International tourism, expenditures in Tanzania
Tanzania: International tourism, expenditures was 738.20 million current US$ in 2019. ▲ Rising
International tourism, expenditures in Tanzania, 1997–2019
Source: Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism. Measured in current US$.
Analysis
The most recent figure for international tourism, expenditures in Tanzania is 738.20 million current US$, measured in 2019.
The figure is down 9.8% on the previous year and down 8.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, international tourism, expenditures in Tanzania peaked at 1.29 billion current US$ in 2015 and was at its lowest, 361.00 million current US$, in 2002.
Tanzania ranks 77th of 192 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 449.33 million current US$ | 403.00 million current US$ | 521.00 million current US$ | 3 |
| 2000s | 525.40 million current US$ | 361.00 million current US$ | 806.00 million current US$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 978.72 million current US$ | 738.20 million current US$ | 1.29 billion current US$ | 10 |
Countries ranked near Tanzania
More private sector data for Tanzania
- Merchandise exports 9.96 billion current US$ (2025)
- Manufactures exports 10.8% (2024)
- Food exports 37.4% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 14.81 billion current US$ (2025)
- Manufactures imports 68.3% (2024)
- Food imports 9.2% (2024)
- Merchandise trade 27.5% (2025)
- Commercial service exports 6.80 billion current US$ (2024)
- Transport services 52.6% (2024)
- Computer, communications and other services 20.0% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is international tourism, expenditures in Tanzania?
- International tourism, expenditures in Tanzania was 738.20 million 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 Tanzania?
- The highest recorded value was 1.29 billion current US$ in 2015.
- What is the lowest international tourism, expenditures recorded in Tanzania?
- The lowest recorded value was 361.00 million current US$ in 2002.
- How does Tanzania rank for international tourism, expenditures?
- Tanzania ranks 77th out of 192 countries with data for 2019.
- Is international tourism, expenditures rising or falling in Tanzania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Tanzania 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.