
| 2003 | 7.3% | -12.3% |
| 2004 | 7.1% | -2.4% |
| 2005 | 7.7% | +8.1% |
| 2006 | 7.2% | -6.1% |
| 2007 | 7.4% | +2.9% |
| 2008 | 6.8% | -9.0% |
| 2012 | 6.5% | -3.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 9.2% | 9.0% | 9.5% | 3 |
| 2000s | 7.7% | 6.8% | 8.5% | 9 |
| 2010s | 6.5% | 6.5% | 6.5% | 1 |
Countries ranked near IBRD only
More private sector data for IBRD only
- Merchandise trade 42.3% (2025)
- Food imports 8.7% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 59.5% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 8.75 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 10.4% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 73.4% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 9.47 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 1,891 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2199 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 5.68 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is international tourism, receipts in IBRD only?
- International tourism, receipts in IBRD only was 6.5% 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 IBRD only?
- The highest recorded value was 9.5% in 1999.
- What is the lowest international tourism, receipts recorded in IBRD only?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.5% in 2012.
- How does IBRD only rank for international tourism, receipts?
- IBRD only ranks 35th out of 47 groups with data for 2012.
- Is international tourism, receipts rising or falling in IBRD only?
- Over the last ten years it is down 21.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this IBRD only 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.