International tourism, expenditures in Iran
Iran: International tourism, expenditures was 9.27 billion current US$ in 2018. ◆ Volatile
International tourism, expenditures in Iran, 1995–2018
Source: Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism. Measured in current US$.
Analysis
In 2018, international tourism, expenditures in Iran stood at 9.27 billion current US$.
That represents a change of down 26.2% on the previous year and up 12.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, international tourism, expenditures in Iran peaked at 12.57 billion current US$ in 2017 and was at its lowest, 155.00 million current US$, in 1998.
Iran ranks 18th of 192 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 342.00 million current US$ | 155.00 million current US$ | 638.00 million current US$ | 5 |
| 2000s | 4.72 billion current US$ | 671.00 million current US$ | 8.50 billion current US$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.20 billion current US$ | 8.44 billion current US$ | 12.57 billion current US$ | 9 |
Countries ranked near Iran
- 15 Russia 10.80 billion current US$ compare
- 16 Denmark 10.48 billion current US$ compare
- 17 Switzerland 10.37 billion current US$ compare
- 19 Saudi Arabia 9.07 billion current US$ compare
- 20 Australia 7.65 billion current US$ compare
- 21 Netherlands 7.44 billion current US$ compare
More private sector data for Iran
- Merchandise exports 113.22 billion current US$ (2025)
- Manufactures exports 31.3% (2022)
- Food exports 5.9% (2022)
- Merchandise imports 65.63 billion current US$ (2025)
- Manufactures imports 58.1% (2022)
- Food imports 29.5% (2022)
- Merchandise trade 49.3% (2025)
- Commercial service exports 1.36 billion current US$ (2000)
- Transport services 72.4% (2000)
- Computer, communications and other services 1.1% (2000)
Frequently asked questions
- What is international tourism, expenditures in Iran?
- International tourism, expenditures in Iran was 9.27 billion current US$ in 2018, according to Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism.
- What is the highest international tourism, expenditures recorded in Iran?
- The highest recorded value was 12.57 billion current US$ in 2017.
- What is the lowest international tourism, expenditures recorded in Iran?
- The lowest recorded value was 155.00 million current US$ in 1998.
- How does Iran rank for international tourism, expenditures?
- Iran ranks 18th out of 192 countries with data for 2018.
- Is international tourism, expenditures rising or falling in Iran?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Iran 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.