North America vs Qatar: International tourism, expenditures for travel items

North America
169.32 billion current US$
in 2019
Qatar
6.74 billion current US$
in 2020
North America rank
17th
Qatar rank
18th

International tourism, expenditures for travel items over time

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

How they compare

North America currently reports 169.32 billion current US$ against 6.74 billion current US$ in Qatar, a difference of 162.58 billion current US$.

That makes North America's figure about 25.1 times Qatar's.

Across all 17 years both countries report, North America has been ahead every year.

North America ranks 17th and Qatar ranks 18th of 47 groups.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade North America Qatar Difference Ahead
1990s 70.60 billion current US$ 320.00 million current US$ 70.28 billion current US$ North America
2000s 81.88 billion current US$ 1.11 billion current US$ 80.77 billion current US$ North America
2010s 141.50 billion current US$ 7.60 billion current US$ 133.90 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, North America or Qatar?
North America, at 169.32 billion current US$ against 6.74 billion current US$ in Qatar as of 2019.
What is the difference in international tourism, expenditures for travel items between North America and Qatar?
162.58 billion current US$, with North America ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for North America and Qatar?
17 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2019.
How do North America and Qatar rank globally for international tourism, expenditures for travel items?
North America ranks 17th and Qatar ranks 18th of 47 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism, published as International tourism, expenditures for travel items (current US$). 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.