International tourism, receipts in IDA blend
IDA blend: International tourism, receipts was 10.86 billion current US$ in 2019. ▲ Rising
International tourism, receipts in IDA blend, 1995–2019
Source: Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism. Measured in current US$.
Analysis
IDA blend recorded 10.86 billion current US$ for international tourism, receipts in 2019. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.9% on the previous year and up 98.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, international tourism, receipts in IDA blend peaked at 10.86 billion current US$ in 2019 and was at its lowest, 2.59 billion current US$, in 2000.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.16 billion current US$ | 2.66 billion current US$ | 3.45 billion current US$ | 5 |
| 2000s | 4.12 billion current US$ | 2.59 billion current US$ | 6.43 billion current US$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.28 billion current US$ | 6.09 billion current US$ | 10.86 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, receipts in IDA blend?
- International tourism, receipts in IDA blend was 10.86 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, receipts recorded in IDA blend?
- The highest recorded value was 10.86 billion current US$ in 2019.
- What is the lowest international tourism, receipts recorded in IDA blend?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.59 billion current US$ in 2000.
- Is international tourism, receipts rising or falling in IDA blend?
- Over the last ten years it is up 98.8%. 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, receipts (current US$). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
International tourism receipts are expenditures by international inbound visitors, including payments to national carriers for international transport. These receipts include any other prepayment made for goods or services received in the destination country. They also may include receipts from same-day visitors, except when these are important enough to justify separate classification. For some countries they do not include receipts for passenger transport items. Data are in current U.S. dollars.