Thailand vs Viet Nam: International tourism, expenditures

Thailand
1.6%
in 2020
Viet Nam
1.6%
in 2020
Thailand rank
158th
Viet Nam rank
157th

International tourism, expenditures over time

  • Thailand
  • Viet Nam
123456199520072020

How they compare

Viet Nam currently reports 1.6% against 1.6% in Thailand, a difference of 0.0%.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 16 shared years of data; in 2005 it was Thailand ahead.

Thailand ranks 158th and Viet Nam ranks 157th of 186 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Thailand averaged higher in 2 and Viet Nam in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Thailand Viet Nam Difference Ahead
2000s 3.8% 1.9% 1.9% Thailand
2010s 4.1% 2.0% 2.1% Thailand
2020s 1.6% 1.6% 0.0% Viet Nam

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher international tourism, expenditures, Thailand or Viet Nam?
Viet Nam, at 1.6% against 1.6% in Thailand as of 2020.
What is the difference in international tourism, expenditures between Thailand and Viet Nam?
0.0%, with Viet Nam ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Thailand and Viet Nam?
16 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2020.
How do Thailand and Viet Nam rank globally for international tourism, expenditures?
Thailand ranks 158th and Viet Nam ranks 157th 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.