Upper middle income - International tourism

International tourism, number of arrivals

The value for International tourism, number of arrivals in Upper middle income was 573,310,700 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 24 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 573,310,700 in 2019 and a minimum value of 226,732,600 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 226,732,600
1996 240,601,100
1997 251,597,800
1998 259,728,300
1999 276,411,400
2000 301,621,400
2001 306,994,600
2002 323,043,800
2003 308,581,300
2004 351,774,800
2005 377,443,400
2006 385,922,900
2007 408,189,900
2008 417,498,800
2009 406,075,000
2010 422,026,500
2011 433,150,000
2012 444,224,600
2013 455,797,700
2014 465,397,900
2015 484,482,000
2016 498,471,200
2017 534,415,300
2018 556,608,600
2019 573,310,700

International tourism, number of departures

The value for International tourism, number of departures in Upper middle income was 444,865,200 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 24 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 444,865,200 in 2019 and a minimum value of 168,856,900 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 173,324,600
1996 168,856,900
1997 176,482,000
1998 180,365,900
1999 191,743,100
2000 214,986,500
2001 217,718,300
2002 221,251,800
2003 228,983,500
2004 250,002,200
2005 260,450,500
2006 263,308,100
2007 265,938,000
2008 276,363,700
2009 266,022,200
2010 280,739,200
2011 301,908,400
2012 324,451,900
2013 359,284,800
2014 373,138,100
2015 385,909,900
2016 404,756,500
2017 433,512,500
2018 435,778,600
2019 444,865,200

International tourism, receipts (% of total exports)

International tourism, receipts (% of total exports) in Upper middle income was 6.58 as of 2004. Its highest value over the past 7 years was 8.68 in 1997, while its lowest value was 6.58 in 2004.

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 8.68
1998 8.37
1999 8.63
2000 8.08
2001 7.95
2002 7.97
2003 6.81
2004 6.58

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

The latest value for International tourism, receipts for travel items (current US$) in Upper middle income was $289,869,000,000 as of 2019. Over the past 24 years, the value for this indicator has fluctuated between $289,869,000,000 in 2019 and $55,496,100,000 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 $55,496,100,000
1996 $65,337,350,000
1997 $68,947,360,000
1998 $67,913,700,000
1999 $67,410,630,000
2000 $76,612,260,000
2001 $82,460,930,000
2002 $89,552,280,000
2003 $95,953,830,000
2004 $118,242,000,000
2005 $132,659,000,000
2006 $148,294,000,000
2007 $170,785,000,000
2008 $189,741,000,000
2009 $179,631,000,000
2010 $197,615,000,000
2011 $218,733,000,000
2012 $230,458,000,000
2013 $248,432,000,000
2014 $248,113,000,000
2015 $244,798,000,000
2016 $246,316,000,000
2017 $263,608,000,000
2018 $282,209,000,000
2019 $289,869,000,000

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

The latest value for International tourism, expenditures for travel items (current US$) in Upper middle income was $417,203,000,000 as of 2019. Over the past 24 years, the value for this indicator has fluctuated between $438,352,000,000 in 2018 and $42,708,230,000 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 $42,708,230,000
1996 $44,296,900,000
1997 $51,108,180,000
1998 $49,165,200,000
1999 $47,452,570,000
2000 $55,178,660,000
2001 $56,925,530,000
2002 $59,246,600,000
2003 $63,236,870,000
2004 $75,722,630,000
2005 $84,618,530,000
2006 $92,881,610,000
2007 $111,295,000,000
2008 $129,576,000,000
2009 $132,349,000,000
2010 $162,447,000,000
2011 $196,495,000,000
2012 $242,714,000,000
2013 $289,504,000,000
2014 $390,685,000,000
2015 $389,709,000,000
2016 $380,305,000,000
2017 $410,678,000,000
2018 $438,352,000,000
2019 $417,203,000,000

International tourism, expenditures (% of total imports)

International tourism, expenditures (% of total imports) in Upper middle income was 5.39 as of 2004. Its highest value over the past 7 years was 6.78 in 2001, while its lowest value was 5.39 in 2004.

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 6.74
1998 6.53
1999 6.41
2000 6.03
2001 6.78
2002 6.68
2003 5.70
2004 5.39

Classification

Topic: Private Sector & Trade Indicators

Sub-Topic: Travel & tourism