OECD members vs United States of America: International tourism, expenditures

OECD members
819.23 billion current US$
in 2019
United States of America
48.84 billion current US$
in 2020
OECD members rank
4th
United States of America rank
2nd

International tourism, expenditures over time

  • OECD members
  • United States of America
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How they compare

OECD members currently reports 819.23 billion current US$ against 48.84 billion current US$ in United States of America, a difference of 770.39 billion current US$.

That makes OECD members's figure about 16.8 times United States of America's.

Across all 25 years both countries report, OECD members has been ahead every year.

OECD members ranks 4th and United States of America ranks 2nd of 37 groups.

OECD members has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade OECD members United States of America Difference Ahead
1990s 366.39 billion current US$ 70.83 billion current US$ 295.56 billion current US$ OECD members
2000s 496.69 billion current US$ 97.34 billion current US$ 399.35 billion current US$ OECD members
2010s 720.42 billion current US$ 147.86 billion current US$ 572.56 billion current US$ OECD members

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher international tourism, expenditures, OECD members or United States of America?
OECD members, at 819.23 billion current US$ against 48.84 billion current US$ in United States of America as of 2019.
What is the difference in international tourism, expenditures between OECD members and United States of America?
770.39 billion current US$, with OECD members ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for OECD members and United States of America?
25 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2019.
How do OECD members and United States of America rank globally for international tourism, expenditures?
OECD members ranks 4th and United States of America ranks 2nd of 37 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism, published as International tourism, expenditures (current US$). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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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.