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Outbound tourism expenditure — all countries

Outbound tourism expenditure — Lower-middle-income countries

Outbound tourism expenditure in lower-middle-income countries in 2020 — 54,681,009,977 US$. Since 1995, the indicator has risen by 635.7%.

2020 54.68B US$ −51.83% vs 2019
World rank —
Period maximum 114B US$2018
Period minimum 7.43B US$1995

Trend over time

1995–2020 · US$

Outbound tourism expenditure — Lower-middle-income countries, 1995–2020050B100B150B1995199820012004200720102013201620191995: 7,432,499,999 US$1996: 9,577,699,999 US$1997: 11,027,200,000 US$1998: 11,008,100,000 US$1999: 10,178,400,000 US$2000: 14,444,500,000 US$2001: 15,699,900,000 US$2002: 19,348,600,000 US$2003: 25,681,500,000 US$2004: 28,957,300,001 US$2005: 35,423,900,000 US$2006: 42,265,400,001 US$2007: 53,616,599,997 US$2008: 64,672,810,001 US$2009: 45,678,709,999 US$2010: 53,468,050,004 US$2011: 57,223,150,001 US$2012: 73,058,699,998 US$2013: 77,858,700,003 US$2014: 88,079,299,997 US$2015: 90,921,600,001 US$2016: 93,066,599,975 US$2017: 104,442,270,005 US$2018: 113,716,000,013 US$2019: 113,527,800,012 US$2020: 54,681,009,977 US$
Change over the period: +47.25B (+635.7%) Average annual rate: 8.31 %
Outbound tourism expenditure — Lower-middle-income countries, by year Lower-middle-income countries All countries CSV XLSX
Year US$ Change Change, %
2020 54.68B −58.85B −51.83%
2019 114B −188M −0.17%
2018 114B +9.27B +8.88%
2017 104B +11.38B +12.22%
2016 93.07B +2.14B +2.36%
2015 90.92B +2.84B +3.23%
2014 88.08B +10.22B +13.13%
2013 77.86B +4.8B +6.57%
2012 73.06B +15.84B +27.67%
2011 57.22B +3.76B +7.02%
2010 53.47B +7.79B +17.05%
2009 45.68B −18.99B −29.37%
2008 64.67B +11.06B +20.62%
2007 53.62B +11.35B +26.86%
2006 42.27B +6.84B +19.31%
2005 35.42B +6.47B +22.33%
2004 28.96B +3.28B +12.76%
2003 25.68B +6.33B +32.73%
2002 19.35B +3.65B +23.24%
2001 15.7B +1.26B +8.69%
2000 14.44B +4.27B +41.91%
1999 10.18B −830M −7.54%
1998 11.01B −19.1M −0.17%
1997 11.03B +1.45B +15.13%
1996 9.58B +2.15B +28.86%
1995 7.43B — —

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.

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