International tourism, expenditures in Least developed countries: UN classification
Least developed countries: UN classification: International tourism, expenditures was 13.06 billion current US$ in 2019. ▲ Rising
International tourism, expenditures in Least developed countries: UN classification, 1997–2019
Source: Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism. Measured in current US$.
Analysis
Least developed countries: UN classification recorded 13.06 billion current US$ for international tourism, expenditures in 2019. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
The figure is up 1.8% on the previous year and up 59.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, international tourism, expenditures in Least developed countries: UN classification peaked at 13.06 billion current US$ in 2019 and was at its lowest, 2.96 billion current US$, in 1997.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.00 billion current US$ | 2.96 billion current US$ | 3.07 billion current US$ | 3 |
| 2000s | 5.45 billion current US$ | 3.15 billion current US$ | 8.92 billion current US$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.04 billion current US$ | 8.95 billion current US$ | 13.06 billion current US$ | 10 |
More private sector data for Least developed countries: UN classification
- Merchandise exports 311.48 billion current US$ (2025)
- Manufactures exports 20.1% (2023)
- Food exports 15.1% (2023)
- Merchandise imports 376.94 billion current US$ (2025)
- Manufactures imports 62.6% (2019)
- Food imports 15.6% (2019)
- Merchandise trade 41.4% (2025)
- Commercial service exports 56.64 billion current US$ (2024)
- Transport services 49.9% (2024)
- Computer, communications and other services 25.0% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is international tourism, expenditures in Least developed countries: UN classification?
- International tourism, expenditures in Least developed countries: UN classification was 13.06 billion current US$ in 2019, according to Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism.
- What is the highest international tourism, expenditures recorded in Least developed countries: UN classification?
- The highest recorded value was 13.06 billion current US$ in 2019.
- What is the lowest international tourism, expenditures recorded in Least developed countries: UN classification?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.96 billion current US$ in 1997.
- Is international tourism, expenditures rising or falling in Least developed countries: UN classification?
- Over the last ten years it is up 59.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Least developed countries: UN classification 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.