Italy vs Spain: International tourism, expenditures for travel items
International tourism, expenditures for travel items over time
- Italy
- Spain
How they compare
Italy currently reports 10.86 billion current US$ against 8.74 billion current US$ in Spain, a difference of 2.12 billion current US$.
That makes Italy's figure about 1.2 times Spain's.
Across all 26 years both countries report, Italy has been ahead every year.
Italy ranks 10th and Spain ranks 13th of 191 countries.
Italy has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Italy | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 16.35 billion current US$ | 5.09 billion current US$ | 11.25 billion current US$ | Italy |
| 2000s | 22.03 billion current US$ | 13.09 billion current US$ | 8.93 billion current US$ | Italy |
| 2010s | 27.53 billion current US$ | 19.69 billion current US$ | 7.84 billion current US$ | Italy |
| 2020s | 10.86 billion current US$ | 8.74 billion current US$ | 2.12 billion current US$ | Italy |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher international tourism, expenditures for travel items, Italy or Spain?
- Italy, at 10.86 billion current US$ against 8.74 billion current US$ in Spain as of 2020.
- What is the difference in international tourism, expenditures for travel items between Italy and Spain?
- 2.12 billion current US$, with Italy ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Spain?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2020.
- How do Italy and Spain rank globally for international tourism, expenditures for travel items?
- Italy ranks 10th and Spain ranks 13th of 191 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism, published as International tourism, expenditures for travel items (current US$). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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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.