Expenditure of international tourism rose 9.92% to USD 1,829 mil in Iceland in 2018, according to Eurostat.
Historically, expenditure of international tourism in Iceland reached an all time high of USD 1,829 mil in 2018 and an all time low of USD 282 mil in 1995. When compared to Iceland's main peers, expenditure of international tourism in Denmark amounted to USD 10,485 mil, USD 18,592 mil in Norway, USD 18,056 mil in Sweden and USD 68,888 mil in United Kingdom in 2018.
Iceland has been ranked 67th within the group of 148 countries we follow in terms of expenditure of international tourism, 6 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 |
| Belgium | USD mil | 26,444 | 15,856 | 16,522 | 17,835 | 20,789 | ||||||||||||||||
| Denmark | USD mil | 10,443 | 8,918 | 9,174 | 9,804 | 10,485 | ... | ... | ||||||||||||||
| Finland | USD mil | 6,326 | 5,786 | 6,199 | 6,740 | 7,223 | ||||||||||||||||
| France | USD mil | 58,464 | 47,713 | 49,029 | 53,787 | 59,131 | ||||||||||||||||
| Germany | USD mil | 101,737 | 85,334 | 87,412 | 97,163 | 103,502 | ... | |||||||||||||||
| Iceland | USD mil | 972 | 998 | 1,268 | 1,664 | 1,829 | ... | ... | ||||||||||||||
| Ireland | USD mil | 6,412 | 5,704 | 6,234 | 6,616 | 7,541 | ||||||||||||||||
| Netherlands | USD mil | 23,655 | 20,234 | 20,189 | 22,301 | 23,359 | ||||||||||||||||
| Norway | USD mil | 20,166 | 16,485 | 16,384 | 17,489 | 18,307 | ||||||||||||||||
| Russia | USD mil | 55,383 | 38,432 | 27,654 | 35,584 | 38,791 | ||||||||||||||||
| Sweden | USD mil | 15,823 | 14,410 | 14,899 | 17,057 | 18,056 | ... | ... | ||||||||||||||
| United Kingdom | USD mil | 67,042 | 68,116 | 67,220 | 65,177 | 68,888 | ... | ... |
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