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

The latest value for International tourism, expenditures for travel items (current US$) in Kuwait was $6,696,000,000 as of 2020. Over the past 25 years, the value for this indicator has fluctuated between $15,839,000,000 in 2019 and $2,248,000,000 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.

See also:

Year Value
1995 $2,248,000,000
1996 $2,492,000,000
1997 $2,377,000,000
1998 $2,517,000,000
1999 $2,270,000,000
2000 $2,495,000,000
2001 $2,842,000,000
2002 $3,021,000,000
2003 $3,348,000,000
2004 $3,701,000,000
2005 $4,532,000,000
2006 $5,573,000,000
2007 $6,636,000,000
2008 $7,570,000,000
2009 $6,189,000,000
2010 $6,434,000,000
2011 $8,064,000,000
2012 $9,249,000,000
2013 $9,653,000,000
2014 $11,268,000,000
2015 $12,381,000,000
2016 $12,337,000,000
2017 $12,548,000,000
2018 $14,318,000,000
2019 $15,839,000,000
2020 $6,696,000,000

Aggregation method: Gap-filled total

Periodicity: Annual

Classification

Topic: Private Sector & Trade Indicators

Sub-Topic: Travel & tourism