Inbound tourism receipts — all countries

Inbound tourism receipts — High-income countries

Inbound tourism receipts in high-income countries in 2018 — 1,017,762,699,609 US$. Since 1995, the indicator has risen by 173.7%.

2018 1.02T US$ +8.54% vs 2017
World rank
Period maximum 1.02T US$2018
Period minimum 362B US$1997

Trend over time

1995–2018 · US$

Inbound tourism receipts — High-income countries, 1995–2018200B400B600B800B1T1.2T1995199820012004200720102013201620181995: 371,803,836,914 US$1996: 392,068,053,101 US$1997: 362,259,360,596 US$1999: 366,151,000,000 US$2000: 370,454,000,000 US$2001: 366,072,000,000 US$2002: 379,685,000,000 US$2003: 421,100,099,976 US$2004: 487,073,000,000 US$2005: 503,368,000,000 US$2006: 518,704,107,544 US$2007: 601,430,400,024 US$2008: 602,004,600,000 US$2009: 555,507,500,000 US$2010: 613,155,600,000 US$2011: 691,212,000,000 US$2012: 716,888,000,000 US$2013: 775,642,500,000 US$2014: 820,877,800,000 US$2015: 854,967,463,916 US$2016: 876,735,501,074 US$2017: 937,689,199,316 US$2018: 1,017,762,699,609 US$
Change over the period: +646B (+173.74%) Average annual rate: 4.48 %

Comparison, 2018

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: High-income countries

High-income countries 1.02T US$
World 1.83T US$
Inbound tourism receipts — High-income countries, by year High-income countries All countries CSV XLSX
Year US$ Change Change, %
2018 1.02T +80.07B +8.54%
2017 938B +60.95B +6.95%
2016 877B +21.77B +2.55%
2015 855B +34.09B +4.15%
2014 821B +45.24B +5.83%
2013 776B +58.75B +8.2%
2012 717B +25.68B +3.71%
2011 691B +78.06B +12.73%
2010 613B +57.65B +10.38%
2009 556B −46.5B −7.72%
2008 602B +574M +0.1%
2007 601B +82.73B +15.95%
2006 519B +15.34B +3.05%
2005 503B +16.3B +3.35%
2004 487B +65.97B +15.67%
2003 421B +41.42B +10.91%
2002 380B +13.61B +3.72%
2001 366B −4.38B −1.18%
2000 370B +4.3B +1.18%
1999 366B
1997 362B −29.81B −7.6%
1996 392B +20.26B +5.45%
1995 372B

About the indicator

Receipts from inbound tourism in current US dollars — spending by foreign visitors inside the country on accommodation, food, transport, entertainment and shopping, including prepaid tours. International passenger transport is recorded under a separate item of the balance of payments.

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