Middle income - International tourism

International tourism, number of arrivals

The value for International tourism, number of arrivals in Middle income was 790,163,400 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 24 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 790,163,400 in 2019 and a minimum value of 272,242,200 in 1995.

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 272,242,200
1996 290,883,900
1997 313,607,100
1998 319,024,100
1999 339,709,700
2000 369,017,900
2001 375,000,500
2002 394,155,200
2003 384,233,700
2004 441,446,400
2005 473,913,500
2006 490,341,000
2007 529,428,000
2008 546,648,300
2009 531,428,000
2010 557,355,500
2011 567,578,000
2012 589,199,400
2013 607,530,500
2014 615,263,600
2015 639,288,600
2016 655,230,700
2017 711,194,500
2018 758,857,900
2019 790,163,400

International tourism, number of departures

The value for International tourism, number of departures in Middle income was 692,705,000 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 24 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 692,705,000 in 2019 and a minimum value of 241,631,600 in 1996.

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 247,152,000
1996 241,631,600
1997 252,142,400
1998 258,373,800
1999 274,313,600
2000 306,243,700
2001 311,083,900
2002 318,157,000
2003 330,252,800
2004 361,477,100
2005 379,523,700
2006 387,914,000
2007 397,553,200
2008 410,031,300
2009 396,188,900
2010 419,235,000
2011 454,402,900
2012 489,487,300
2013 541,727,700
2014 560,270,000
2015 584,542,000
2016 619,488,800
2017 664,720,000
2018 676,541,000
2019 692,705,000

International tourism, receipts (% of total exports)

International tourism, receipts (% of total exports) in Middle income was 6.70 as of 2008. Its highest value over the past 11 years was 9.17 in 1999, while its lowest value was 6.70 in 2008.

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
1997 8.81
1998 8.70
1999 9.17
2000 8.18
2001 8.23
2002 8.18
2003 7.07
2004 6.95
2005 7.58
2006 7.23
2007 7.40
2008 6.70

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

The latest value for International tourism, receipts for travel items (current US$) in Middle income was $422,328,000,000 as of 2019. Over the past 24 years, the value for this indicator has fluctuated between $422,328,000,000 in 2019 and $75,886,460,000 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 $75,886,460,000
1996 $88,839,110,000
1997 $94,437,040,000
1998 $90,551,570,000
1999 $93,623,390,000
2000 $103,549,000,000
2001 $110,057,000,000
2002 $118,317,000,000
2003 $126,906,000,000
2004 $158,589,000,000
2005 $177,960,000,000
2006 $200,891,000,000
2007 $235,851,000,000
2008 $260,797,000,000
2009 $244,422,000,000
2010 $271,459,000,000
2011 $297,171,000,000
2012 $314,108,000,000
2013 $334,502,000,000
2014 $338,907,000,000
2015 $334,628,000,000
2016 $335,917,000,000
2017 $372,898,000,000
2018 $405,617,000,000
2019 $422,328,000,000

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

The latest value for International tourism, expenditures for travel items (current US$) in Middle income was $536,717,000,000 as of 2019. Over the past 24 years, the value for this indicator has fluctuated between $549,450,000,000 in 2018 and $53,077,330,000 in 1995.

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 $53,077,330,000
1996 $56,745,000,000
1997 $65,015,150,000
1998 $63,049,890,000
1999 $60,959,080,000
2000 $70,728,290,000
2001 $73,409,400,000
2002 $79,383,380,000
2003 $86,098,850,000
2004 $103,928,000,000
2005 $117,065,000,000
2006 $131,958,000,000
2007 $161,009,000,000
2008 $190,017,000,000
2009 $185,748,000,000
2010 $224,325,000,000
2011 $266,399,000,000
2012 $314,424,000,000
2013 $367,218,000,000
2014 $478,884,000,000
2015 $479,782,000,000
2016 $470,334,000,000
2017 $512,966,000,000
2018 $549,450,000,000
2019 $536,717,000,000

International tourism, expenditures (current US$)

The latest value for International tourism, expenditures (current US$) in Middle income was $476,054,000,000 as of 2019. Over the past 19 years, the value for this indicator has fluctuated between $476,054,000,000 in 2019 and $98,511,480,000 in 2000.

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
2000 $98,511,480,000
2001 $102,581,000,000
2002 $110,248,000,000
2003 $118,933,000,000
2004 $143,981,000,000
2005 $164,690,000,000
2006 $187,189,000,000
2007 $229,169,000,000
2008 $269,556,000,000
2009 $242,908,000,000
2010 $291,583,000,000
2011 $330,397,000,000
2012 $363,630,000,000
2013 $404,377,000,000
2014 $418,107,000,000
2015 $381,479,000,000
2016 $370,550,000,000
2017 $428,391,000,000
2018 $457,525,000,000
2019 $476,054,000,000

International tourism, expenditures (% of total imports)

International tourism, expenditures (% of total imports) in Middle income was 6.05 as of 2015. Its highest value over the past 18 years was 6.55 in 2002, while its lowest value was 4.80 in 2008.

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
1997 6.28
1998 6.26
1999 6.09
2000 5.77
2001 6.48
2002 6.55
2003 5.73
2004 5.41
2005 5.37
2006 5.17
2007 5.11
2008 4.80
2012 5.10
2013 5.50
2014 5.75
2015 6.05

Classification

Topic: Private Sector & Trade Indicators

Sub-Topic: Travel & tourism