Hong Kong, China vs United Arab Emirates: International tourism, receipts

Hong Kong, China
32.70 billion current US$
in 2019
United Arab Emirates
24.62 billion current US$
in 2020
Hong Kong, China rank
4th
United Arab Emirates rank
7th

International tourism, receipts over time

  • Hong Kong, China
  • United Arab Emirates
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How they compare

Hong Kong, China currently reports 32.70 billion current US$ against 24.62 billion current US$ in United Arab Emirates, a difference of 8.08 billion current US$.

That makes Hong Kong, China's figure about 1.3 times United Arab Emirates's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 22 shared years of data; in 1998 it was Hong Kong, China ahead.

Hong Kong, China ranks 4th and United Arab Emirates ranks 7th of 195 countries.

Hong Kong, China has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Hong Kong, China United Arab Emirates Difference Ahead
1990s 7.34 billion current US$ 876.00 million current US$ 6.46 billion current US$ Hong Kong, China
2000s 13.47 billion current US$ 3.54 billion current US$ 9.93 billion current US$ Hong Kong, China
2010s 37.98 billion current US$ 21.33 billion current US$ 16.65 billion current US$ Hong Kong, China

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher international tourism, receipts, Hong Kong, China or United Arab Emirates?
Hong Kong, China, at 32.70 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 Hong Kong, China and United Arab Emirates?
8.08 billion current US$, with Hong Kong, China ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Hong Kong, China and United Arab Emirates?
22 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2019.
How do Hong Kong, China and United Arab Emirates rank globally for international tourism, receipts?
Hong Kong, China ranks 4th and United Arab Emirates ranks 7th of 195 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism, published as International tourism, receipts (current US$). 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.