Germany vs United States: International tourism, expenditures

Germany
101.23 billion current US$
in 2019
United States
48.84 billion current US$
in 2020
Germany rank
1st
United States rank
2nd

International tourism, expenditures over time

  • Germany
  • United States
50.0B100.0B150.0B200.0B199520072020

How they compare

Germany currently reports 101.23 billion current US$ against 48.84 billion current US$ in United States, a difference of 52.39 billion current US$.

That makes Germany's figure about 2.1 times United States's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 25 shared years of data; in 1995 it was Germany ahead.

Germany ranks 1st and United States ranks 2nd of 193 countries.

United States has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Germany United States Difference Ahead
1990s 62.34 billion current US$ 70.83 billion current US$ 8.49 billion current US$ United States
2000s 79.17 billion current US$ 97.34 billion current US$ 18.16 billion current US$ United States
2010s 96.60 billion current US$ 147.86 billion current US$ 51.26 billion current US$ United States

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher international tourism, expenditures, Germany or United States?
Germany, at 101.23 billion current US$ against 48.84 billion current US$ in United States as of 2019.
What is the difference in international tourism, expenditures between Germany and United States?
52.39 billion current US$, with Germany ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and United States?
25 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2019.
How do Germany and United States rank globally for international tourism, expenditures?
Germany ranks 1st and United States ranks 2nd of 193 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism, published as International tourism, expenditures (current US$). 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.