Hong Kong, China vs Singapore: International tourism, expenditures

Hong Kong, China
26.50 billion current US$
in 2018
Singapore
25.35 billion current US$
in 2018
Hong Kong, China rank
5th
Singapore rank
6th

International tourism, expenditures over time

  • Hong Kong, China
  • Singapore
5.0B10.0B15.0B20.0B25.0B199520062018

How they compare

Hong Kong, China currently reports 26.50 billion current US$ against 25.35 billion current US$ in Singapore, a difference of 1.15 billion current US$.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 24 shared years of data; in 1995 it was Hong Kong, China ahead.

Hong Kong, China ranks 5th and Singapore ranks 6th of 192 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Hong Kong, China averaged higher in 2 and Singapore in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Hong Kong, China Singapore Difference Ahead
1990s 12.25 billion current US$ 4.29 billion current US$ 7.95 billion current US$ Hong Kong, China
2000s 13.60 billion current US$ 10.39 billion current US$ 3.21 billion current US$ Hong Kong, China
2010s 22.09 billion current US$ 23.42 billion current US$ 1.33 billion current US$ Singapore

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher international tourism, expenditures, Hong Kong, China or Singapore?
Hong Kong, China, at 26.50 billion current US$ against 25.35 billion current US$ in Singapore as of 2018.
What is the difference in international tourism, expenditures between Hong Kong, China and Singapore?
1.15 billion current US$, with Hong Kong, China ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Hong Kong, China and Singapore?
24 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2018.
How do Hong Kong, China and Singapore rank globally for international tourism, expenditures?
Hong Kong, China ranks 5th and Singapore ranks 6th of 192 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism, published as International tourism, expenditures (current US$). 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.