China vs Hong Kong: International tourism, expenditures

China
3.9%
in 2004
Hong Kong
3.9%
in 2018
China rank
85th
Hong Kong rank
84th

International tourism, expenditures over time

  • China
  • Hong Kong
46810199720072018

How they compare

Hong Kong currently reports 3.9% against 3.9% in China, a difference of 0.0%.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 7 shared years of data; in 1998 it was China ahead.

China ranks 85th and Hong Kong ranks 84th of 186 countries.

China has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade China Hong Kong Difference Ahead
1990s 10.0% 7.3% 2.7% China
2000s 6.6% 5.6% 1.0% China

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher international tourism, expenditures, China or Hong Kong?
Hong Kong, at 3.9% against 3.9% in China as of 2018.
What is the difference in international tourism, expenditures between China and Hong Kong?
0.0%, with Hong Kong ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for China and Hong Kong?
7 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2004.
How do China and Hong Kong rank globally for international tourism, expenditures?
China ranks 85th and Hong Kong ranks 84th of 186 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 (% of total imports). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
International tourism, expenditures (% of total imports)
Unit
% of total imports
Source
Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
233 places, 4,748 data points, 1995–2020
Last refreshed

International tourism expenditures are expenditures of international outbound visitors in other countries, including payments to foreign carriers for international transport. These expenditures may include those by residents traveling abroad as same-day visitors, except in cases where these are important enough to justify separate classification. For some countries they do not include expenditures for passenger transport items. Their share in imports is calculated as a ratio to imports of goods and services, which comprise all transactions between residents of a country and the rest of the world involving a change of ownership from nonresidents to residents of general merchandise, goods sent for processing and repairs, nonmonetary gold, and services.