Germany vs United Kingdom: International tourism, expenditures for travel items (current US$)

Germany
38.75 billion current US$
in 2020
United Kingdom
21.70 billion current US$
in 2020
Germany rank
2nd
United Kingdom rank
5th

International tourism, expenditures for travel items (current US$) over time

  • Germany
  • United Kingdom
20.0B40.0B60.0B80.0B100.0B199520072020

How they compare

Germany currently reports 38.75 billion current US$ against 21.70 billion current US$ in United Kingdom, a difference of 17.05 billion current US$.

That makes Germany's figure about 1.8 times United Kingdom's.

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

Germany ranks 2nd and United Kingdom ranks 5th of 191 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Germany United Kingdom Difference Ahead
1990s 56.66 billion current US$ 30.88 billion current US$ 25.78 billion current US$ Germany
2000s 69.88 billion current US$ 59.99 billion current US$ 9.89 billion current US$ Germany
2010s 86.70 billion current US$ 65.39 billion current US$ 21.31 billion current US$ Germany
2020s 38.75 billion current US$ 21.70 billion current US$ 17.05 billion current US$ Germany

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher international tourism, expenditures for travel items, Germany or United Kingdom?
Germany, at 38.75 billion current US$ against 21.70 billion current US$ in United Kingdom as of 2020.
What is the difference in international tourism, expenditures for travel items between Germany and United Kingdom?
17.05 billion current US$, with Germany ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and United Kingdom?
26 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2020.
How do Germany and United Kingdom rank globally for international tourism, expenditures for travel items?
Germany ranks 2nd and United Kingdom ranks 5th of 191 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism, published as International tourism, expenditures for travel items (current US$). 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.