International tourism, receipts in Pre-demographic dividend
Pre-demographic dividend: International tourism, receipts was 5.5% in 2019. ▼ Falling
International tourism, receipts in Pre-demographic dividend, 1995–2019
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 Pre-demographic dividend stood at 5.5%.
The figure is up 7.9% on the previous year and up 38.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, international tourism, receipts in Pre-demographic dividend peaked at 11.4% in 1998 and was at its lowest, 2.8%, in 2008.
That places Pre-demographic dividend 46th out of 47 groups with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
International tourism, receipts in Pre-demographic dividend, year by year
| Year | % of total exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 7.2% | — |
| 1996 | 6.8% | -5.3% |
| 1997 | 9.5% | +39.0% |
| 1998 | 11.4% | +20.9% |
| 1999 | 7.1% | -38.0% |
| 2000 | 3.9% | -44.7% |
| 2001 | 5.3% | +35.6% |
| 2002 | 5.6% | +4.9% |
| 2003 | 4.7% | -15.5% |
| 2004 | 4.2% | -10.6% |
| 2005 | 3.0% | -28.3% |
| 2006 | 3.0% | -1.6% |
| 2007 | 3.2% | +9.1% |
| 2008 | 2.8% | -14.9% |
| 2009 | 4.0% | +43.5% |
| 2010 | 3.4% | -13.9% |
| 2011 | 2.9% | -14.7% |
| 2012 | 3.2% | +9.2% |
| 2013 | 3.4% | +7.4% |
| 2014 | 3.9% | +15.6% |
| 2015 | 5.6% | +42.8% |
| 2016 | 6.8% | +21.6% |
| 2017 | 6.4% | -6.2% |
| 2018 | 5.1% | -21.0% |
| 2019 | 5.5% | +7.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 8.4% | 6.8% | 11.4% | 5 |
| 2000s | 4.0% | 2.8% | 5.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.6% | 2.9% | 6.8% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Pre-demographic dividend
- 43 Marshall Islands 15.6% compare
- 44 Kenya 15.4% compare
- 45 Nicaragua 15.2% compare
- 46 Montenegro 14.4% compare
- 47 Myanmar 14.3% compare
- 48 Nepal 13.4% compare
- 49 New Caledonia 13.2% compare
More private sector data for Pre-demographic dividend
- Merchandise trade 45.3% (2025)
- Food imports 15.5% (2019)
- Manufactures imports 63.9% (2019)
- Merchandise imports 373.79 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 12.3% (2023)
- Manufactures exports 7.6% (2023)
- Merchandise exports 383.71 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 338.63 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2303 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 5.44 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is international tourism, receipts in Pre-demographic dividend?
- International tourism, receipts in Pre-demographic dividend was 5.5% 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 Pre-demographic dividend?
- The highest recorded value was 11.4% in 1998.
- What is the lowest international tourism, receipts recorded in Pre-demographic dividend?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.8% in 2008.
- How does Pre-demographic dividend rank for international tourism, receipts?
- Pre-demographic dividend ranks 46th out of 47 groups with data for 2019.
- Is international tourism, receipts rising or falling in Pre-demographic dividend?
- Over the last ten years it is up 38.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Pre-demographic dividend 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.