Tourism share of exports — all countries

Tourism share of exports — World

Tourism share of exports in the world in 2019 — 7.39%. Since 1995, the indicator has fallen by 1.73 pp.

2019 7.39% +0.33 pp vs 2018
World rank
Period maximum 9.12%1995
Period minimum 5.72%2008

Trend over time

1995–2019 · % of exports

Tourism share of exports — World, 1995–201956789101995199820012004200720102013201620191995: 9.12%1996: 8.4%1997: 8.15%1998: 8.07%1999: 7.66%2000: 7.05%2001: 7.04%2002: 6.95%2003: 6.46%2004: 6.34%2005: 6.44%2006: 6.02%2007: 5.95%2008: 5.72%2009: 6.5%2010: 6.05%2011: 5.77%2012: 5.84%2013: 6.13%2014: 6.39%2015: 7.02%2016: 7.22%2017: 7.13%2018: 7.06%2019: 7.39%
Change over the period: −1.73 pp Annual average: -0.07 pp

Comparison, 2019

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

World 7.39%
World 7.39%
Tourism share of exports — World, by year World All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2019 7.39 +0.33 pp
2018 7.06 −0.07 pp
2017 7.13 −0.09 pp
2016 7.22 +0.2 pp
2015 7.02 +0.63 pp
2014 6.39 +0.26 pp
2013 6.13 +0.29 pp
2012 5.84 +0.07 pp
2011 5.77 −0.27 pp
2010 6.05 −0.45 pp
2009 6.5 +0.78 pp
2008 5.72 −0.23 pp
2007 5.95 −0.06 pp
2006 6.02 −0.43 pp
2005 6.44 +0.1 pp
2004 6.34 −0.12 pp
2003 6.46 −0.49 pp
2002 6.95 −0.08 pp
2001 7.04 −0.01 pp
2000 7.05 −0.61 pp
1999 7.66 −0.41 pp
1998 8.07 −0.07 pp
1997 8.15 −0.25 pp
1996 8.4 −0.73 pp
1995 9.12

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.