International tourism, receipts for travel items in OECD members
OECD members: International tourism, receipts for travel items was 901.18 billion current US$ in 2019. ▲ Rising
International tourism, receipts for travel items in OECD members, 1995–2019
Source: Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism. Measured in current US$.
Analysis
OECD members recorded 901.18 billion current US$ for international tourism, receipts for travel items in 2019. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 1.3% on the previous year and up 55.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, international tourism, receipts for travel items in OECD members peaked at 901.18 billion current US$ in 2019 and was at its lowest, 310.85 billion current US$, in 1995.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 334.72 billion current US$ | 310.85 billion current US$ | 357.67 billion current US$ | 5 |
| 2000s | 476.29 billion current US$ | 348.00 billion current US$ | 644.25 billion current US$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 761.23 billion current US$ | 603.01 billion current US$ | 901.18 billion current US$ | 10 |
More private sector data for OECD members
- Merchandise exports 14.51 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Manufactures exports 69.2% (2024)
- Food exports 9.5% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 15.86 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Manufactures imports 70.6% (2024)
- Food imports 9.1% (2024)
- Merchandise trade 41.9% (2025)
- Commercial service exports 6.63 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Transport services 18.0% (2025)
- Computer, communications and other services 50.0% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is international tourism, receipts for travel items in OECD members?
- International tourism, receipts for travel items in OECD members was 901.18 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 for travel items recorded in OECD members?
- The highest recorded value was 901.18 billion current US$ in 2019.
- What is the lowest international tourism, receipts for travel items recorded in OECD members?
- The lowest recorded value was 310.85 billion current US$ in 1995.
- Is international tourism, receipts for travel items rising or falling in OECD members?
- Over the last ten years it is up 55.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this OECD members 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 for travel items (current US$). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
International tourism receipts for travel items are expenditures by international inbound visitors in the reporting economy. 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 receipts should include any other prepayment made for goods or services received in the destination country. They also may include receipts from 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.