China vs European Union: International tourism, expenditures for travel items
International tourism, expenditures for travel items over time
- China
- European Union
How they compare
European Union currently reports 340.35 billion current US$ against 130.50 billion current US$ in China, a difference of 209.84 billion current US$.
That makes European Union's figure about 2.6 times China's.
Across all 25 years both countries report, European Union has been ahead every year.
China ranks 1st and European Union ranks 13th of 191 countries.
European Union has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | European Union | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7.27 billion current US$ | 160.76 billion current US$ | 153.49 billion current US$ | European Union |
| 2000s | 23.25 billion current US$ | 227.11 billion current US$ | 203.86 billion current US$ | European Union |
| 2010s | 187.51 billion current US$ | 301.91 billion current US$ | 114.40 billion current US$ | European Union |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher international tourism, expenditures for travel items, China or European Union?
- European Union, at 340.35 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 European Union?
- 209.84 billion current US$, with European Union ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and European Union?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2019.
- How do China and European Union rank globally for international tourism, expenditures for travel items?
- China ranks 1st and European Union ranks 13th of 191 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism, published as International tourism, expenditures for travel items (current US$). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
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.