International tourism, expenditures in Belgium
Belgium: International tourism, expenditures was 13.93 billion current US$ in 2020. ▲ Rising
International tourism, expenditures in Belgium, 2001–2020
Source: Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism. Measured in current US$.
Analysis
The most recent figure for international tourism, expenditures in Belgium is 13.93 billion current US$, measured in 2020.
That represents a change of down 33.7% on the previous year and down 33.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, international tourism, expenditures in Belgium peaked at 26.44 billion current US$ in 2014 and was at its lowest, 10.88 billion current US$, in 2001.
Belgium ranks 12th of 192 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 15.71 billion current US$ | 10.88 billion current US$ | 20.81 billion current US$ | 8 |
| 2010s | 20.90 billion current US$ | 15.86 billion current US$ | 26.44 billion current US$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 13.93 billion current US$ | 13.93 billion current US$ | 13.93 billion current US$ | 1 |
Countries ranked near Belgium
More private sector data for Belgium
- Merchandise exports 568.11 billion current US$ (2025)
- Manufactures exports 69.1% (2024)
- Food exports 13.3% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 537.70 billion current US$ (2025)
- Manufactures imports 66.2% (2024)
- Food imports 11.8% (2024)
- Merchandise trade 152.4% (2025)
- Commercial service exports 156.88 billion current US$ (2025)
- Transport services 17.2% (2025)
- Computer, communications and other services 56.9% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is international tourism, expenditures in Belgium?
- International tourism, expenditures in Belgium was 13.93 billion current US$ in 2020, according to Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism.
- What is the highest international tourism, expenditures recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 26.44 billion current US$ in 2014.
- What is the lowest international tourism, expenditures recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.88 billion current US$ in 2001.
- How does Belgium rank for international tourism, expenditures?
- Belgium ranks 12th out of 192 countries with data for 2020.
- Is international tourism, expenditures rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is down 33.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Belgium 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, expenditures (current US$). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
International tourism expenditures are expenditures of international outbound visitors in other countries, including payments to foreign carriers for international transport. These expenditures may include those by residents traveling abroad as same-day visitors, except in cases where these are important enough to justify separate classification. For some countries they do not include expenditures for passenger transport items. Data are in current U.S. dollars.