International tourism, receipts in World
World: International tourism, receipts was 1.86 trillion current US$ in 2019. ▲ Rising
International tourism, receipts in World, 1995–2019
Source: Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism. Measured in current US$.
Analysis
World recorded 1.86 trillion current US$ for international tourism, receipts in 2019. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 1.8% on the previous year and up 77.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, international tourism, receipts in World peaked at 1.86 trillion current US$ in 2019 and was at its lowest, 522.22 billion current US$, in 1995.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 557.28 billion current US$ | 522.22 billion current US$ | 583.24 billion current US$ | 5 |
| 2000s | 815.69 billion current US$ | 578.66 billion current US$ | 1.15 trillion current US$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.53 trillion current US$ | 1.17 trillion current US$ | 1.86 trillion current US$ | 10 |
More private sector data for World
- Merchandise exports 26.39 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Manufactures exports 69.3% (2024)
- Food exports 9.1% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 26.69 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Manufactures imports 67.4% (2024)
- Food imports 8.9% (2024)
- Merchandise trade 43.9% (2025)
- Commercial service exports 9.49 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Transport services 19.8% (2025)
- Computer, communications and other services 47.1% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is international tourism, receipts in World?
- International tourism, receipts in World was 1.86 trillion 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 World?
- The highest recorded value was 1.86 trillion current US$ in 2019.
- What is the lowest international tourism, receipts recorded in World?
- The lowest recorded value was 522.22 billion current US$ in 1995.
- Is international tourism, receipts rising or falling in World?
- Over the last ten years it is up 77.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this World 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.