Iceland vs Other small states: International tourism, expenditures

Iceland
14.7%
in 2007
Other small states
7.8%
in 2018
Iceland rank
7th
Other small states rank
9th

International tourism, expenditures over time

  • Iceland
  • Other small states
051015199520062018

How they compare

Iceland currently reports 14.7% against 7.8% in Other small states, a difference of 6.9%.

That makes Iceland's figure about 1.9 times Other small states's.

Across all 10 years both countries report, Iceland has been ahead every year.

Iceland ranks 7th and Other small states ranks 9th of 186 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Iceland Other small states Difference Ahead
1990s 12.5% 8.4% 4.1% Iceland
2000s 13.3% 8.7% 4.6% Iceland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher international tourism, expenditures, Iceland or Other small states?
Iceland, at 14.7% against 7.8% in Other small states as of 2007.
What is the difference in international tourism, expenditures between Iceland and Other small states?
6.9%, with Iceland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and Other small states?
10 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2007.
How do Iceland and Other small states rank globally for international tourism, expenditures?
Iceland ranks 7th and Other small states ranks 9th 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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About this data

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.