North America vs Spain: International tourism, expenditures for travel items
International tourism, expenditures for travel items over time
- North America
- Spain
How they compare
North America currently reports 169.32 billion current US$ against 8.74 billion current US$ in Spain, a difference of 160.58 billion current US$.
That makes North America's figure about 19.4 times Spain's.
Across all 25 years both countries report, North America has been ahead every year.
North America ranks 15th and Spain ranks 13th of 45 groups.
North America has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | North America | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 64.72 billion current US$ | 5.09 billion current US$ | 59.63 billion current US$ | North America |
| 2000s | 89.95 billion current US$ | 13.09 billion current US$ | 76.86 billion current US$ | North America |
| 2010s | 138.89 billion current US$ | 19.69 billion current US$ | 119.20 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 Spain?
- North America, at 169.32 billion current US$ against 8.74 billion current US$ in Spain as of 2019.
- What is the difference in international tourism, expenditures for travel items between North America and Spain?
- 160.58 billion current US$, with North America ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for North America and Spain?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2019.
- How do North America and Spain rank globally for international tourism, expenditures for travel items?
- North America ranks 15th and Spain ranks 13th of 45 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism, published as International tourism, expenditures for travel items (current US$). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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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.