Germany vs United States: International tourism, receipts

Germany
58.37 billion current US$
in 2019
United States
84.20 billion current US$
in 2020
Germany rank
2nd
United States rank
1st

International tourism, receipts over time

  • Germany
  • United States
050.0B100.0B150.0B200.0B250.0B199520072020

How they compare

United States currently reports 84.20 billion current US$ against 58.37 billion current US$ in Germany, a difference of 25.83 billion current US$.

That makes United States's figure about 1.4 times Germany's.

Across all 25 years both countries report, United States has been ahead every year.

Germany ranks 2nd and United States ranks 1st of 195 countries.

United States has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Germany United States Difference Ahead
1990s 24.73 billion current US$ 103.45 billion current US$ 78.72 billion current US$ United States
2000s 37.87 billion current US$ 118.19 billion current US$ 80.32 billion current US$ United States
2010s 54.49 billion current US$ 214.60 billion current US$ 160.11 billion current US$ United States

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher international tourism, receipts, Germany or United States?
United States, at 84.20 billion current US$ against 58.37 billion current US$ in Germany as of 2020.
What is the difference in international tourism, receipts between Germany and United States?
25.83 billion current US$, with United States ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and United States?
25 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2019.
How do Germany and United States rank globally for international tourism, receipts?
Germany ranks 2nd and United States ranks 1st of 195 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism, published as International tourism, receipts (current US$). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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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.