European Union vs United Arab Emirates: International tourism, receipts

European Union
432.15 billion current US$
in 2019
United Arab Emirates
24.62 billion current US$
in 2020
European Union rank
6th
United Arab Emirates rank
7th

International tourism, receipts over time

  • European Union
  • United Arab Emirates
0100.0B200.0B300.0B400.0B199520072020

How they compare

European Union currently reports 432.15 billion current US$ against 24.62 billion current US$ in United Arab Emirates, a difference of 407.53 billion current US$.

That makes European Union's figure about 17.6 times United Arab Emirates's.

Across all 21 years both countries report, European Union has been ahead every year.

European Union ranks 6th and United Arab Emirates ranks 7th of 36 groups.

European Union has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade European Union United Arab Emirates Difference Ahead
1990s 191.10 billion current US$ 893.00 million current US$ 190.20 billion current US$ European Union
2000s 263.19 billion current US$ 3.54 billion current US$ 259.65 billion current US$ European Union
2010s 375.32 billion current US$ 21.33 billion current US$ 353.99 billion current US$ European Union

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher international tourism, receipts, European Union or United Arab Emirates?
European Union, at 432.15 billion current US$ against 24.62 billion current US$ in United Arab Emirates as of 2019.
What is the difference in international tourism, receipts between European Union and United Arab Emirates?
407.53 billion current US$, with European Union ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for European Union and United Arab Emirates?
21 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2019.
How do European Union and United Arab Emirates rank globally for international tourism, receipts?
European Union ranks 6th and United Arab Emirates ranks 7th of 36 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism, published as International tourism, receipts (current US$). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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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.