China vs United States of America: International tourism, expenditures for travel items
International tourism, expenditures for travel items over time
- China
- United States of America
How they compare
China currently reports 130.50 billion current US$ against 35.81 billion current US$ in United States of America, a difference of 94.70 billion current US$.
That makes China's figure about 3.6 times United States of America's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 26 shared years of data; in 1995 it was United States of America ahead.
China ranks 1st and United States of America ranks 3rd of 191 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, China averaged higher in 2 and United States of America in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | United States of America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7.27 billion current US$ | 53.43 billion current US$ | 46.16 billion current US$ | United States of America |
| 2000s | 23.25 billion current US$ | 71.72 billion current US$ | 48.47 billion current US$ | United States of America |
| 2010s | 187.51 billion current US$ | 103.87 billion current US$ | 83.64 billion current US$ | China |
| 2020s | 130.50 billion current US$ | 35.81 billion current US$ | 94.70 billion current US$ | China |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher international tourism, expenditures for travel items, China or United States of America?
- China, at 130.50 billion current US$ against 35.81 billion current US$ in United States of America as of 2020.
- What is the difference in international tourism, expenditures for travel items between China and United States of America?
- 94.70 billion current US$, with China ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and United States of America?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2020.
- How do China and United States of America rank globally for international tourism, expenditures for travel items?
- China ranks 1st and United States of America ranks 3rd of 191 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism, published as International tourism, expenditures for travel items (current US$). 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.