Outbound tourism expenditure — all countries

Outbound tourism expenditure — Iraq

Outbound tourism expenditure in Iraq in 2020 — 4,172,000,000 US$. Ranked 26 in the world out of 138. Since 2005, the indicator has risen by 565.4%.

2020 4.17B US$ −61.81% vs 2019
World rank 26of 138
Period maximum 10.93B US$2019
Period minimum 526M US$2006

Trend over time

2005–2020 · US$

Outbound tourism expenditure — Iraq, 2005–202005B10B15B2005200720092011201320152017201920202005: 627,000,000 US$2006: 526,000,000 US$2007: 705,000,000 US$2008: 813,000,000 US$2009: 1,221,000,000 US$2010: 1,675,000,000 US$2011: 1,879,000,000 US$2012: 2,363,000,000 US$2013: 4,835,000,000 US$2014: 6,115,000,000 US$2015: 7,934,000,000 US$2016: 7,647,000,000 US$2017: 8,093,000,000 US$2018: 7,855,000,000 US$2019: 10,925,000,000 US$2020: 4,172,000,000 US$
Change over the period: +3.55B (+565.39%) Average annual rate: 13.47 %

Comparison, 2020

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Iraq

Iraq 4.17B US$
Middle East & North Africa computed 57.38B US$
Western Asia computed 56.19B US$
Upper-middle-income countries computed 44.18B US$
Outbound tourism expenditure — Iraq, by year Iraq All countries CSV XLSX
Year US$ Change Change, %
2020 4.17B −6.75B −61.81%
2019 10.93B +3.07B +39.08%
2018 7.86B −238M −2.94%
2017 8.09B +446M +5.83%
2016 7.65B −287M −3.62%
2015 7.93B +1.82B +29.75%
2014 6.12B +1.28B +26.47%
2013 4.84B +2.47B +104.61%
2012 2.36B +484M +25.76%
2011 1.88B +204M +12.18%
2010 1.68B +454M +37.18%
2009 1.22B +408M +50.18%
2008 813M +108M +15.32%
2007 705M +179M +34.03%
2006 526M −101M −16.11%
2005 627M

About the indicator

Spending by residents of the country abroad in current US dollars: accommodation, food, transport inside the country visited, and shopping. Together with receipts from inbound tourism it forms the tourism balance of the country — an important part of the services account of the balance of payments.

Source: Tourism Statistics (UN Tourism / UNWTO), license UN Tourism terms of use.