International tourism, expenditures in Turkey
Turkey: International tourism, expenditures was 1.64 billion current US$ in 2020. ▲ Rising
International tourism, expenditures in Turkey, 2005–2020
Source: Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism. Measured in current US$.
Analysis
Turkey recorded 1.64 billion current US$ for international tourism, expenditures in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 16 years on record.
The figure is down 69.4% on the previous year and down 71.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, international tourism, expenditures in Turkey peaked at 6.07 billion current US$ in 2018 and was at its lowest, 1.64 billion current US$, in 2020.
That places Turkey 51st out of 192 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.18 billion current US$ | 3.52 billion current US$ | 5.06 billion current US$ | 5 |
| 2010s | 5.47 billion current US$ | 4.58 billion current US$ | 6.07 billion current US$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.64 billion current US$ | 1.64 billion current US$ | 1.64 billion current US$ | 1 |
Countries ranked near Turkey
More private sector data for Turkey
- Merchandise exports 273.36 billion current US$ (2025)
- Manufactures exports 73.6% (2024)
- Food exports 12.3% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 365.37 billion current US$ (2025)
- Manufactures imports 60.8% (2024)
- Food imports 6.2% (2024)
- Merchandise trade 40.0% (2025)
- Commercial service exports 116.82 billion current US$ (2024)
- Transport services 39.2% (2024)
- Computer, communications and other services 38.4% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is international tourism, expenditures in Turkey?
- International tourism, expenditures in Turkey was 1.64 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 Turkey?
- The highest recorded value was 6.07 billion current US$ in 2018.
- What is the lowest international tourism, expenditures recorded in Turkey?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.64 billion current US$ in 2020.
- How does Turkey rank for international tourism, expenditures?
- Turkey ranks 51st out of 192 countries with data for 2020.
- Is international tourism, expenditures rising or falling in Turkey?
- Over the last ten years it is down 71.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Turkey 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.