International tourism, expenditures for travel items in Small states
Small states: International tourism, expenditures for travel items was 22.01 billion current US$ in 2019. ▲ Rising
International tourism, expenditures for travel items in Small states, 2011–2019
Source: Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism. Measured in current US$.
Analysis
The most recent figure for international tourism, expenditures for travel items in Small states is 22.01 billion current US$, measured in 2019.
That represents a change of up 1.2% on the previous year and up 118.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, international tourism, expenditures for travel items in Small states peaked at 22.14 billion current US$ in 2017 and was at its lowest, 10.07 billion current US$, in 2011.
More private sector data for Small states
- Merchandise exports 100.88 billion current US$ (2025)
- Manufactures exports 43.9% (2024)
- Food exports 19.2% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 141.38 billion current US$ (2025)
- Manufactures imports 60.8% (2024)
- Food imports 16.0% (2024)
- Merchandise trade 70.4% (2025)
- Commercial service exports 121.15 billion current US$ (2024)
- Transport services 26.0% (2024)
- Computer, communications and other services 48.6% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is international tourism, expenditures for travel items in Small states?
- International tourism, expenditures for travel items in Small states was 22.01 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 Small states?
- The highest recorded value was 22.14 billion current US$ in 2017.
- What is the lowest international tourism, expenditures for travel items recorded in Small states?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.07 billion current US$ in 2011.
- Is international tourism, expenditures for travel items rising or falling in Small states?
- Over the last ten years it is up 118.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Small states 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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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.