International tourism, expenditures in Bhutan
Bhutan: International tourism, expenditures was 50.00 million current US$ in 2020. ▲ Rising
International tourism, expenditures in Bhutan, 2008–2020
Source: Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism. Measured in current US$.
Analysis
In 2020, international tourism, expenditures in Bhutan stood at 50.00 million current US$.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 25.4% on the previous year and up 16.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, international tourism, expenditures in Bhutan peaked at 79.00 million current US$ in 2018 and was at its lowest, 34.00 million current US$, in 2009.
That places Bhutan 160th out of 192 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 49.50 million current US$ | 34.00 million current US$ | 65.00 million current US$ | 2 |
| 2010s | 58.46 million current US$ | 42.60 million current US$ | 79.00 million current US$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 50.00 million current US$ | 50.00 million current US$ | 50.00 million current US$ | 1 |
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More private sector data for Bhutan
- Merchandise exports 800.00 million current US$ (2025)
- Manufactures exports 58.7% (2025)
- Food exports 5.9% (2025)
- Merchandise imports 2.18 billion current US$ (2025)
- Manufactures imports 70.4% (2025)
- Food imports 11.4% (2025)
- Merchandise trade 83.3% (2025)
- Commercial service exports 257.09 million current US$ (2024)
- Transport services 21.6% (2024)
- Computer, communications and other services 20.1% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is international tourism, expenditures in Bhutan?
- International tourism, expenditures in Bhutan was 50.00 million 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 Bhutan?
- The highest recorded value was 79.00 million current US$ in 2018.
- What is the lowest international tourism, expenditures recorded in Bhutan?
- The lowest recorded value was 34.00 million current US$ in 2009.
- How does Bhutan rank for international tourism, expenditures?
- Bhutan ranks 160th out of 192 countries with data for 2020.
- Is international tourism, expenditures rising or falling in Bhutan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bhutan 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.