International tourism, receipts in Small states
Small states: International tourism, receipts was 23.8% in 2018. ▼ Falling
International tourism, receipts in Small states, 1995–2018
Source: Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism. Measured in % of total exports.
Analysis
In 2018, international tourism, receipts in Small states stood at 23.8%.
The figure is down 2.4% on the previous year and up 40.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, international tourism, receipts in Small states peaked at 31.6% in 1995 and was at its lowest, 17.0%, in 2008.
Small states ranks 3rd of 47 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 20 years of available data.
International tourism, receipts in Small states, year by year
| Year | % of total exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 31.6% | — |
| 1996 | 30.1% | -4.7% |
| 1997 | 30.1% | -0.2% |
| 1998 | 30.1% | +0.1% |
| 1999 | 30.7% | +2.1% |
| 2000 | 28.2% | -8.2% |
| 2001 | 25.0% | -11.4% |
| 2002 | 25.0% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 23.5% | -6.0% |
| 2004 | 22.3% | -5.2% |
| 2005 | 19.9% | -10.5% |
| 2006 | 18.0% | -9.8% |
| 2007 | 18.3% | +2.0% |
| 2008 | 17.0% | -7.6% |
| 2013 | 17.6% | +4.0% |
| 2014 | 20.5% | +16.0% |
| 2015 | 23.7% | +15.8% |
| 2016 | 26.2% | +10.6% |
| 2017 | 24.4% | -6.9% |
| 2018 | 23.8% | -2.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 30.5% | 30.1% | 31.6% | 5 |
| 2000s | 21.9% | 17.0% | 28.2% | 9 |
| 2010s | 22.7% | 17.6% | 26.2% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Small states
More private sector data for Small states
- Merchandise trade 70.4% (2025)
- Food imports 16.0% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 60.8% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 141.38 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 19.2% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 43.9% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 100.88 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 4,958 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2991 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 2.68 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is international tourism, receipts in Small states?
- International tourism, receipts in Small states was 23.8% 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 Small states?
- The highest recorded value was 31.6% in 1995.
- What is the lowest international tourism, receipts recorded in Small states?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.0% in 2008.
- How does Small states rank for international tourism, receipts?
- Small states ranks 3rd out of 47 groups with data for 2018.
- Is international tourism, receipts rising or falling in Small states?
- Over the last ten years it is up 40.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Small states 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.