Iran vs Russia: International tourism, expenditures (current US$)

Iran
9.27 billion current US$
in 2018
Russia
10.80 billion current US$
in 2020
Iran rank
18th
Russia rank
15th

International tourism, expenditures (current US$) over time

  • Iran
  • Russia
020.0B40.0B60.0B199520072020

How they compare

Russia currently reports 10.80 billion current US$ against 9.27 billion current US$ in Iran, a difference of 1.53 billion current US$.

That makes Russia's figure about 1.2 times Iran's.

Across all 18 years both countries report, Russia has been ahead every year.

Iran ranks 18th and Russia ranks 15th of 192 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Iran Russia Difference Ahead
2000s 5.17 billion current US$ 17.79 billion current US$ 12.62 billion current US$ Russia
2010s 10.20 billion current US$ 41.22 billion current US$ 31.02 billion current US$ Russia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher international tourism, expenditures, Iran or Russia?
Russia, at 10.80 billion current US$ against 9.27 billion current US$ in Iran as of 2020.
What is the difference in international tourism, expenditures between Iran and Russia?
1.53 billion current US$, with Russia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iran and Russia?
18 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2018.
How do Iran and Russia rank globally for international tourism, expenditures?
Iran ranks 18th and Russia ranks 15th of 192 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism, published as International tourism, expenditures (current US$). 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.