Bangladesh - International tourism

International tourism, number of arrivals

The value for International tourism, number of arrivals in Bangladesh was 323,000 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 24 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 467,000 in 2008 and a minimum value of 104,000 in 2013.

Definition: International inbound tourists (overnight visitors) are the number of tourists who travel to a country other than that in which they have their usual residence, but outside their usual environment, for a period not exceeding 12 months and whose main purpose in visiting is other than an activity remunerated from within the country visited. When data on number of tourists are not available, the number of visitors, which includes tourists, same-day visitors, cruise passengers, and crew members, is shown instead. Sources and collection methods for arrivals differ across countries. In some cases data are from border statistics (police, immigration, and the like) and supplemented by border surveys. In other cases data are from tourism accommodation establishments. For some countries number of arrivals is limited to arrivals by air and for others to arrivals staying in hotels. Some countries include arrivals of nationals residing abroad while others do not. Caution should thus be used in comparing arrivals across countries. The data on inbound tourists refer to the number of arrivals, not to the number of people traveling. Thus a person who makes several trips to a country during a given period is counted each time as a new arrival.

Source: World Tourism Organization, Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files.

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Year Value
1995 156,000
1996 166,000
1997 182,000
1998 172,000
1999 173,000
2000 199,000
2001 207,000
2002 207,000
2003 245,000
2004 271,000
2005 208,000
2006 200,000
2007 289,000
2008 467,000
2009 267,000
2010 139,000
2011 157,000
2012 160,000
2013 104,000
2014 134,000
2015 126,000
2016 182,000
2017 237,000
2018 267,000
2019 323,000

International tourism, number of departures

The value for International tourism, number of departures in Bangladesh was 1,460,000 as of 2013. As the graph below shows, over the past 18 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 2,327,000 in 2007 and a minimum value of 830,000 in 1995.

Definition: International outbound tourists are the number of departures that people make from their country of usual residence to any other country for any purpose other than a remunerated activity in the country visited. The data on outbound tourists refer to the number of departures, not to the number of people traveling. Thus a person who makes several trips from a country during a given period is counted each time as a new departure.

Source: World Tourism Organization, Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files.

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Year Value
1995 830,000
1996 911,000
1997 866,000
1998 992,000
1999 1,103,000
2000 1,128,000
2001 1,075,000
2002 1,158,000
2003 1,414,000
2004 1,565,000
2005 1,767,000
2006 1,819,000
2007 2,327,000
2008 875,000
2009 2,254,000
2010 1,913,000
2011 2,127,000
2012 2,273,000
2013 1,460,000

International tourism, receipts (current US$)

The latest value for International tourism, receipts (current US$) in Bangladesh was $217,900,000 as of 2020. Over the past 18 years, the value for this indicator has fluctuated between $391,000,000 in 2019 and $59,000,000 in 2002.

Definition: International tourism receipts are expenditures by international inbound visitors, including payments to national carriers for international transport. These receipts include any other prepayment made for goods or services received in the destination country. They also may include receipts from same-day visitors, except when these are important enough to justify separate classification. For some countries they do not include receipts for passenger transport items. Data are in current U.S. dollars.

Source: World Tourism Organization, Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files.

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Year Value
2002 $59,000,000
2003 $59,000,000
2004 $76,000,000
2005 $82,000,000
2009 $77,000,000
2010 $103,000,000
2011 $97,000,000
2012 $105,000,000
2013 $131,000,000
2014 $154,000,000
2015 $150,300,000
2016 $214,300,000
2017 $348,000,000
2018 $357,000,000
2019 $391,000,000
2020 $217,900,000

International tourism, receipts (% of total exports)

International tourism, receipts (% of total exports) in Bangladesh was 0.566 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 18 years was 0.888 in 2017, while its lowest value was 0.359 in 2011.

Definition: International tourism receipts are expenditures by international inbound visitors, including payments to national carriers for international transport. These receipts include any other prepayment made for goods or services received in the destination country. They also may include receipts from same-day visitors, except when these are important enough to justify separate classification. For some countries they do not include receipts for passenger transport items. Their share in exports is calculated as a ratio to exports of goods and services, which comprise all transactions between residents of a country and the rest of the world involving a change of ownership from residents to nonresidents of general merchandise, goods sent for processing and repairs, nonmonetary gold, and services.

Source: World Tourism Organization, Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, and IMF and World Bank exports estimates.

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Year Value
2002 0.857
2003 0.744
2004 0.834
2005 0.777
2009 0.452
2010 0.476
2011 0.359
2012 0.381
2013 0.414
2014 0.466
2015 0.430
2016 0.569
2017 0.888
2018 0.809
2019 0.870
2020 0.566

International tourism, receipts for passenger transport items (current US$)

The latest value for International tourism, receipts for passenger transport items (current US$) in Bangladesh was $900,000 as of 2020. Over the past 18 years, the value for this indicator has fluctuated between $22,000,000 in 2010 and $300,000 in 2015.

Definition: International tourism receipts for passenger transport items are expenditures by international inbound visitors for all services provided in the international transportation by resident carriers. Also included are passenger services performed within an economy by nonresident carriers. Excluded are passenger services provided to nonresidents by resident carriers within the resident economies; these are included in travel items. In addition to the services covered by passenger fares--including fares that are a part of package tours but excluding cruise fares, which are included in travel--passenger services include such items as charges for excess baggage, vehicles, or other personal accompanying effects and expenditures for food, drink, or other items for which passengers make expenditures while on board carriers. Data are in current U.S. dollars.

Source: World Tourism Organization, Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files.

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Year Value
2002 $2,000,000
2003 $2,000,000
2004 $9,000,000
2005 $7,000,000
2009 $7,000,000
2010 $22,000,000
2011 $10,000,000
2012 $2,000,000
2013 $2,000,000
2014 $1,000,000
2015 $300,000
2016 $300,000
2017 $7,000,000
2018 $4,000,000
2019 $3,000,000
2020 $900,000

International tourism, expenditures for passenger transport items (current US$)

The latest value for International tourism, expenditures for passenger transport items (current US$) in Bangladesh was $265,000,000 as of 2020. Over the past 24 years, the value for this indicator has fluctuated between $958,000,000 in 2013 and $116,000,000 in 1996.

Definition: International tourism expenditures for passenger transport items are expenditures of international outbound visitors in other countries for all services provided during international transportation by nonresident carriers. Also included are passenger services performed within an economy by nonresident carriers. Excluded are passenger services provided to nonresidents by resident carriers within the resident economies; these are included in travel items. In addition to the services covered by passenger fares--including fares that are a part of package tours but excluding cruise fares, which are included in travel--passenger services include such items as charges for excess baggage, vehicles, or other personal accompanying effects and expenditures for food, drink, or other items for which passengers make expenditures while on board carriers. Data are in current U.S. dollars.

Source: World Tourism Organization, Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files.

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Year Value
1996 $116,000,000
1997 $136,000,000
1998 $143,000,000
1999 $164,000,000
2000 $181,000,000
2001 $176,000,000
2002 $196,000,000
2003 $224,000,000
2004 $281,000,000
2005 $230,000,000
2006 $339,000,000
2007 $374,000,000
2008 $551,000,000
2009 $402,000,000
2010 $574,000,000
2011 $487,000,000
2012 $585,000,000
2013 $958,000,000
2014 $382,000,000
2015 $400,000,000
2016 $359,000,000
2017 $524,000,000
2018 $452,000,000
2019 $469,000,000
2020 $265,000,000

International tourism, receipts for travel items (current US$)

The latest value for International tourism, receipts for travel items (current US$) in Bangladesh was $217,000,000 as of 2020. Over the past 25 years, the value for this indicator has fluctuated between $388,000,000 in 2019 and $25,000,000 in 1995.

Definition: International tourism receipts for travel items are expenditures by international inbound visitors in the reporting economy. The goods and services are purchased by, or on behalf of, the traveler or provided, without a quid pro quo, for the traveler to use or give away. These receipts should include any other prepayment made for goods or services received in the destination country. They also may include receipts from same-day visitors, except in cases where these are so important as to justify a separate classification. Excluded is the international carriage of travelers, which is covered in passenger travel items. Data are in current U.S. dollars.

Source: World Tourism Organization, Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files.

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Year Value
1995 $25,000,000
1996 $33,000,000
1997 $62,000,000
1998 $52,000,000
1999 $50,000,000
2000 $50,000,000
2001 $48,000,000
2002 $57,000,000
2003 $57,000,000
2004 $67,000,000
2005 $75,000,000
2006 $79,000,000
2007 $76,000,000
2008 $75,000,000
2009 $70,000,000
2010 $81,000,000
2011 $87,000,000
2012 $103,000,000
2013 $129,000,000
2014 $153,000,000
2015 $150,000,000
2016 $214,000,000
2017 $341,000,000
2018 $353,000,000
2019 $388,000,000
2020 $217,000,000

International tourism, expenditures for travel items (current US$)

The latest value for International tourism, expenditures for travel items (current US$) in Bangladesh was $394,000,000 as of 2020. Over the past 25 years, the value for this indicator has fluctuated between $920,000,000 in 2019 and $113,000,000 in 2002.

Definition: International tourism expenditures are expenditures of international outbound visitors in other countries. The goods and services are purchased by, or on behalf of, the traveler or provided, without a quid pro quo, for the traveler to use or give away. These may include expenditures by residents traveling abroad as same-day visitors, except in cases where these are so important as to justify a separate classification. Excluded is the international carriage of travelers, which is covered in passenger travel items. Data are in current U.S. dollars.

Source: World Tourism Organization, Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files.

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Year Value
1995 $234,000,000
1996 $135,000,000
1997 $178,000,000
1998 $151,000,000
1999 $211,000,000
2000 $290,000,000
2001 $165,000,000
2002 $113,000,000
2003 $165,000,000
2004 $161,000,000
2005 $141,000,000
2006 $142,000,000
2007 $156,000,000
2008 $184,000,000
2009 $249,000,000
2010 $261,000,000
2011 $332,000,000
2012 $304,000,000
2013 $350,000,000
2014 $400,000,000
2015 $427,000,000
2016 $484,000,000
2017 $603,000,000
2018 $755,000,000
2019 $920,000,000
2020 $394,000,000

International tourism, expenditures (current US$)

The latest value for International tourism, expenditures (current US$) in Bangladesh was $659,000,000 as of 2020. Over the past 24 years, the value for this indicator has fluctuated between $1,389,000,000 in 2019 and $251,000,000 in 1996.

Definition: International tourism expenditures are expenditures of international outbound visitors in other countries, including payments to foreign carriers for international transport. These expenditures may include those by residents traveling abroad as same-day visitors, except in cases where these are important enough to justify separate classification. For some countries they do not include expenditures for passenger transport items. Data are in current U.S. dollars.

Source: World Tourism Organization, Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files.

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Year Value
1996 $251,000,000
1997 $314,000,000
1998 $294,000,000
1999 $375,000,000
2000 $471,000,000
2001 $341,000,000
2002 $309,000,000
2003 $389,000,000
2004 $442,000,000
2005 $371,000,000
2006 $481,000,000
2007 $530,000,000
2008 $735,000,000
2009 $651,000,000
2010 $835,000,000
2011 $819,000,000
2012 $889,000,000
2013 $1,308,000,000
2014 $782,000,000
2015 $827,000,000
2016 $843,000,000
2017 $1,127,000,000
2018 $1,207,000,000
2019 $1,389,000,000
2020 $659,000,000

International tourism, expenditures (% of total imports)

International tourism, expenditures (% of total imports) in Bangladesh was 1.16 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 24 years was 4.87 in 2000, while its lowest value was 1.16 in 2020.

Definition: International tourism expenditures are expenditures of international outbound visitors in other countries, including payments to foreign carriers for international transport. These expenditures may include those by residents traveling abroad as same-day visitors, except in cases where these are important enough to justify separate classification. For some countries they do not include expenditures for passenger transport items. Their share in imports is calculated as a ratio to imports of goods and services, which comprise all transactions between residents of a country and the rest of the world involving a change of ownership from nonresidents to residents of general merchandise, goods sent for processing and repairs, nonmonetary gold, and services.

Source: World Tourism Organization, Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, and IMF and World Bank imports estimates.

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Year Value
1996 3.37
1997 4.01
1998 3.70
1999 4.20
2000 4.87
2001 3.53
2002 3.39
2003 3.51
2004 3.41
2005 2.52
2006 2.87
2007 2.71
2008 2.92
2009 2.82
2010 2.83
2011 2.16
2012 2.36
2013 3.15
2014 1.73
2015 1.81
2016 1.75
2017 1.99
2018 1.84
2019 2.16
2020 1.16

Classification

Topic: Private Sector & Trade Indicators

Sub-Topic: Travel & tourism