International tourism, receipts in Italy
Italy: International tourism, receipts was 3.7% in 2020. ▼ Falling
International tourism, receipts in Italy, 1995–2020
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 Italy is 3.7%, measured in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 19 years on record.
The figure is down 55.2% on the previous year and down 52.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, international tourism, receipts in Italy peaked at 10.5% in 1995 and was at its lowest, 3.7%, in 2020.
Italy ranks 107th of 183 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 19 years of available data.
International tourism, receipts in Italy, year by year
| Year | % of total exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 10.5% | — |
| 1996 | 10.2% | -2.5% |
| 1997 | 10.4% | +2.0% |
| 1998 | 10.3% | -1.6% |
| 1999 | 10.2% | -0.6% |
| 2000 | 9.8% | -3.9% |
| 2001 | 9.0% | -8.2% |
| 2002 | 9.1% | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 8.9% | -2.0% |
| 2004 | 8.7% | -1.4% |
| 2005 | 8.4% | -3.9% |
| 2006 | 8.2% | -2.9% |
| 2007 | 7.6% | -6.7% |
| 2015 | 7.7% | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 7.8% | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 7.9% | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 7.9% | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 8.2% | +3.7% |
| 2020 | 3.7% | -55.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 10.3% | 10.2% | 10.5% | 5 |
| 2000s | 8.7% | 7.6% | 9.8% | 8 |
| 2010s | 7.9% | 7.7% | 8.2% | 5 |
| 2020s | 3.7% | 3.7% | 3.7% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Italy
- 104 United States of America 3.9% compare
- 105 Burkina Faso 3.9% compare
- 106 Canada 3.7% compare
- 108 North Macedonia 3.5% compare
- 109 Lao People's Democratic Republic 3.5% compare
- 110 Germany 3.5% compare
More private sector data for Italy
- Merchandise trade 54.7% (2025)
- Food imports 11.2% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 66.1% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 668.67 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 11.2% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 79.2% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 726.50 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 12,331 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2847 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 7.87 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is international tourism, receipts in Italy?
- International tourism, receipts in Italy was 3.7% in 2020, according to Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism.
- What is the highest international tourism, receipts recorded in Italy?
- The highest recorded value was 10.5% in 1995.
- What is the lowest international tourism, receipts recorded in Italy?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.7% in 2020.
- How does Italy rank for international tourism, receipts?
- Italy ranks 107th out of 183 countries with data for 2020.
- Is international tourism, receipts rising or falling in Italy?
- Over the last ten years it is down 52.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Italy 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.