International tourism, expenditures in Italy
Italy: International tourism, expenditures was 12.96 billion current US$ in 2020. ▲ Rising
International tourism, expenditures in Italy, 1995–2020
Source: Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism. Measured in current US$.
Analysis
The most recent figure for international tourism, expenditures in Italy is 12.96 billion current US$, measured in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 19 years on record.
That represents a change of down 65.8% on the previous year and down 60.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, international tourism, expenditures in Italy peaked at 37.91 billion current US$ in 2019 and was at its lowest, 12.96 billion current US$, in 2020.
Italy ranks 13th of 192 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 19.12 billion current US$ | 17.20 billion current US$ | 20.54 billion current US$ | 5 |
| 2000s | 23.70 billion current US$ | 17.00 billion current US$ | 32.75 billion current US$ | 8 |
| 2010s | 34.25 billion current US$ | 30.31 billion current US$ | 37.91 billion current US$ | 5 |
| 2020s | 12.96 billion current US$ | 12.96 billion current US$ | 12.96 billion current US$ | 1 |
Countries ranked near Italy
More private sector data for Italy
- Merchandise exports 726.50 billion current US$ (2025)
- Manufactures exports 79.2% (2024)
- Food exports 11.2% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 668.67 billion current US$ (2025)
- Manufactures imports 66.1% (2024)
- Food imports 11.2% (2024)
- Merchandise trade 54.7% (2025)
- Commercial service exports 167.38 billion current US$ (2025)
- Transport services 20.1% (2025)
- Computer, communications and other services 47.5% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is international tourism, expenditures in Italy?
- International tourism, expenditures in Italy was 12.96 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 Italy?
- The highest recorded value was 37.91 billion current US$ in 2019.
- What is the lowest international tourism, expenditures recorded in Italy?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.96 billion current US$ in 2020.
- How does Italy rank for international tourism, expenditures?
- Italy ranks 13th out of 192 countries with data for 2020.
- Is international tourism, expenditures rising or falling in Italy?
- Over the last ten years it is down 60.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Italy 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.