Based on a comparison of 158 countries in 2020, Qatar ranked the highest in expenditure of international tourism as a percentage of total imports with 19.5% followed by Guinea Bissau and Guinea. On the other end of the scale was Sudan with 0.158%, Tajikistan with 0.346% and Ireland with 0.479%.
Data for more countries are available at International Tourism, Expenditure (As % of Total Imports) indicator page.
| International Tourism, Expenditure (As % of Total Imports) | Unit | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 |
| Albania | % | 27.1% | 25.9% | 24.6% | 24.1% | 25.5% | ||||||||||||||||
| Brunei | % | ... | ... | ... | 10.5% | 9.43% | 11.6% | 11.7% | 10.3% | ... | ... | |||||||||||
| Cayman Islands | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 9.62% | 12.1% | 11.3% | ... | |
| China | % | 10.1% | 12.5% | 12.9% | 11.7% | 10.9% | ... | ... | ||||||||||||||
| Comoros | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | 11.9% | 12.7% | 14.2% | 13.8% | 13.5% | ||||||||||||
| Guinea | % | 0.987% | 1.41% | 0.317% | 2.42% | 9.84% | ||||||||||||||||
| Guinea Bissau | % | ... | 16.0% | 15.7% | 15.1% | 14.1% | 16.2% | ... | ||||||||||||||
| Haiti | % | 9.99% | 11.2% | 11.4% | 9.84% | 10.6% | ... | |||||||||||||||
| Iceland | % | 12.0% | 12.8% | 14.8% | 16.1% | 16.0% | ... | ... | ||||||||||||||
| Kuwait | % | 24.0% | 25.7% | 25.0% | 23.8% | 21.0% | ||||||||||||||||
| Lebanon | % | ... | ... | 15.6% | 16.8% | 16.9% | 17.8% | 19.5% | ||||||||||||||
| Lesotho | % | 8.23% | 8.79% | 13.1% | 13.5% | 14.3% | ||||||||||||||||
| Libya | % | 3.50% | 5.06% | 7.04% | 13.3% | 10.8% | ... | ... | ||||||||||||||
| Qatar | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 20.1% | 19.6% | 20.7% | 19.8% | 17.9% | |||||
| South Sudan | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4.55% | 23.0% | 15.6% | 15.3% | 14.4% | ... |
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