Japan vs Mexico: International tourism, expenditures

Japan
0.8%
in 2020
Mexico
1.0%
in 2020
Japan rank
175th
Mexico rank
172nd

International tourism, expenditures over time

  • Japan
  • Mexico
0246810199520072020

How they compare

Mexico currently reports 1.0% against 0.8% in Japan, a difference of 0.2%.

That makes Mexico's figure about 1.2 times Japan's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 25 shared years of data; in 1996 it was Japan ahead.

Japan ranks 175th and Mexico ranks 172nd of 186 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 3 and Mexico in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Japan Mexico Difference Ahead
1990s 10.2% 4.5% 5.7% Japan
2000s 7.2% 3.4% 3.8% Japan
2010s 3.5% 2.7% 0.8% Japan
2020s 0.8% 1.0% 0.2% Mexico

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher international tourism, expenditures, Japan or Mexico?
Mexico, at 1.0% against 0.8% in Japan as of 2020.
What is the difference in international tourism, expenditures between Japan and Mexico?
0.2%, with Mexico ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Mexico?
25 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2020.
How do Japan and Mexico rank globally for international tourism, expenditures?
Japan ranks 175th and Mexico ranks 172nd 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.