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

Euro area
40.82 billion current US$
in 2019
United States of America
13.03 billion current US$
in 2020
Euro area rank
8th
United States of America rank
1st

International tourism, expenditures for passenger transport items over time

  • Euro area
  • United States of America
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How they compare

Euro area currently reports 40.82 billion current US$ against 13.03 billion current US$ in United States of America, a difference of 27.79 billion current US$.

That makes Euro area's figure about 3.1 times United States of America's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 11 shared years of data; in 2009 it was Euro area ahead.

Euro area ranks 8th and United States of America ranks 1st of 33 groups.

Across the 2 decades both report, Euro area averaged higher in 1 and United States of America in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Euro area United States of America Difference Ahead
2000s 37.33 billion current US$ 32.61 billion current US$ 4.71 billion current US$ Euro area
2010s 40.90 billion current US$ 44.00 billion current US$ 3.09 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, Euro area or United States of America?
Euro area, at 40.82 billion current US$ against 13.03 billion current US$ in United States of America as of 2019.
What is the difference in international tourism, expenditures for passenger transport items between Euro area and United States of America?
27.79 billion current US$, with Euro area ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Euro area and United States of America?
11 years are reported by both, from 2009 to 2019.
How do Euro area and United States of America rank globally for international tourism, expenditures for passenger transport items?
Euro area ranks 8th and United States of America ranks 1st of 33 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism, published as International tourism, expenditures for passenger transport items (current US$). 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.