International tourism, receipts in Low & middle income
Low & middle income: International tourism, receipts was 7.1% in 2008. ▼ Falling
International tourism, receipts in Low & middle income, 1997–2008
Source: Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism. Measured in % of total exports.
Analysis
In 2008, international tourism, receipts in Low & middle income stood at 7.1%. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 7.3% on the previous year and down 17.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, international tourism, receipts in Low & middle income peaked at 8.9% in 1999 and was at its lowest, 7.1%, in 2008.
Low & middle income ranks 26th of 47 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
International tourism, receipts in Low & middle income, year by year
| Year | % of total exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 8.6% | — |
| 1998 | 8.5% | -1.2% |
| 1999 | 8.9% | +4.9% |
| 2000 | 7.8% | -12.2% |
| 2001 | 8.4% | +7.3% |
| 2002 | 8.3% | -1.0% |
| 2003 | 7.2% | -13.8% |
| 2004 | 7.1% | -0.5% |
| 2005 | 8.0% | +11.6% |
| 2006 | 7.6% | -4.3% |
| 2008 | 7.1% | -7.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 8.7% | 8.5% | 8.9% | 3 |
| 2000s | 7.7% | 7.1% | 8.4% | 8 |
Countries ranked near Low & middle income
More private sector data for Low & middle income
- Merchandise trade 41.5% (2025)
- Food imports 8.8% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 58.0% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 8.33 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 10.2% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 72.6% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 8.84 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 1,301 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.213 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 6.48 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is international tourism, receipts in Low & middle income?
- International tourism, receipts in Low & middle income was 7.1% in 2008, according to Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism.
- What is the highest international tourism, receipts recorded in Low & middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 8.9% in 1999.
- What is the lowest international tourism, receipts recorded in Low & middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.1% in 2008.
- How does Low & middle income rank for international tourism, receipts?
- Low & middle income ranks 26th out of 47 groups with data for 2008.
- Is international tourism, receipts rising or falling in Low & middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Low & middle 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.