Kuwait vs North America: International tourism, expenditures for travel items (current US$)

Kuwait
6.70 billion current US$
in 2020
North America
169.32 billion current US$
in 2019
Kuwait rank
19th
North America rank
17th

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

  • Kuwait
  • North America
050.0B100.0B150.0B199520072020

How they compare

North America currently reports 169.32 billion current US$ against 6.70 billion current US$ in Kuwait, a difference of 162.63 billion current US$.

That makes North America's figure about 25.3 times Kuwait's.

Across all 25 years both countries report, North America has been ahead every year.

Kuwait ranks 19th 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 Kuwait North America Difference Ahead
1990s 2.38 billion current US$ 64.72 billion current US$ 62.34 billion current US$ North America
2000s 4.59 billion current US$ 89.95 billion current US$ 85.36 billion current US$ North America
2010s 11.21 billion current US$ 138.89 billion current US$ 127.68 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, Kuwait or North America?
North America, at 169.32 billion current US$ against 6.70 billion current US$ in Kuwait as of 2019.
What is the difference in international tourism, expenditures for travel items between Kuwait and North America?
162.63 billion current US$, with North America ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and North America?
25 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2019.
How do Kuwait and North America rank globally for international tourism, expenditures for travel items?
Kuwait ranks 19th and North America ranks 17th of 191 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism, published as International tourism, expenditures for travel items (current US$). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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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.