United States vs World: International tourism, expenditures

United States
48.84 billion current US$
in 2020
World
1.44 trillion current US$
in 2019
United States rank
2nd
World rank
1st

International tourism, expenditures over time

  • United States
  • World
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How they compare

World currently reports 1.44 trillion current US$ against 48.84 billion current US$ in United States, a difference of 1.39 trillion current US$.

That makes World's figure about 29.5 times United States's.

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

United States ranks 2nd and World ranks 1st of 192 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade United States World Difference Ahead
1990s 70.83 billion current US$ 523.03 billion current US$ 452.20 billion current US$ World
2000s 97.34 billion current US$ 747.34 billion current US$ 650.01 billion current US$ World
2010s 147.86 billion current US$ 1.24 trillion current US$ 1.09 trillion current US$ World

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher international tourism, expenditures, United States or World?
World, at 1.44 trillion current US$ against 48.84 billion current US$ in United States as of 2019.
What is the difference in international tourism, expenditures between United States and World?
1.39 trillion current US$, with World ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for United States and World?
25 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2019.
How do United States and World rank globally for international tourism, expenditures?
United States ranks 2nd and World ranks 1st of 192 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism, published as International tourism, expenditures (current US$). 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.