International tourism, expenditures for travel items in IDA blend
IDA blend: International tourism, expenditures for travel items was 20.05 billion current US$ in 2019. ▲ Rising
International tourism, expenditures for travel items in IDA blend, 2005–2019
Source: Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism. Measured in current US$.
Analysis
The most recent figure for international tourism, expenditures for travel items in IDA blend is 20.05 billion current US$, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.
That represents a change of up 24.5% on the previous year and up 145.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, international tourism, expenditures for travel items in IDA blend peaked at 20.05 billion current US$ in 2019 and was at its lowest, 2.75 billion current US$, in 2005.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8.22 billion current US$ | 2.75 billion current US$ | 14.17 billion current US$ | 5 |
| 2010s | 11.50 billion current US$ | 6.23 billion current US$ | 20.05 billion current US$ | 10 |
More private sector data for IDA blend
- Merchandise exports 191.60 billion current US$ (2025)
- Manufactures exports 21.6% (2024)
- Food exports 18.8% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 236.39 billion current US$ (2025)
- Manufactures imports 51.0% (2024)
- Food imports 14.1% (2024)
- Merchandise trade 33.7% (2025)
- Commercial service exports 36.29 billion current US$ (2024)
- Transport services 38.9% (2024)
- Computer, communications and other services 30.1% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is international tourism, expenditures for travel items in IDA blend?
- International tourism, expenditures for travel items in IDA blend was 20.05 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 for travel items recorded in IDA blend?
- The highest recorded value was 20.05 billion current US$ in 2019.
- What is the lowest international tourism, expenditures for travel items recorded in IDA blend?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.75 billion current US$ in 2005.
- Is international tourism, expenditures for travel items rising or falling in IDA blend?
- Over the last ten years it is up 145.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this IDA blend 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 for travel items (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. The goods and services are purchased by, or on behalf of, the traveler or provided, without a quid pro quo, for the traveler to use or give away. These may include expenditures by residents traveling abroad as same-day visitors, except in cases where these are so important as to justify a separate classification. Excluded is the international carriage of travelers, which is covered in passenger travel items. Data are in current U.S. dollars.