International tourism, receipts in Thailand
Thailand: International tourism, receipts was 6.0% in 2020. ▲ Rising
International tourism, receipts in Thailand, 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 Thailand is 6.0%, measured in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 69.9% on the previous year and down 42.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, international tourism, receipts in Thailand peaked at 19.9% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 6.0%, in 2020.
Thailand ranks 87th of 183 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
International tourism, receipts in Thailand, year by year
| Year | % of total exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 13.2% | — |
| 1996 | 14.5% | +10.2% |
| 1997 | 12.5% | -13.9% |
| 1998 | 12.1% | -3.5% |
| 1999 | 13.2% | +9.3% |
| 2000 | 12.2% | -7.8% |
| 2001 | 12.3% | +1.4% |
| 2002 | 12.8% | +3.5% |
| 2003 | 11.1% | -12.7% |
| 2004 | 11.4% | +2.8% |
| 2005 | 9.4% | -18.2% |
| 2006 | 10.9% | +16.4% |
| 2007 | 11.4% | +4.4% |
| 2008 | 10.8% | -5.0% |
| 2009 | 10.9% | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 10.5% | -3.8% |
| 2011 | 11.8% | +12.3% |
| 2012 | 12.6% | +7.2% |
| 2013 | 14.8% | +17.4% |
| 2014 | 13.8% | -6.7% |
| 2015 | 16.5% | +19.7% |
| 2016 | 17.5% | +5.8% |
| 2017 | 18.7% | +7.2% |
| 2018 | 18.7% | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 19.9% | +6.4% |
| 2020 | 6.0% | -69.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 13.1% | 12.1% | 14.5% | 5 |
| 2000s | 11.3% | 9.4% | 12.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 15.5% | 10.5% | 19.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.0% | 6.0% | 6.0% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Thailand
- 84 Türkiye 6.6% compare
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More private sector data for Thailand
- Merchandise trade 118.6% (2025)
- Food imports 6.6% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 65.8% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 344.94 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 14.7% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 72.1% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 339.63 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 4,742 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.5886 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 12.93 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is international tourism, receipts in Thailand?
- International tourism, receipts in Thailand was 6.0% 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 Thailand?
- The highest recorded value was 19.9% in 2019.
- What is the lowest international tourism, receipts recorded in Thailand?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.0% in 2020.
- How does Thailand rank for international tourism, receipts?
- Thailand ranks 87th out of 183 countries with data for 2020.
- Is international tourism, receipts rising or falling in Thailand?
- Over the last ten years it is down 42.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Thailand 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.