Euro area vs United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: International tourism, expenditures for travel items

Euro area
288.52 billion current US$
in 2019
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
21.70 billion current US$
in 2020
Euro area rank
16th
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank
5th

International tourism, expenditures for travel items over time

  • Euro area
  • United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
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How they compare

Euro area currently reports 288.52 billion current US$ against 21.70 billion current US$ in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, a difference of 266.83 billion current US$.

That makes Euro area's figure about 13.3 times United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland's.

Across all 25 years both countries report, Euro area has been ahead every year.

Euro area ranks 16th and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 5th of 47 groups.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Euro area United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland Difference Ahead
1990s 139.40 billion current US$ 30.88 billion current US$ 108.52 billion current US$ Euro area
2000s 196.79 billion current US$ 59.99 billion current US$ 136.80 billion current US$ Euro area
2010s 256.88 billion current US$ 65.39 billion current US$ 191.49 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, Euro area or United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
Euro area, at 288.52 billion current US$ against 21.70 billion current US$ in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland as of 2019.
What is the difference in international tourism, expenditures for travel items between Euro area and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
266.83 billion current US$, with Euro area ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Euro area and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
25 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2019.
How do Euro area and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank globally for international tourism, expenditures for travel items?
Euro area ranks 16th and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 5th of 47 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism, published as International tourism, expenditures for travel items (current US$). 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.