Kuwait vs Qatar: International tourism, expenditures for travel items

Kuwait
6.70 billion current US$
in 2020
Qatar
6.74 billion current US$
in 2020
Kuwait rank
19th
Qatar rank
18th

International tourism, expenditures for travel items over time

  • Kuwait
  • Qatar
05.0B10.0B15.0B199520072020

How they compare

Qatar currently reports 6.74 billion current US$ against 6.70 billion current US$ in Kuwait, a difference of 46.00 million current US$.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 18 shared years of data; in 1999 it was Kuwait ahead.

Kuwait ranks 19th and Qatar ranks 18th of 191 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Kuwait averaged higher in 3 and Qatar in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Kuwait Qatar Difference Ahead
1990s 2.27 billion current US$ 320.00 million current US$ 1.95 billion current US$ Kuwait
2000s 3.64 billion current US$ 1.11 billion current US$ 2.53 billion current US$ Kuwait
2010s 11.74 billion current US$ 7.60 billion current US$ 4.14 billion current US$ Kuwait
2020s 6.70 billion current US$ 6.74 billion current US$ 46.00 million current US$ Qatar

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher international tourism, expenditures for travel items, Kuwait or Qatar?
Qatar, at 6.74 billion current US$ against 6.70 billion current US$ in Kuwait as of 2020.
What is the difference in international tourism, expenditures for travel items between Kuwait and Qatar?
46.00 million current US$, with Qatar ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and Qatar?
18 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2020.
How do Kuwait and Qatar rank globally for international tourism, expenditures for travel items?
Kuwait ranks 19th and Qatar ranks 18th of 191 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism, published as International tourism, expenditures for travel items (current US$). 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.