Europe & Central Asia vs United States of America: International tourism, expenditures

Europe & Central Asia
547.49 billion current US$
in 2019
United States of America
48.84 billion current US$
in 2020
Europe & Central Asia rank
5th
United States of America rank
2nd

International tourism, expenditures over time

  • Europe & Central Asia
  • United States of America
0200.0B400.0B600.0B199520072020

How they compare

Europe & Central Asia currently reports 547.49 billion current US$ against 48.84 billion current US$ in United States of America, a difference of 498.66 billion current US$.

That makes Europe & Central Asia's figure about 11.2 times United States of America's.

Across all 21 years both countries report, Europe & Central Asia has been ahead every year.

Europe & Central Asia ranks 5th and United States of America ranks 2nd of 39 groups.

Europe & Central Asia has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Europe & Central Asia United States of America Difference Ahead
1990s 242.65 billion current US$ 77.26 billion current US$ 165.39 billion current US$ Europe & Central Asia
2000s 335.19 billion current US$ 97.34 billion current US$ 237.85 billion current US$ Europe & Central Asia
2010s 500.80 billion current US$ 147.86 billion current US$ 352.93 billion current US$ Europe & Central Asia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher international tourism, expenditures, Europe & Central Asia or United States of America?
Europe & Central Asia, at 547.49 billion current US$ against 48.84 billion current US$ in United States of America as of 2019.
What is the difference in international tourism, expenditures between Europe & Central Asia and United States of America?
498.66 billion current US$, with Europe & Central Asia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Europe & Central Asia and United States of America?
21 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2019.
How do Europe & Central Asia and United States of America rank globally for international tourism, expenditures?
Europe & Central Asia ranks 5th and United States of America ranks 2nd of 39 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism, published as International tourism, expenditures (current US$). 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.