Inbound tourism receipts — all countries

Inbound tourism receipts — World

Inbound tourism receipts in the world in 2019 — 1,863,068,555,521 US$. Since 1995, the indicator has risen by 256.8%.

2019 1.86T US$ +1.81% vs 2018
World rank
Period maximum 1.86T US$2019
Period minimum 522B US$1995

Trend over time

1995–2019 · US$

Inbound tourism receipts — World, 1995–20190500B1T1.5T2T1995199820012004200720102013201620191995: 522,216,016,391 US$1996: 555,404,725,193 US$1997: 560,356,449,157 US$1998: 565,195,602,239 US$1999: 583,237,468,517 US$2000: 596,264,818,678 US$2001: 578,659,604,540 US$2002: 595,908,753,484 US$2003: 646,313,998,613 US$2004: 767,670,139,801 US$2005: 829,031,044,551 US$2006: 896,936,799,785 US$2007: 1,040,252,065,964 US$2008: 1,153,392,933,037 US$2009: 1,052,491,143,560 US$2010: 1,166,383,975,989 US$2011: 1,307,820,554,832 US$2012: 1,375,444,457,151 US$2013: 1,481,874,622,806 US$2014: 1,563,278,460,419 US$2015: 1,516,754,650,633 US$2016: 1,541,142,563,377 US$2017: 1,681,211,087,096 US$2018: 1,829,956,003,842 US$2019: 1,863,068,555,521 US$
Change over the period: +1.34T (+256.76%) Average annual rate: 5.44 %

Comparison, 2019

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

World 1.86T US$
World 1.86T US$
Inbound tourism receipts — World, by year World All countries CSV XLSX
Year US$ Change Change, %
2019 1.86T +33.11B +1.81%
2018 1.83T +149B +8.85%
2017 1.68T +140B +9.09%
2016 1.54T +24.39B +1.61%
2015 1.52T −46.52B −2.98%
2014 1.56T +81.4B +5.49%
2013 1.48T +106B +7.74%
2012 1.38T +67.62B +5.17%
2011 1.31T +141B +12.13%
2010 1.17T +114B +10.82%
2009 1.05T −101B −8.75%
2008 1.15T +113B +10.88%
2007 1.04T +143B +15.98%
2006 897B +67.91B +8.19%
2005 829B +61.36B +7.99%
2004 768B +121B +18.78%
2003 646B +50.41B +8.46%
2002 596B +17.25B +2.98%
2001 579B −17.61B −2.95%
2000 596B +13.03B +2.23%
1999 583B +18.04B +3.19%
1998 565B +4.84B +0.86%
1997 560B +4.95B +0.89%
1996 555B +33.19B +6.36%
1995 522B

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.