International tourism, receipts in Low income
Low income: International tourism, receipts was 13.5% in 2018. ▼ Falling
International tourism, receipts in Low income, 2003–2018
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 Low income is 13.5%, measured in 2018.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 10.9% on the previous year and up 23.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, international tourism, receipts in Low income peaked at 16.0% in 2004 and was at its lowest, 9.4%, in 2011.
Low income ranks 8th of 47 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 16 years of available data.
International tourism, receipts in Low income, year by year
| Year | % of total exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 12.4% | — |
| 2004 | 16.0% | +28.6% |
| 2005 | 13.2% | -17.8% |
| 2006 | 12.2% | -6.9% |
| 2007 | 12.2% | -0.7% |
| 2008 | 10.9% | -10.6% |
| 2009 | 14.3% | +31.1% |
| 2010 | 15.6% | +9.4% |
| 2011 | 9.4% | -39.9% |
| 2012 | 11.9% | +27.5% |
| 2013 | 11.6% | -2.6% |
| 2014 | 11.9% | +2.4% |
| 2015 | 12.8% | +7.4% |
| 2016 | 13.2% | +3.0% |
| 2017 | 12.1% | -7.9% |
| 2018 | 13.5% | +10.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 13.0% | 10.9% | 16.0% | 7 |
| 2010s | 12.4% | 9.4% | 15.6% | 9 |
Countries ranked near Low income
- 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
- 11 Saint Kitts and Nevis 61.8% compare
More private sector data for Low income
- Merchandise trade 40.8% (2025)
- Food imports 17.6% (2019)
- Manufactures imports 59.0% (2019)
- Merchandise imports 152.49 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports 106.71 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 139.04 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.166 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 15.25 % change on previous year (2025)
- Merchandise imports (current US$), per capita 198.69 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise imports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2373 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is international tourism, receipts in Low income?
- International tourism, receipts in Low income was 13.5% in 2018, 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 income?
- The highest recorded value was 16.0% in 2004.
- What is the lowest international tourism, receipts recorded in Low income?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.4% in 2011.
- How does Low income rank for international tourism, receipts?
- Low income ranks 8th out of 47 groups with data for 2018.
- Is international tourism, receipts rising or falling in Low income?
- Over the last ten years it is up 23.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Low 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.