Tourism Receipts (% of total exports) by Country

Name: Tourism Receipts (% of total exports) — Global Data for 168 Countries
Creator: World Bank

TourismSource: World Bank World Development Indicators ↗Updated November 2026

As of 2017, Palau leads globally in tourism receipts (% of total exports) at 93.5%, followed by St. Lucia, Grenada, Andorra. At the lower end, Guinea, Papua New Guinea, Angola rank among the lowest. The global median is 5.1% (Afghanistan). This indicator falls under the "Tourism" category and is sourced from the World Bank World Development Indicators. Data is available for 168 countries.

Countries

168

Highest

93.5%

Palau

Lowest

0.0%

Guinea

Median

5.1%

Afghanistan

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Tourism Receipts (% of total exports) by country — 168 countries ranked (2017). Source: World Bank World Development Indicators.
#	Country	Tourism Receipts (% of total exports)	Year
1	Palau	93.5%	2017
2	St. Lucia	88.8%	2018
3	Grenada	88.2%	2018
4	Andorra	81.8%	2019
5	Maldives	78.9%	2020
6	Dominica	75.1%	2018
7	Aruba	74.6%	2020
8	Sao Tome and Principe	73.2%	2018
9	Antigua and Barbuda	70.0%	2020
10	French Polynesia	65.1%	2016
11	Timor-Leste	64.0%	2018
12	St. Kitts and Nevis	61.8%	2018
13	Macao	60.6%	2020
14	Bahamas	59.6%	2020
15	Vanuatu	50.4%	2020
16	Tonga	47.8%	2020
17	Sint Maarten	46.1%	2020
18	St. Vincent and the Grenadines	46.0%	2020
19	Barbados	44.4%	2016
20	Cabo Verde	39.9%	2020
21	Dominican Republic	37.7%	2018
22	Albania	35.9%	2020
23	Haiti	34.8%	2018
24	The Gambia	30.2%	2020
25	Ethiopia	29.6%	2020
26	Curaçao	27.8%	2020
27	Tanzania	27.2%	2019
28	Lebanon	27.0%	2020
29	Comoros	26.8%	2020
30	Croatia	23.4%	2020
31	Cayman Islands	22.9%	2019
32	Sudan	20.9%	2018
33	Qatar	20.2%	2020
34	Samoa	19.8%	2020
35	New Zealand	18.8%	2018
36	Seychelles	18.4%	2020
37	Fiji	17.8%	2020
38	Kiribati	17.6%	2017
39	Jordan	16.7%	2020
40	Togo	15.9%	2019
41	Marshall Islands	15.6%	2018
42	Kenya	15.4%	2019
43	Montenegro	14.4%	2020
44	Myanmar	14.3%	2019
45	Nepal	13.4%	2020
46	New Caledonia	13.2%	2016
47	Mauritius	12.9%	2020
48	Yemen	12.4%	2016
49	El Salvador	12.3%	2020
50	Portugal	12.2%	2020
51	Egypt	12.2%	2020
52	Morocco	12.0%	2020
53	Rwanda	11.0%	2020
54	Moldova	11.0%	2020
55	Bhutan	10.7%	2020
56	Senegal	10.5%	2018
57	Greece	10.5%	2020
58	Georgia	9.9%	2020
59	West Bank and Gaza	9.4%	2018
60	Niger	9.4%	2019
61	Panama	9.3%	2020
62	Uganda	9.2%	2020
63	Bermuda	9.1%	2020
64	Tunisia	9.0%	2020
65	Australia	8.7%	2020
66	Sri Lanka	8.2%	2020
67	Kyrgyzstan	8.0%	2020
68	Armenia	8.0%	2020
69	Madagascar	7.8%	2020
70	Uruguay	7.7%	2020
71	Costa Rica	7.4%	2020
72	Tajikistan	7.3%	2020
73	Cameroon	7.1%	2020
74	Austria	6.9%	2020
75	Benin	6.7%	2019
76	Türkiye	6.6%	2020
77	Guinea-Bissau	6.5%	2019
78	Bosnia and Herzegovina	6.2%	2020
79	Thailand	6.0%	2020
80	Serbia	5.6%	2020
81	Mali	5.5%	2018
82	Sierra Leone	5.5%	2018
83	Cambodia	5.4%	2020
84	Colombia	5.1%	2020
85	Afghanistan	5.1%	2020
86	Hong Kong	5.1%	2019
87	France	4.8%	2020
88	Botswana	4.6%	2020
89	Denmark	4.5%	2018
90	Bulgaria	4.4%	2020
91	Namibia	4.0%	2020
92	Estonia	4.0%	2020
93	United States	3.9%	2020
94	Burkina Faso	3.9%	2019
95	Italy	3.7%	2020
96	North Macedonia	3.5%	2020
97	Laos	3.5%	2020
98	Germany	3.5%	2019
99	Philippines	3.5%	2020
100	Hungary	3.4%	2020
101	Slovenia	3.4%	2020
102	Bolivia	3.3%	2020
103	Cyprus	3.3%	2020
104	Saudi Arabia	3.2%	2020
105	Ecuador	3.1%	2020
106	Singapore	3.0%	2018
107	Honduras	3.0%	2020
108	Luxembourg	3.0%	2020
109	South Africa	2.9%	2020
110	Bahrain	2.8%	2020
111	Pakistan	2.8%	2020
112	India	2.8%	2020
113	Uzbekistan	2.7%	2020
114	Brunei	2.7%	2018
115	Malawi	2.7%	2020
116	Argentina	2.6%	2020
117	Poland	2.6%	2020
118	Mexico	2.6%	2020
119	Mozambique	2.5%	2020
120	Israel	2.4%	2020
121	Guatemala	2.3%	2020
122	Trinidad and Tobago	2.3%	2020
123	Nauru	2.3%	2018
124	Czechia	2.3%	2020
125	Azerbaijan	2.2%	2020
126	Peru	2.2%	2020
127	Switzerland	2.1%	2020
128	Indonesia	2.0%	2020
129	South Korea	1.9%	2020
130	Iraq	1.9%	2020
131	Oman	1.9%	2020
132	Norway	1.9%	2020
133	Venezuela	1.8%	2016
134	Finland	1.8%	2020
135	Belgium	1.8%	2020
136	Romania	1.7%	2020
137	Solomon Islands	1.6%	2020
138	Malaysia	1.6%	2020
139	Côte d'Ivoire	1.5%	2020
140	Belarus	1.5%	2020
141	Netherlands	1.4%	2020
142	Japan	1.4%	2020
143	Slovakia	1.4%	2020
144	Brazil	1.3%	2020
145	Russia	1.3%	2020
146	Chile	1.3%	2020
147	Zimbabwe	1.3%	2020
148	Djibouti	1.2%	2018
149	Kazakhstan	1.2%	2020
150	Ukraine	1.1%	2020
151	Vietnam	1.1%	2020
152	Kuwait	1.1%	2020
153	Republic of the Congo	0.9%	2016
154	Ghana	0.9%	2020
155	Paraguay	0.8%	2020
156	Nigeria	0.8%	2020
157	Suriname	0.8%	2020
158	Ireland	0.7%	2020
159	Mongolia	0.6%	2020
160	Bangladesh	0.6%	2020
161	Eswatini	0.4%	2020
162	South Sudan	0.4%	2018
163	DR Congo	0.4%	2018
164	Mauritania	0.2%	2020
165	Algeria	0.2%	2020
166	Angola	0.1%	2020
167	Papua New Guinea	0.0%	2018
168	Guinea	0.0%	2020

Frequently Asked Questions

Which country has the highest tourism receipts (% of total exports) in 2017?

Palau ranks #1 with tourism receipts (% of total exports) of 93.5% as of 2017, based on data from the World Bank World Development Indicators.

Which country has the lowest tourism receipts (% of total exports)?

Guinea ranks last (#168) with 0.0% as of 2017.

What is the global median for tourism receipts (% of total exports)?

The median value is 5.1% (Afghanistan, ranked #85 out of 168 countries).

How many countries report data for tourism receipts (% of total exports)?

168 countries have available data for tourism receipts (% of total exports). Data is sourced from the World Bank World Development Indicators and updated regularly.

What category does tourism receipts (% of total exports) belong to?

Tourism Receipts (% of total exports) is classified under the "Tourism" category. Statistics of the World tracks 337 indicators across 27 categories.

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