China vs Europe & Central Asia: International tourism, expenditures

China
21.36 billion current US$
in 2004
Europe & Central Asia
547.49 billion current US$
in 2019
China rank
7th
Europe & Central Asia rank
5th

International tourism, expenditures over time

  • China
  • Europe & Central Asia
0200.0B400.0B600.0B199720082019

How they compare

Europe & Central Asia currently reports 547.49 billion current US$ against 21.36 billion current US$ in China, a difference of 526.13 billion current US$.

That makes Europe & Central Asia's figure about 25.6 times China's.

Across all 6 years both countries report, Europe & Central Asia has been ahead every year.

China ranks 7th and Europe & Central Asia ranks 5th of 192 countries.

Europe & Central Asia has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade China Europe & Central Asia Difference Ahead
1990s 11.62 billion current US$ 242.65 billion current US$ 231.03 billion current US$ Europe & Central Asia
2000s 16.80 billion current US$ 263.72 billion current US$ 246.93 billion current US$ Europe & Central Asia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher international tourism, expenditures, China or Europe & Central Asia?
Europe & Central Asia, at 547.49 billion current US$ against 21.36 billion current US$ in China as of 2019.
What is the difference in international tourism, expenditures between China and Europe & Central Asia?
526.13 billion current US$, with Europe & Central Asia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for China and Europe & Central Asia?
6 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2004.
How do China and Europe & Central Asia rank globally for international tourism, expenditures?
China ranks 7th and Europe & Central Asia ranks 5th of 192 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism, published as International tourism, expenditures (current US$). 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.