Belgium vs European Union: International tourism, expenditures

Belgium
13.93 billion current US$
in 2020
European Union
375.55 billion current US$
in 2019
Belgium rank
12th
European Union rank
1st

International tourism, expenditures over time

  • Belgium
  • European Union
0100.0B200.0B300.0B400.0B199520072020

How they compare

European Union currently reports 375.55 billion current US$ against 13.93 billion current US$ in Belgium, a difference of 361.62 billion current US$.

That makes European Union's figure about 27.0 times Belgium's.

Across all 18 years both countries report, European Union has been ahead every year.

Belgium ranks 12th and European Union ranks 1st of 192 countries.

European Union has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Belgium European Union Difference Ahead
2000s 15.71 billion current US$ 255.27 billion current US$ 239.56 billion current US$ European Union
2010s 20.90 billion current US$ 340.96 billion current US$ 320.06 billion current US$ European Union

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher international tourism, expenditures, Belgium or European Union?
European Union, at 375.55 billion current US$ against 13.93 billion current US$ in Belgium as of 2019.
What is the difference in international tourism, expenditures between Belgium and European Union?
361.62 billion current US$, with European Union ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and European Union?
18 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2019.
How do Belgium and European Union rank globally for international tourism, expenditures?
Belgium ranks 12th and European Union ranks 1st of 192 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism, published as International tourism, expenditures (current US$). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
International tourism, expenditures (current US$)
Unit
current US$
Source
Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
231 places, 4,778 data points, 1995–2020
Last refreshed

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.