Canada vs United States of America: International tourism, expenditures for passenger transport items

Canada
7.85 billion current US$
in 2011
United States of America
13.03 billion current US$
in 2020
Canada rank
3rd
United States of America rank
1st

International tourism, expenditures for passenger transport items over time

  • Canada
  • United States of America
020.0B40.0B60.0B199520072020

How they compare

United States of America currently reports 13.03 billion current US$ against 7.85 billion current US$ in Canada, a difference of 5.18 billion current US$.

That makes United States of America's figure about 1.7 times Canada's.

Across all 17 years both countries report, United States of America has been ahead every year.

Canada ranks 3rd and United States of America ranks 1st of 179 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Canada United States of America Difference Ahead
1990s 2.53 billion current US$ 17.40 billion current US$ 14.86 billion current US$ United States of America
2000s 4.39 billion current US$ 25.62 billion current US$ 21.23 billion current US$ United States of America
2010s 7.55 billion current US$ 41.32 billion current US$ 33.78 billion current US$ United States of America

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher international tourism, expenditures for passenger transport items, Canada or United States of America?
United States of America, at 13.03 billion current US$ against 7.85 billion current US$ in Canada as of 2020.
What is the difference in international tourism, expenditures for passenger transport items between Canada and United States of America?
5.18 billion current US$, with United States of America ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and United States of America?
17 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2011.
How do Canada and United States of America rank globally for international tourism, expenditures for passenger transport items?
Canada ranks 3rd and United States of America ranks 1st of 179 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism, published as International tourism, expenditures for passenger transport items (current US$). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
International tourism, expenditures for passenger transport items (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
212 places, 4,350 data points, 1995–2020
Last refreshed

International tourism expenditures for passenger transport items are expenditures of international outbound visitors in other countries for all services provided during international transportation by nonresident carriers. Also included are passenger services performed within an economy by nonresident carriers. Excluded are passenger services provided to nonresidents by resident carriers within the resident economies; these are included in travel items. In addition to the services covered by passenger fares--including fares that are a part of package tours but excluding cruise fares, which are included in travel--passenger services include such items as charges for excess baggage, vehicles, or other personal accompanying effects and expenditures for food, drink, or other items for which passengers make expenditures while on board carriers. Data are in current U.S. dollars.