China vs North America: International tourism, receipts
International tourism, receipts over time
- China
- North America
How they compare
North America currently reports 305.56 billion current US$ against 27.75 billion current US$ in China, a difference of 277.80 billion current US$.
That makes North America's figure about 11.0 times China's.
Across all 8 years both countries report, North America has been ahead every year.
China ranks 5th and North America ranks 6th of 195 countries.
North America has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | North America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 13.62 billion current US$ | 135.79 billion current US$ | 122.17 billion current US$ | North America |
| 2000s | 20.91 billion current US$ | 135.26 billion current US$ | 114.36 billion current US$ | North America |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher international tourism, receipts, China or North America?
- North America, at 305.56 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 North America?
- 277.80 billion current US$, with North America ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and North America?
- 8 years are reported by both, from 1997 to 2004.
- How do China and North America rank globally for international tourism, receipts?
- China ranks 5th and North America ranks 6th of 195 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism, published as International tourism, receipts (current US$). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
Individual pages
About this data
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.