International tourism, receipts in IDA only
IDA only: International tourism, receipts was 15.1% in 2019. ▲ Rising
International tourism, receipts in IDA only, 1998–2019
Source: Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism. Measured in % of total exports.
Analysis
In 2019, international tourism, receipts in IDA only stood at 15.1%. That is the highest value across all 19 years on record.
The figure is up 11.2% on the previous year and up 22.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, international tourism, receipts in IDA only peaked at 15.1% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 10.6%, in 2011.
IDA only ranks 7th of 47 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
International tourism, receipts in IDA only, year by year
| Year | % of total exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 11.6% | — |
| 2002 | 11.3% | -2.4% |
| 2003 | 11.0% | -2.4% |
| 2004 | 12.8% | +15.6% |
| 2005 | 12.1% | -5.5% |
| 2006 | 13.2% | +9.6% |
| 2007 | 13.4% | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 12.5% | -6.3% |
| 2009 | 12.3% | -1.6% |
| 2010 | 12.5% | +1.4% |
| 2011 | 10.6% | -14.7% |
| 2012 | 11.9% | +12.1% |
| 2013 | 12.3% | +3.2% |
| 2014 | 13.1% | +6.0% |
| 2015 | 13.7% | +4.9% |
| 2016 | 13.9% | +1.7% |
| 2017 | 13.3% | -4.6% |
| 2018 | 13.6% | +2.5% |
| 2019 | 15.1% | +11.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 11.6% | 11.6% | 11.6% | 1 |
| 2000s | 12.3% | 11.0% | 13.4% | 8 |
| 2010s | 13.0% | 10.6% | 15.1% | 10 |
Countries ranked near IDA only
- 4 Maldives 78.9% compare
- 5 Dominica 75.1% compare
- 6 Aruba 74.6% compare
- 7 Sao Tome and Principe 73.2% compare
- 8 Antigua and Barbuda 70.0% compare
- 9 French Polynesia 65.1% compare
- 10 Timor-Leste 64.0% compare
More private sector data for IDA only
- Merchandise trade 44.3% (2025)
- Food imports 17.2% (2021)
- Manufactures imports 62.7% (2021)
- Merchandise imports 484.00 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 25.6% (2023)
- Manufactures exports 31.7% (2023)
- Merchandise exports 374.95 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 289.07 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.1948 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 15.35 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is international tourism, receipts in IDA only?
- International tourism, receipts in IDA only was 15.1% 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 only?
- The highest recorded value was 15.1% in 2019.
- What is the lowest international tourism, receipts recorded in IDA only?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.6% in 2011.
- How does IDA only rank for international tourism, receipts?
- IDA only ranks 7th out of 47 groups with data for 2019.
- Is international tourism, receipts rising or falling in IDA only?
- Over the last ten years it is up 22.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this IDA 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.