Iran vs North America: International tourism, expenditures for travel items (current US$)
International tourism, expenditures for travel items (current US$) over time
- Iran
- North America
How they compare
North America currently reports 169.32 billion current US$ against 8.70 billion current US$ in Iran, a difference of 160.63 billion current US$.
That makes North America's figure about 19.5 times Iran's.
Across all 24 years both countries report, North America has been ahead every year.
Iran ranks 14th and North America ranks 17th of 191 countries.
North America has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iran | North America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 333.20 million current US$ | 64.72 billion current US$ | 64.39 billion current US$ | North America |
| 2000s | 4.36 billion current US$ | 89.95 billion current US$ | 85.59 billion current US$ | North America |
| 2010s | 9.44 billion current US$ | 135.51 billion current US$ | 126.07 billion current US$ | North America |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher international tourism, expenditures for travel items, Iran or North America?
- North America, at 169.32 billion current US$ against 8.70 billion current US$ in Iran as of 2019.
- What is the difference in international tourism, expenditures for travel items between Iran and North America?
- 160.63 billion current US$, with North America ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iran and North America?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2018.
- How do Iran and North America rank globally for international tourism, expenditures for travel items?
- Iran ranks 14th and North America ranks 17th of 191 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism, published as International tourism, expenditures for travel items (current US$). 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.