Bangladesh - International

tourism
International tourism, number of arrivals
The value for International tourism, number of arrivals in Bangladesh was 303,000 as of 2010. As the graph
below shows, over the past 15 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 467,000 in 2008 and a
minimum value of 156,000 in 1995.

Definition: International inbound tourists (overnight visitors) are the number of tourists who travel to a country
other than that in which they have their usual residence, but outside their usual environment, for a period not
exceeding 12 months and whose main purpose in visiting is other than an activity remunerated from within the
country visited. When data on number of tourists are not available, the number of visitors, which includes
tourists, same-day visitors, cruise passengers, and crew members, is shown instead. Sources and collection
methods for arrivals differ across countries. In some cases data are from border statistics (police, immigration,
and the like) and supplemented by border surveys. In other cases data are from tourism accommodation
establishments. For some countries number of arrivals is limited to arrivals by air and for others to arrivals
staying in hotels. Some countries include arrivals of nationals residing abroad while others do not. Caution
should thus be used in comparing arrivals across countries. The data on inbound tourists refer to the number
of arrivals, not to the number of people traveling. Thus a person who makes several trips to a country during a
given period is counted each time as a new arrival.

Source: World Tourism Organization, Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and
data files.

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1995
1997
1999
2001
2004
2006

2008
2010
0.0
102,740.0
205,480.0
308,220.0
410,960.0
513,700.0
Year

Value

1995

156,000

1996

166,000

1997

182,000

1998

172,000

1999

173,000

2000

199,000

2001

207,000

2002

207,000

2003

245,000

2004

271,000

2005

208,000

2006

200,000

2007

289,000

2008

467,000

2009

267,000

2010

303,000

International tourism, number of

departures
The value for International tourism, number of departures in Bangladesh was 2,254,000 as of 2009. As the
graph below shows, over the past 14 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 2,327,000 in 2007 and
a minimum value of 830,000 in 1995.

Definition: International outbound tourists are the number of departures that people make from their country
of usual residence to any other country for any purpose other than a remunerated activity in the country
visited. The data on outbound tourists refer to the number of departures, not to the number of people
traveling. Thus a person who makes several trips from a country during a given period is counted each time as
a new departure.

Source: World Tourism Organization, Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and
data files.

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1995
1997
1999
2001
2003
2005
2007
2009

Year

0.0
511,940.0
1,023,880.0
1,535,820.0
2,047,760.0
2,559,700.0
Value

1995

830,000

1996

911,000

1997

866,000

1998

992,000

1999

1,103,000

2000

1,128,000

2001

1,075,000

2002

1,158,000

2003

1,414,000

2004

1,565,000

2005

1,767,000

2006

1,819,000

2007

2,327,000

2008

875,000

2009

2,254,000

International tourism, receipts (current

US$)

The latest value for International tourism, receipts (current US$) in Bangladesh was $97,000,000 as of 2011.
Over the past 16 years, the value for this indicator has fluctuated between $103,000,000 in 2010 and
$25,000,000 in 1995.

Definition: International tourism receipts are expenditures by international inbound visitors, including
payments to national carriers for international transport. These receipts include any other prepayment made
for goods or services received in the destination country. They also may include receipts from same-day
visitors, except when these are important enough to justify separate classification. For some countries they do
not include receipts for passenger transport items. Data are in current U.S. dollars.

Source: World Tourism Organization, Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and
data files.

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1995
1997
2000
2002
2004
2006
2009
2011

Year

0.0
22,660,000.0
45,320,000.0
67,980,000.0
90,640,000.0
113,300,000.0
Value

1995

$25,000,000

1996

$33,000,000

1997

$62,000,000

1998

$52,000,000

1999

$50,000,000

2000

$50,000,000

2001

$48,000,000

2002

$59,000,000

2003

$59,000,000

2004

$76,000,000

2005

$79,000,000

2006

$80,200,000

2007

$76,000,000

2008

$75,000,000

2009

$77,000,000

2010

$103,000,000

2011

$97,000,000

International tourism, receipts (% of total

exports)
International tourism, receipts (% of total exports) in Bangladesh was 0.36 as of 2011. Its highest value over
the past 6 years was 0.76 in 2005, while its lowest value was 0.36 in 2011.

Definition: International tourism receipts are expenditures by international inbound visitors, including
payments to national carriers for international transport. These receipts include any other prepayment made
for goods or services received in the destination country. They also may include receipts from same-day
visitors, except when these are important enough to justify separate classification. For some countries they do
not include receipts for passenger transport items. Their share in exports is calculated as a ratio to exports of
goods and services, which comprise all transactions between residents of a country and the rest of the world
involving a change of ownership from residents to nonresidents of general merchandise, goods sent for
processing and repairs, nonmonetary gold, and services.

Source: World Tourism Organization, Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and
data files, and IMF and World Bank exports estimates.

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2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009

2010
2011
2012
0.0
0.2
0.3
0.5
0.7
0.8
Year

Value

2005

0.76

2006

0.63

2007

0.55

2008

0.43

2009

0.45

2010

0.48

2011

0.36

International tourism, receipts for

passenger transport items (current US$)
The latest value for International tourism, receipts for passenger transport items (current US$) in Bangladesh
was $10,000,000 as of 2011. Over the past 9 years, the value for this indicator has fluctuated between
$22,000,000 in 2010 and $200,000 in 2006.

Definition: International tourism receipts for passenger transport items are expenditures by international
inbound visitors for all services provided in the international transportation by resident carriers. Also included
are passenger services performed within an economy by nonresident carriers. Excluded are passenger services
provided to nonresidents by resident carriers within the resident economies; these are included in travel items.
In addition to the services covered by passenger fares--including fares that are a part of package tours but
excluding cruise fares, which are included in travel--passenger services include such items as charges for
excess baggage, vehicles, or other personal accompanying effects and expenditures for food, drink, or other
items for which passengers make expenditures while on board carriers. Data are in current U.S. dollars.

Source: World Tourism Organization, Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and
data files.

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2002
2003
2005
2006
2007
2008
2010
2011
0.0
4,840,000.0
9,680,000.0
14,520,000.0
19,360,000.0
24,200,000.0
Year

Value

2002

$2,000,000

2003

$2,000,000

2004

$9,000,000

2005

$9,000,000

2006

$200,000

2009

$7,000,000

2010

$22,000,000

2011

$10,000,000

International tourism, expenditures for

passenger transport items (current US$)
The latest value for International tourism, expenditures for passenger transport items (current US$) in
Bangladesh was $462,000,000 as of 2011. Over the past 15 years, the value for this indicator has fluctuated
between $574,000,000 in 2010 and $116,000,000 in 1996.

Definition: International tourism expenditures for passenger transport items are expenditures of international
outbound visitors in other countries for all services provided during international transportation by nonresident
carriers. Also included are passenger services performed within an economy by nonresident carriers. Excluded
are passenger services provided to nonresidents by resident carriers within the resident economies; these are
included in travel items. In addition to the services covered by passenger fares--including fares that are a part
of package tours but excluding cruise fares, which are included in travel--passenger services include such items
as charges for excess baggage, vehicles, or other personal accompanying effects and expenditures for food,

drink, or other items for which passengers make expenditures while on board carriers. Data are in current U.S.
dollars.

Source: World Tourism Organization, Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and
data files.

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1996
1998
2000
2002
2005
2007
2009
2011

Year

0.0
126,280,000.0
252,560,000.0
378,840,000.0
505,120,000.0
631,400,000.0
Value

1996

$116,000,000

1997

$136,000,000

1998

$143,000,000

1999

$164,000,000

2000

$181,000,000

2001

$176,000,000

2002

$196,000,000

2003

$224,000,000

2004

$281,000,000

2005

$239,000,000

2006

$304,000,000

2007

$374,000,000

2008

$551,000,000

2009

$402,000,000

2010

$574,000,000

2011

$462,000,000

International tourism, receipts for travel

items (current US$)
The latest value for International tourism, receipts for travel items (current US$) in Bangladesh was
$87,000,000 as of 2011. Over the past 16 years, the value for this indicator has fluctuated between
$87,000,000 in 2011 and $25,000,000 in 1995.

Definition: International tourism receipts for travel items are expenditures by international inbound visitors in
the reporting economy. The goods and services are purchased by, or on behalf of, the traveler or provided,
without a quid pro quo, for the traveler to use or give away. These receipts should include any other
prepayment made for goods or services received in the destination country. They also may include receipts
from same-day visitors, except in cases where these are so important as to justify a separate classification.
Excluded is the international carriage of travelers, which is covered in passenger travel items. Data are in
current U.S. dollars.

Source: World Tourism Organization, Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and
data files.

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1995
1997
2000
2002
2004
2006
2009
2011

Year

0.0
19,140,000.0
38,280,000.0
57,420,000.0
76,560,000.0
95,700,000.0
Value

1995

$25,000,000

1996

$33,000,000

1997

$62,000,000

1998

$52,000,000

1999

$50,000,000

2000

$50,000,000

2001

$48,000,000

2002

$57,000,000

2003

$57,000,000

2004

$67,000,000

2005

$70,000,000

2006

$80,000,000

2007

$76,000,000

2008

$75,000,000

2009

$70,000,000

2010

$81,000,000

2011

$87,000,000

International tourism, expenditures for

travel items (current US$)
The latest value for International tourism, expenditures for travel items (current US$) in Bangladesh was
$301,000,000 as of 2011. Over the past 16 years, the value for this indicator has fluctuated between
$301,000,000 in 2011 and $113,000,000 in 2002.

Definition: International tourism expenditures are expenditures of international outbound visitors in other
countries. The goods and services are purchased by, or on behalf of, the traveler or provided, without a quid
pro quo, for the traveler to use or give away. These may include expenditures by residents traveling abroad as
same-day visitors, except in cases where these are so important as to justify a separate classification. Excluded
is the international carriage of travelers, which is covered in passenger travel items. Data are in current U.S.
dollars.

Source: World Tourism Organization, Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and
data files.

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1995
1997
2000
2002
2004
2006
2009
2011
0.0
66,220,000.0
132,440,000.0
198,660,000.0
264,880,000.0
331,100,000.0
Year

Value

1995

$234,000,000

1996

$135,000,000

1997

$178,000,000

1998

$151,000,000

1999

$211,000,000

2000

$290,000,000

2001

$165,000,000

2002

$113,000,000

2003

$165,000,000

2004

$161,000,000

2005

$136,000,000

2006

$140,000,000

2007

$156,000,000

2008

$184,000,000

2009

$249,000,000

2010

$261,000,000

2011

$301,000,000

International tourism, expenditures

(current US$)
The latest value for International tourism, expenditures (current US$) in Bangladesh was $763,000,000 as of
2011. Over the past 16 years, the value for this indicator has fluctuated between $835,000,000 in 2010 and
$234,000,000 in 1995.

Definition: International tourism expenditures are expenditures of international outbound visitors in other
countries, including payments to foreign carriers for international transport. These expenditures may include
those by residents traveling abroad as same-day visitors, except in cases where these are important enough to

justify separate classification. For some countries they do not include expenditures for passenger transport
items. Data are in current U.S. dollars.

Source: World Tourism Organization, Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and
data files.

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1995
1997
2000
2002
2004
2006
2009
2011

Year

0.0
183,700,000.0
367,400,000.0
551,100,000.0
734,800,000.0
918,500,000.0
Value

1995

$234,000,000

1996

$251,000,000

1997

$314,000,000

1998

$294,000,000

1999

$375,000,000

2000

$471,000,000

2001

$341,000,000

2002

$309,000,000

2003

$389,000,000

2004

$442,000,000

2005

$375,000,000

2006

$444,000,000

2007

$530,000,000

2008

$735,000,000

2009

$651,000,000

2010

$835,000,000

2011

$763,000,000

International tourism, expenditures (% of

total imports)
International tourism, expenditures (% of total imports) in Bangladesh was 2.01 as of 2011. Its highest value
over the past 6 years was 2.93 in 2008, while its lowest value was 2.01 in 2011.

Definition: International tourism expenditures are expenditures of international outbound visitors in other
countries, including payments to foreign carriers for international transport. These expenditures may include
those by residents traveling abroad as same-day visitors, except in cases where these are important enough to
justify separate classification. For some countries they do not include expenditures for passenger transport
items. Their share in imports is calculated as a ratio to imports of goods and services, which comprise all
transactions between residents of a country and the rest of the world involving a change of ownership from
nonresidents to residents of general merchandise, goods sent for processing and repairs, nonmonetary gold,
and services.

Source: World Tourism Organization, Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and
data files, and IMF and World Bank imports estimates.

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2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012

Year

0.0
0.6
1.3
1.9
2.6
3.2
Value

2005

2.57

2006

2.67

2007

2.74

2008

2.93

2009

2.82

2010

2.83

2011

2.01

Classification
Topic: Private Sector & Trade Indicators

Sub-Topic: Travel & tourism