China vs European Union: International tourism, expenditures

China
21.36 billion current US$
in 2004
European Union
375.55 billion current US$
in 2019
China rank
7th
European Union rank
1st

International tourism, expenditures over time

  • China
  • European Union
0100.0B200.0B300.0B400.0B199520072019

How they compare

European Union currently reports 375.55 billion current US$ against 21.36 billion current US$ in China, a difference of 354.19 billion current US$.

That makes European Union's figure about 17.6 times China's.

Across all 8 years both countries report, European Union has been ahead every year.

China ranks 7th 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 China European Union Difference Ahead
1990s 10.26 billion current US$ 195.92 billion current US$ 185.66 billion current US$ European Union
2000s 16.80 billion current US$ 208.55 billion current US$ 191.75 billion current US$ European Union

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher international tourism, expenditures, China or European Union?
European Union, at 375.55 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 European Union?
354.19 billion current US$, with European Union ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for China and European Union?
8 years are reported by both, from 1997 to 2004.
How do China and European Union rank globally for international tourism, expenditures?
China ranks 7th and European Union ranks 1st of 192 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism, published as International tourism, expenditures (current US$). 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.