International tourism, expenditures for travel items in Italy
Italy: International tourism, expenditures for travel items was 10.86 billion current US$ in 2020. ▲ Rising
International tourism, expenditures for travel items in Italy, 1995–2020
Source: Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism. Measured in current US$.
Analysis
Italy recorded 10.86 billion current US$ for international tourism, expenditures for travel items in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of down 64.2% on the previous year and down 59.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, international tourism, expenditures for travel items in Italy peaked at 30.94 billion current US$ in 2008 and was at its lowest, 10.86 billion current US$, in 2020.
Italy ranks 10th of 191 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 16.35 billion current US$ | 14.81 billion current US$ | 17.60 billion current US$ | 5 |
| 2000s | 22.03 billion current US$ | 14.80 billion current US$ | 30.94 billion current US$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 27.53 billion current US$ | 24.43 billion current US$ | 30.31 billion current US$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.86 billion current US$ | 10.86 billion current US$ | 10.86 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 for travel items in Italy?
- International tourism, expenditures for travel items in Italy was 10.86 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 for travel items recorded in Italy?
- The highest recorded value was 30.94 billion current US$ in 2008.
- What is the lowest international tourism, expenditures for travel items recorded in Italy?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.86 billion current US$ in 2020.
- How does Italy rank for international tourism, expenditures for travel items?
- Italy ranks 10th out of 191 countries with data for 2020.
- Is international tourism, expenditures for travel items rising or falling in Italy?
- Over the last ten years it is down 59.6%. 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 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.