Italy vs North America: International tourism, expenditures

Italy
12.96 billion current US$
in 2020
North America
221.04 billion current US$
in 2019
Italy rank
13th
North America rank
10th

International tourism, expenditures over time

  • Italy
  • North America
050.0B100.0B150.0B200.0B199520072020

How they compare

North America currently reports 221.04 billion current US$ against 12.96 billion current US$ in Italy, a difference of 208.07 billion current US$.

That makes North America's figure about 17.0 times Italy's.

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

Italy ranks 13th and North America ranks 10th of 192 countries.

North America has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Italy North America Difference Ahead
1990s 19.12 billion current US$ 76.36 billion current US$ 57.23 billion current US$ North America
2000s 23.70 billion current US$ 101.59 billion current US$ 77.89 billion current US$ North America
2010s 34.25 billion current US$ 193.33 billion current US$ 159.08 billion current US$ North America

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher international tourism, expenditures, Italy or North America?
North America, at 221.04 billion current US$ against 12.96 billion current US$ in Italy as of 2019.
What is the difference in international tourism, expenditures between Italy and North America?
208.07 billion current US$, with North America ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and North America?
18 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2019.
How do Italy and North America rank globally for international tourism, expenditures?
Italy ranks 13th and North America ranks 10th of 192 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism, published as International tourism, expenditures (current US$). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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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.