Expenditure of international tourism rose 8.43% to USD 989 mil in Laos in 2017, according to Eurostat.
Historically, expenditure of international tourism in Laos reached an all time high of USD 1,054 mil in 2014 and an all time low of USD 4.10 mil in 2001. When compared to Laos's main peers, expenditure of international tourism in Cambodia amounted to USD 919 mil, USD 257,733 mil in China, USD 11,579 mil in Thailand and USD 5,040 mil in Vietnam in 2017.
Laos has been ranked 86th within the group of 145 countries we follow in terms of expenditure of international tourism, 73 places above the position seen 10 years ago.
International Tourism, Expenditure (USD) | Unit | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 |
Cambodia | USD mil | 527 | 641 | 762 | 919 | 1,080 | ||||||||||||||||
China | USD mil | 227,344 | 249,831 | 250,112 | 257,875 | 277,345 | ... | ... | ||||||||||||||
India | USD mil | 17,492 | 17,686 | 19,184 | 21,856 | 25,790 | ||||||||||||||||
Japan | USD mil | 28,609 | 23,252 | 25,968 | 25,774 | 28,097 | ||||||||||||||||
Laos | USD mil | 1,054 | 1,002 | 912 | 930 | 1,005 | ||||||||||||||||
Malaysia | USD mil | 13,893 | 11,599 | 11,339 | 12,145 | 13,207 | ||||||||||||||||
Myanmar | USD mil | 119 | 146 | 201 | 136 | 118 | ... | |||||||||||||||
Russia | USD mil | 55,383 | 38,432 | 27,654 | 35,584 | 38,791 | ||||||||||||||||
Thailand | USD mil | 8,824 | 9,539 | 11,267 | 12,676 | 14,406 | ||||||||||||||||
USA | USD mil | 140,228 | 144,669 | 147,640 | 158,287 | 176,818 | ||||||||||||||||
Vietnam | USD mil | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2,650 | 3,595 | 4,500 | 5,040 | 5,910 |