Tourism share of exports — all countries

Tourism share of exports — Southern Asia

Tourism share of exports in Southern Asia in 2020 — 3.03%. Since 2014, the indicator has fallen by 1.54 pp.

2020 3.03% −3.42 pp vs 2019
World rank
Period maximum 6.49%2017
Period minimum 3.03%2020

Trend over time

2014–2020 · % of exports

Tourism share of exports — Southern Asia, 2014–20203456720142015201620172018201920202014: 4.57%2015: 5.82%2016: 6.16%2017: 6.49%2018: 6.26%2019: 6.46%2020: 3.03%
Change over the period: −1.54 pp Annual average: -0.26 pp
Tourism share of exports — Southern Asia, by year Southern Asia All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2020 3.03 −3.42 pp
2019 6.46 +0.2 pp
2018 6.26 −0.22 pp
2017 6.49 +0.33 pp
2016 6.16 +0.34 pp
2015 5.82 +1.25 pp
2014 4.57

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.

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