China vs Singapore: International tourism, expenditures (current US$)

China
21.36 billion current US$
in 2004
Singapore
25.35 billion current US$
in 2018
China rank
7th
Singapore rank
6th

International tourism, expenditures (current US$) over time

  • China
  • Singapore
5.0B10.0B15.0B20.0B25.0B199520062018

How they compare

Singapore currently reports 25.35 billion current US$ against 21.36 billion current US$ in China, a difference of 3.99 billion current US$.

That makes Singapore's figure about 1.2 times China's.

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

China ranks 7th and Singapore ranks 6th of 192 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade China Singapore Difference Ahead
1990s 10.26 billion current US$ 3.93 billion current US$ 6.33 billion current US$ China
2000s 16.80 billion current US$ 7.40 billion current US$ 9.40 billion current US$ China

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher international tourism, expenditures, China or Singapore?
Singapore, at 25.35 billion current US$ against 21.36 billion current US$ in China as of 2018.
What is the difference in international tourism, expenditures between China and Singapore?
3.99 billion current US$, with Singapore ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for China and Singapore?
8 years are reported by both, from 1997 to 2004.
How do China and Singapore rank globally for international tourism, expenditures?
China ranks 7th and Singapore ranks 6th of 192 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism, published as International tourism, expenditures (current US$). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

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.