United States vs World: International tourism, expenditures for travel items (current US$)
International tourism, expenditures for travel items (current US$) over time
- United States
- World
How they compare
World currently reports 1.40 trillion current US$ against 35.81 billion current US$ in United States, a difference of 1.37 trillion current US$.
That makes World's figure about 39.2 times United States's.
Across all 25 years both countries report, World has been ahead every year.
United States ranks 3rd and World ranks 1st of 191 countries.
World has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | United States | World | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 53.43 billion current US$ | 422.19 billion current US$ | 368.76 billion current US$ | World |
| 2000s | 71.72 billion current US$ | 642.71 billion current US$ | 570.98 billion current US$ | World |
| 2010s | 103.87 billion current US$ | 1.18 trillion current US$ | 1.07 trillion current US$ | World |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher international tourism, expenditures for travel items, United States or World?
- World, at 1.40 trillion current US$ against 35.81 billion current US$ in United States as of 2019.
- What is the difference in international tourism, expenditures for travel items between United States and World?
- 1.37 trillion current US$, with World ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for United States and World?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2019.
- How do United States and World rank globally for international tourism, expenditures for travel items?
- United States ranks 3rd and World ranks 1st of 191 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism, published as International tourism, expenditures for travel items (current US$). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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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.