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Tourism share of exports

How much the economy depends on tourism as a source of foreign currency.

Unit: % of exports Period: 1995–2020 Source: Tourism Statistics (UN Tourism / UNWTO)
Source: UN Tourism · About the indicator
Average: 14.32% Countries: 191

The ranking uses the latest available value for each country — the year is shown in the row. The table spans 1996 to 2020.

Tourism share of exports, 1996–2020

Top-20 · % of exports

Tourism share of exports, 1996–20200255075100PalauPalau: 93.55%93.55Saint LuciaSaint Lucia: 88.77%88.77GrenadaGrenada: 88.21%88.21AndorraAndorra: 81.8%81.8MaldivesMaldives: 78.87%78.87DominicaDominica: 75.08%75.08ArubaAruba: 74.59%74.59Sao Tome and PrincipeSao Tome and Principe: 73.19%73.19Antigua and BarbudaAntigua and Barbuda: 70.04%70.04French PolynesiaFrench Polynesia: 65.08%65.08Timor-LesteTimor-Leste: 64%64Saint Kitts and NevisSaint Kitts and Nevis: 61.75%61.75MacaoMacao: 60.57%60.57BahamasBahamas: 59.64%59.64VanuatuVanuatu: 50.4%50.4TongaTonga: 50.29%50.29JamaicaJamaica: 48.06%48.06Sint MaartenSint Maarten: 46.11%46.11Saint Vincent and the G…Saint Vincent and the Grenadines: 46.04%46.04BarbadosBarbados: 44.44%44.44
Tourism share of exports — 1996–2020 Current breakdown Full series CSV XLSX JSON
# Year Subregion World rank
1 PW Palau 93.55 2017 1
2 LC Saint Lucia 88.77 2018 2
3 GD Grenada 88.21 2018 3
4 AD Andorra 81.8 2019 4
5 MV Maldives 78.87 2020 5
6 DM Dominica 75.08 2018 6
7 AW Aruba 74.59 2020 7
8 ST Sao Tome and Principe 73.19 2018 8
9 AG Antigua and Barbuda 70.04 2020 9
10 PF French Polynesia 65.08 2016 10
11 TL Timor-Leste 64 2018 11
12 KN Saint Kitts and Nevis 61.75 2018 12
13 MO Macao 60.57 2020 13
14 BS Bahamas 59.64 2020 14
15 VU Vanuatu 50.4 2020 15
16 TO Tonga 50.29 2020 16
17 JM Jamaica 48.06 2011 17
18 SX Sint Maarten 46.11 2020 18
19 VC Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 46.04 2020 19
20 BB Barbados 44.44 2016 20
21 TV Tuvalu 43.44 2013 21
22 CV Cabo Verde 39.93 2020 22
23 DO Dominican Republic 37.71 2018 23
24 ER Eritrea 36.84 2000 24
25 AL Albania 35.92 2020 25
26 HT Haiti 34.84 2018 26
27 SY Syria 32.17 2010 27
28 BZ Belize 30.92 1998 28
29 GM Gambia 30.17 2020 29
30 ET Ethiopia 29.58 2020 30
31 CW Curaçao 27.8 2020 31
32 TZ Tanzania 27.17 2019 32
33 LR Liberia 27.09 2009 33
34 LB Lebanon 27 2020 34
35 KM Comoros 26.84 2020 35
36 HR Croatia 23.41 2020 36
37 KY Cayman Islands 22.92 2019 37
38 SD Sudan 20.88 2018 38
39 QA Qatar 20.19 2020 39
40 WS Samoa 19.79 2020 40
41 ES Spain 19.77 1998 41
42 NZ New Zealand 18.83 2018 42
43 SC Seychelles 18.39 2020 43
44 FJ Fiji 17.81 2020 44
45 KI Kiribati 17.56 2017 45
46 JO Jordan 16.71 2020 46
47 TG Togo 15.85 2019 47
48 MH Marshall Islands 15.59 2018 48
49 KE Kenya 15.36 2019 49
50 NI Nicaragua 15.22 1999 50
51 ME Montenegro 14.43 2020 51
52 MM Myanmar 14.27 2019 52
53 NP Nepal 13.44 2020 53
54 NC New Caledonia 13.23 2016 54
55 MU Mauritius 12.93 2020 55
56 YE Yemen 12.36 2016 56
57 SV El Salvador 12.34 2020 57
58 PT Portugal 12.24 2020 58
59 EG Egypt 12.15 2020 59
60 MA Morocco 12.02 2020 60
61 IS Iceland 11.85 2008 61
62 MT Malta 11.48 2007 62
63 RW Rwanda 10.99 2020 63
64 MD Moldova 10.99 2020 64
65 BT Bhutan 10.68 2020 65
66 SN Senegal 10.54 2018 66
67 GR Greece 10.49 2020 67
68 LS Lesotho 10.15 1999 68
69 GE Georgia 9.88 2020 69
70 PS Palestine 9.43 2018 70
71 NE Niger 9.38 2019 71
72 PA Panama 9.3 2020 72
73 UG Uganda 9.21 2020 73
74 BM Bermuda 9.15 2020 74
75 TN Tunisia 8.96 2020 75
76 AU Australia 8.71 2020 76
77 GB United Kingdom 8.24 1998 77
78 LK Sri Lanka 8.22 2020 78
79 KG Kyrgyzstan 8.01 2020 79
80 AM Armenia 7.97 2020 80
81 MG Madagascar 7.8 2020 81
82 UY Uruguay 7.71 2020 82
83 LT Lithuania 7.54 2004 83
84 CR Costa Rica 7.4 2020 84
85 TJ Tajikistan 7.27 2020 85
86 LV Latvia 7.25 2007 86
87 CM Cameroon 7.14 2020 87
88 AT Austria 6.85 2020 88
89 BJ Benin 6.72 2019 89
90 TR Türkiye 6.63 2020 90
91 GW Guinea-Bissau 6.48 2019 91
92 BA Bosnia and Herzegovina 6.24 2020 92
93 TH Thailand 5.97 2020 93
94 RS Serbia 5.58 2020 94
95 ML Mali 5.52 2018 95
96 SL Sierra Leone 5.49 2018 96
97 KH Cambodia 5.37 2020 97
98 CO Colombia 5.13 2020 98
99 AF Afghanistan 5.08 2020 99
100 HK Hong Kong 5.07 2019 100
101 SE Sweden 4.85 2010 101
102 FR France 4.8 2020 102
103 CN China 4.59 2004 103
104 BW Botswana 4.56 2020 104
105 DK Denmark 4.5 2018 105
106 BG Bulgaria 4.44 2020 106
107 GY Guyana 4.21 2003 107
108 NA Namibia 3.99 2020 108
109 EE Estonia 3.98 2020 109
110 US United States 3.88 2020 110
111 BF Burkina Faso 3.87 2019 111
112 CA Canada 3.66 2011 112
113 IT Italy 3.65 2020 113
114 MK North Macedonia 3.52 2020 114
115 LA Laos 3.51 2020 115
116 DE Germany 3.47 2019 116
117 PH Philippines 3.46 2020 117
118 HU Hungary 3.4 2020 118
119 SI Slovenia 3.39 2020 119
120 BO Bolivia 3.27 2020 120
121 CY Cyprus 3.25 2020 121
122 SA Saudi Arabia 3.22 2020 122
123 EC Ecuador 3.12 2020 123
124 SG Singapore 3.04 2018 124
125 HN Honduras 3.01 2020 125
126 LU Luxembourg 2.97 2020 126
127 ZA South Africa 2.89 2020 127
128 BH Bahrain 2.82 2020 128
129 PK Pakistan 2.8 2020 129
130 IN India 2.77 2020 130
131 UZ Uzbekistan 2.72 2020 131
132 BN Brunei Darussalam 2.7 2018 132
133 MW Malawi 2.68 2020 133
134 AR Argentina 2.64 2020 134
135 PL Poland 2.63 2020 135
136 MX Mexico 2.57 2020 136
137 MZ Mozambique 2.51 2020 137
138 IL Israel 2.39 2020 138
139 GT Guatemala 2.35 2020 139
140 TT Trinidad and Tobago 2.34 2020 140
141 NR Nauru 2.32 2018 141
142 IR Iran 2.28 2000 142
143 CZ Czechia 2.28 2020 143
144 AZ Azerbaijan 2.23 2020 144
145 GQ Equatorial Guinea 2.22 1996 145
146 PE Peru 2.2 2020 146
147 CH Switzerland 2.08 2020 147
148 ID Indonesia 1.98 2020 148
149 KR South Korea 1.92 2020 149
150 VE Venezuela 1.9 2016 150
151 IQ Iraq 1.88 2020 151
152 OM Oman 1.87 2020 152
153 NO Norway 1.86 2020 153
154 FI Finland 1.79 2020 154
155 BE Belgium 1.77 2020 155
156 RO Romania 1.73 2020 156
157 SB Solomon Islands 1.63 2020 157
158 MY Malaysia 1.63 2020 158
159 BI Burundi 1.57 2011 159
160 CI Côte d'Ivoire 1.51 2020 160
161 BY Belarus 1.46 2020 161
162 NL Netherlands 1.44 2020 162
163 JP Japan 1.43 2020 163
164 SK Slovakia 1.43 2020 164
165 BR Brazil 1.3 2020 165
166 RU Russia 1.3 2020 166
167 CL Chile 1.3 2020 167
168 ZW Zimbabwe 1.25 2020 168
169 DJ Djibouti 1.25 2018 169
170 KZ Kazakhstan 1.2 2020 170
171 UA Ukraine 1.12 2020 171
172 VN Vietnam 1.11 2020 172
173 KW Kuwait 1.11 2020 173
174 CG Republic of the Congo 0.93 2016 174
175 GH Ghana 0.87 2020 175
176 PY Paraguay 0.84 2020 176
177 NG Nigeria 0.8 2020 177
178 SR Suriname 0.78 2020 178
179 IE Ireland 0.68 2020 179
180 MN Mongolia 0.64 2020 180
181 BD Bangladesh 0.57 2020 181
182 GA Gabon 0.53 2015 182
183 SZ Eswatini 0.4 2020 183
184 SS South Sudan 0.39 2018 184
185 CD Democratic Republic of the Congo 0.38 2018 185
186 LY Libya 0.34 2010 186
187 MR Mauritania 0.23 2020 187
188 DZ Algeria 0.2 2020 188
189 AO Angola 0.09 2020 189
190 PG Papua New Guinea 0.04 2018 190
191 GN Guinea 0.01 2020 191
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Maximum 93.55%
Median 5.49%
Minimum 0.01%
World 7.39%

About the indicator

Receipts from international tourism as a percent of total exports of goods and services. An indicator of the dependence of an economy on tourism: in small island states it exceeds 50%, which makes them extremely vulnerable to any restrictions on international travel — as the pandemic demonstrated.

Updates
annually
Unit of measurement
% of exports
Observation period
1995–2020
License
UN Tourism terms of use
Dataset
Tourism Statistics Database

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