Iran vs Spain: International tourism, expenditures for travel items

Iran
8.70 billion current US$
in 2018
Spain
8.74 billion current US$
in 2020
Iran rank
14th
Spain rank
13th

International tourism, expenditures for travel items over time

  • Iran
  • Spain
010.0B20.0B30.0B199520072020

How they compare

Spain currently reports 8.74 billion current US$ against 8.70 billion current US$ in Iran, a difference of 47.00 million current US$.

Across all 24 years both countries report, Spain has been ahead every year.

Iran ranks 14th and Spain ranks 13th of 191 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Iran Spain Difference Ahead
1990s 333.20 million current US$ 5.09 billion current US$ 4.76 billion current US$ Spain
2000s 4.36 billion current US$ 13.09 billion current US$ 8.73 billion current US$ Spain
2010s 9.44 billion current US$ 18.78 billion current US$ 9.34 billion current US$ Spain

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher international tourism, expenditures for travel items, Iran or Spain?
Spain, at 8.74 billion current US$ against 8.70 billion current US$ in Iran as of 2020.
What is the difference in international tourism, expenditures for travel items between Iran and Spain?
47.00 million current US$, with Spain ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iran and Spain?
24 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2018.
How do Iran and Spain rank globally for international tourism, expenditures for travel items?
Iran ranks 14th and Spain ranks 13th of 191 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism, published as International tourism, expenditures for travel items (current US$). 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
Last refreshed

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.