Expenditure of international tourism reached 9,893 USD mil in 2016 in Iran, according to Eurostat. This is 2.43 % more than in the previous year.
Historically, expenditure of international tourism in Iran reached an all time high of 10,570 USD mil in 2010 and an all time low of 155 USD mil in 1998. When compared to Iran's main peers, expenditure of international tourism in Iraq amounted to 5,027 USD mil and 2,962 USD mil in Pakistan in 2016.
Iran has been ranked 35th within the group of 162 countries we follow in terms of expenditure of international tourism, 1 places above the position seen 10 years ago.
International tourism expenditure is the expenditure of international outbound visitors in other countries, including payments to foreign carriers for international transport.
| International Tourism, Expenditure (USD) | Unit | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 |
| Afghanistan | USD mil | 255 | 110 | 138 | 140 | 151 | ||||
| China | USD mil | 72,585 | 101,977 | 128,576 | 227,344 | 249,831 | ||||
| India | USD mil | 13,699 | 14,107 | 13,884 | 17,492 | 17,686 | ||||
| Iran | USD mil | 10,555 | 8,435 | 9,464 | 10,130 | 9,658 | ... | |||
| Iraq | USD mil | 1,879 | 2,363 | 3,416 | 4,394 | 4,966 | ... | |||
| Kazakhstan | USD mil | 1,831 | 2,023 | 2,147 | 2,163 | 2,155 | ||||
| Kuwait | USD mil | 8,879 | 10,073 | 10,567 | 12,280 | 13,148 | ||||
| Pakistan | USD mil | 1,857 | 1,851 | 1,638 | 2,209 | 2,642 | ||||
| Saudi Arabia | USD mil | 18,202 | 17,986 | 18,648 | 25,137 | 20,366 | ||||
| Syria | USD mil | 850 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||
| Turkmenistan | USD mil | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Uzbekistan | USD mil | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
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