International tourism, receipts in IDA blend
IDA blend: International tourism, receipts was 5.9% in 2019. ▼ Falling
International tourism, receipts in IDA blend, 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 IDA blend is 5.9%, measured in 2019.
The figure is down 11.9% on the previous year and up 37.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, international tourism, receipts in IDA blend peaked at 13.2% in 1998 and was at its lowest, 3.3%, in 2011.
IDA blend ranks 41st of 47 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
International tourism, receipts in IDA blend, year by year
| Year | % of total exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 9.7% | — |
| 1996 | 9.4% | -2.7% |
| 1997 | 11.5% | +21.8% |
| 1998 | 13.2% | +14.8% |
| 1999 | 8.1% | -38.5% |
| 2000 | 5.2% | -36.1% |
| 2001 | 5.4% | +4.4% |
| 2002 | 5.6% | +3.9% |
| 2003 | 4.7% | -16.5% |
| 2004 | 4.3% | -8.4% |
| 2005 | 3.7% | -13.7% |
| 2006 | 3.9% | +4.4% |
| 2007 | 3.8% | -3.0% |
| 2008 | 3.5% | -6.7% |
| 2009 | 4.3% | +22.2% |
| 2010 | 3.5% | -17.9% |
| 2011 | 3.3% | -6.1% |
| 2012 | 3.5% | +7.2% |
| 2013 | 3.4% | -2.8% |
| 2014 | 4.3% | +24.6% |
| 2015 | 5.7% | +34.3% |
| 2016 | 6.6% | +15.0% |
| 2017 | 7.3% | +10.3% |
| 2018 | 6.7% | -8.3% |
| 2019 | 5.9% | -11.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 10.4% | 8.1% | 13.2% | 5 |
| 2000s | 4.4% | 3.5% | 5.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.0% | 3.3% | 7.3% | 10 |
Countries ranked near IDA blend
- 38 New Zealand 18.8% compare
- 39 Seychelles 18.4% compare
- 40 Fiji 17.8% compare
- 41 Jordan 16.7% compare
- 42 Togo 15.9% compare
- 43 Marshall Islands 15.6% compare
- 44 Kenya 15.4% compare
More private sector data for IDA blend
- Merchandise trade 33.7% (2025)
- Food imports 14.1% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 51.0% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 236.39 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 18.8% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 21.6% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 191.60 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 277.76 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.1509 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 9.76 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is international tourism, receipts in IDA blend?
- International tourism, receipts in IDA blend was 5.9% 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 IDA blend?
- The highest recorded value was 13.2% in 1998.
- What is the lowest international tourism, receipts recorded in IDA blend?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.3% in 2011.
- How does IDA blend rank for international tourism, receipts?
- IDA blend ranks 41st out of 47 groups with data for 2019.
- Is international tourism, receipts rising or falling in IDA blend?
- Over the last ten years it is up 37.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this IDA blend 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.