China vs Euro area: International tourism, expenditures for travel items

China
130.50 billion current US$
in 2020
Euro area
288.52 billion current US$
in 2019
China rank
1st
Euro area rank
16th

International tourism, expenditures for travel items over time

  • China
  • Euro area
0100.0B200.0B300.0B199520072020

How they compare

Euro area currently reports 288.52 billion current US$ against 130.50 billion current US$ in China, a difference of 158.02 billion current US$.

That makes Euro area's figure about 2.2 times China's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 25 shared years of data; in 1995 it was Euro area ahead.

China ranks 1st and Euro area ranks 16th of 191 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade China Euro area Difference Ahead
1990s 7.27 billion current US$ 139.40 billion current US$ 132.13 billion current US$ Euro area
2000s 23.25 billion current US$ 196.79 billion current US$ 173.54 billion current US$ Euro area
2010s 187.51 billion current US$ 256.88 billion current US$ 69.37 billion current US$ Euro area

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher international tourism, expenditures for travel items, China or Euro area?
Euro area, at 288.52 billion current US$ against 130.50 billion current US$ in China as of 2019.
What is the difference in international tourism, expenditures for travel items between China and Euro area?
158.02 billion current US$, with Euro area ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for China and Euro area?
25 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2019.
How do China and Euro area rank globally for international tourism, expenditures for travel items?
China ranks 1st and Euro area ranks 16th of 191 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism, published as International tourism, expenditures for travel items (current US$). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
International tourism, expenditures for travel 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
238 places, 5,590 data points, 1995–2020
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International tourism expenditures are expenditures of international outbound visitors in other countries. The goods and services are purchased by, or on behalf of, the traveler or provided, without a quid pro quo, for the traveler to use or give away. These may include expenditures by residents traveling abroad as same-day visitors, except in cases where these are so important as to justify a separate classification. Excluded is the international carriage of travelers, which is covered in passenger travel items. Data are in current U.S. dollars.