Canada vs United States: International tourism, expenditures

Canada
41.25 billion current US$
in 2011
United States
48.84 billion current US$
in 2020
Canada rank
3rd
United States rank
2nd

International tourism, expenditures over time

  • Canada
  • United States
050.0B100.0B150.0B200.0B199520072020

How they compare

United States currently reports 48.84 billion current US$ against 41.25 billion current US$ in Canada, a difference of 7.59 billion current US$.

That makes United States's figure about 1.2 times Canada's.

Across all 17 years both countries report, United States has been ahead every year.

Canada ranks 3rd and United States ranks 2nd of 192 countries.

United States has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Canada United States Difference Ahead
1990s 13.60 billion current US$ 70.83 billion current US$ 57.23 billion current US$ United States
2000s 22.36 billion current US$ 97.34 billion current US$ 74.98 billion current US$ United States
2010s 39.24 billion current US$ 127.22 billion current US$ 87.98 billion current US$ United States

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher international tourism, expenditures, Canada or United States?
United States, at 48.84 billion current US$ against 41.25 billion current US$ in Canada as of 2020.
What is the difference in international tourism, expenditures between Canada and United States?
7.59 billion current US$, with United States ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and United States?
17 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2011.
How do Canada and United States rank globally for international tourism, expenditures?
Canada ranks 3rd and United States ranks 2nd of 192 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism, published as International tourism, expenditures (current US$). 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.