Denmark vs Sweden: International tourism, expenditures for travel items

Denmark
5.64 billion current US$
in 2020
Sweden
6.14 billion current US$
in 2020
Denmark rank
22nd
Sweden rank
21st

International tourism, expenditures for travel items over time

  • Denmark
  • Sweden
5.0B7.5B10.0B12.5B15.0B199520072020

How they compare

Sweden currently reports 6.14 billion current US$ against 5.64 billion current US$ in Denmark, a difference of 508.00 million current US$.

That makes Sweden's figure about 1.1 times Denmark's.

Across all 26 years both countries report, Sweden has been ahead every year.

Denmark ranks 22nd and Sweden ranks 21st of 191 countries.

Sweden has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Denmark Sweden Difference Ahead
1990s 4.42 billion current US$ 6.79 billion current US$ 2.37 billion current US$ Sweden
2000s 7.11 billion current US$ 9.58 billion current US$ 2.46 billion current US$ Sweden
2010s 9.75 billion current US$ 14.05 billion current US$ 4.30 billion current US$ Sweden
2020s 5.64 billion current US$ 6.14 billion current US$ 508.00 million current US$ Sweden

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher international tourism, expenditures for travel items, Denmark or Sweden?
Sweden, at 6.14 billion current US$ against 5.64 billion current US$ in Denmark as of 2020.
What is the difference in international tourism, expenditures for travel items between Denmark and Sweden?
508.00 million current US$, with Sweden ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Sweden?
26 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2020.
How do Denmark and Sweden rank globally for international tourism, expenditures for travel items?
Denmark ranks 22nd and Sweden ranks 21st of 191 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism, published as International tourism, expenditures for travel items (current US$). 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.