Least developed countries vs Thailand: International tourism, expenditures

Least developed countries
13.06 billion current US$
in 2019
Thailand
3.68 billion current US$
in 2020
Least developed countries rank
34th
Thailand rank
36th

International tourism, expenditures over time

  • Least developed countries
  • Thailand
05.0B10.0B15.0B199520072020

How they compare

Least developed countries currently reports 13.06 billion current US$ against 3.68 billion current US$ in Thailand, a difference of 9.38 billion current US$.

That makes Least developed countries's figure about 3.5 times Thailand's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 23 shared years of data; in 1997 it was Thailand ahead.

Least developed countries ranks 34th and Thailand ranks 36th of 37 groups.

Least developed countries has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Least developed countries Thailand Difference Ahead
1990s 3.00 billion current US$ 2.96 billion current US$ 43.90 million current US$ Least developed countries
2000s 5.45 billion current US$ 4.98 billion current US$ 475.17 million current US$ Least developed countries
2010s 11.04 billion current US$ 10.27 billion current US$ 772.62 million current US$ Least developed countries

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher international tourism, expenditures, Least developed countries or Thailand?
Least developed countries, at 13.06 billion current US$ against 3.68 billion current US$ in Thailand as of 2019.
What is the difference in international tourism, expenditures between Least developed countries and Thailand?
9.38 billion current US$, with Least developed countries ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Least developed countries and Thailand?
23 years are reported by both, from 1997 to 2019.
How do Least developed countries and Thailand rank globally for international tourism, expenditures?
Least developed countries ranks 34th and Thailand ranks 36th of 37 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism, published as International tourism, expenditures (current US$). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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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.