China vs Hong Kong: International tourism, receipts

China
27.75 billion current US$
in 2004
Hong Kong
32.70 billion current US$
in 2019
China rank
5th
Hong Kong rank
4th

International tourism, receipts over time

  • China
  • Hong Kong
10.0B20.0B30.0B40.0B50.0B199720082019

How they compare

Hong Kong currently reports 32.70 billion current US$ against 27.75 billion current US$ in China, a difference of 4.94 billion current US$.

That makes Hong Kong's figure about 1.2 times China's.

Across all 7 years both countries report, China has been ahead every year.

China ranks 5th and Hong Kong ranks 4th of 195 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 14.12 billion current US$ 7.34 billion current US$ 6.78 billion current US$ China
2000s 20.91 billion current US$ 9.37 billion current US$ 11.54 billion current US$ China

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher international tourism, receipts, China or Hong Kong?
Hong Kong, at 32.70 billion current US$ against 27.75 billion current US$ in China as of 2019.
What is the difference in international tourism, receipts between China and Hong Kong?
4.94 billion current US$, with Hong Kong ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for China and Hong Kong?
7 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2004.
How do China and Hong Kong rank globally for international tourism, receipts?
China ranks 5th and Hong Kong ranks 4th of 195 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism, published as International tourism, receipts (current US$). 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, receipts (current US$)
Unit
current US$
Source
Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
231 places, 4,930 data points, 1995–2020
Last refreshed

International tourism receipts are expenditures by international inbound visitors, including payments to national carriers for international transport. These receipts include any other prepayment made for goods or services received in the destination country. They also may include receipts from same-day visitors, except when these are important enough to justify separate classification. For some countries they do not include receipts for passenger transport items. Data are in current U.S. dollars.