China (People’s Republic of) vs OECD members: International tourism, expenditures

China (People’s Republic of)
21.36 billion current US$
in 2004
OECD members
819.23 billion current US$
in 2019
China (People’s Republic of) rank
7th
OECD members rank
4th

International tourism, expenditures over time

  • China (People’s Republic of)
  • OECD members
0200.0B400.0B600.0B800.0B199520072019

How they compare

OECD members currently reports 819.23 billion current US$ against 21.36 billion current US$ in China (People’s Republic of), a difference of 797.87 billion current US$.

That makes OECD members's figure about 38.4 times China (People’s Republic of)'s.

Across all 8 years both countries report, OECD members has been ahead every year.

China (People’s Republic of) ranks 7th and OECD members ranks 4th of 192 countries.

OECD members has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade China (People’s Republic of) OECD members Difference Ahead
1990s 10.26 billion current US$ 370.34 billion current US$ 360.08 billion current US$ OECD members
2000s 16.80 billion current US$ 408.17 billion current US$ 391.37 billion current US$ OECD members

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher international tourism, expenditures, China (People’s Republic of) or OECD members?
OECD members, at 819.23 billion current US$ against 21.36 billion current US$ in China (People’s Republic of) as of 2019.
What is the difference in international tourism, expenditures between China (People’s Republic of) and OECD members?
797.87 billion current US$, with OECD members ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for China (People’s Republic of) and OECD members?
8 years are reported by both, from 1997 to 2004.
How do China (People’s Republic of) and OECD members rank globally for international tourism, expenditures?
China (People’s Republic of) ranks 7th and OECD members ranks 4th of 192 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism, published as International tourism, expenditures (current US$). 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.