Mexico vs Philippines: International tourism, expenditures for travel items

Mexico
3.48 billion current US$
in 2020
Philippines
4.57 billion current US$
in 2020
Mexico rank
34th
Philippines rank
31st

International tourism, expenditures for travel items over time

  • Mexico
  • Philippines
02.5B5.0B7.5B10.0B12.5B199520072020

How they compare

Philippines currently reports 4.57 billion current US$ against 3.48 billion current US$ in Mexico, a difference of 1.09 billion current US$.

That makes Philippines's figure about 1.3 times Mexico's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 26 shared years of data; in 1995 it was Mexico ahead.

Mexico ranks 34th and Philippines ranks 31st of 191 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Mexico averaged higher in 3 and Philippines in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Mexico Philippines Difference Ahead
1990s 3.84 billion current US$ 1.44 billion current US$ 2.40 billion current US$ Mexico
2000s 7.04 billion current US$ 2.39 billion current US$ 4.65 billion current US$ Mexico
2010s 9.46 billion current US$ 9.43 billion current US$ 30.50 million current US$ Mexico
2020s 3.48 billion current US$ 4.57 billion current US$ 1.09 billion current US$ Philippines

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher international tourism, expenditures for travel items, Mexico or Philippines?
Philippines, at 4.57 billion current US$ against 3.48 billion current US$ in Mexico as of 2020.
What is the difference in international tourism, expenditures for travel items between Mexico and Philippines?
1.09 billion current US$, with Philippines ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mexico and Philippines?
26 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2020.
How do Mexico and Philippines rank globally for international tourism, expenditures for travel items?
Mexico ranks 34th and Philippines ranks 31st of 191 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism, published as International tourism, expenditures for travel items (current US$). 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.