Hong Kong, China vs OECD members: International tourism, receipts for passenger transport items

Hong Kong, China
6.33 billion current US$
in 2019
OECD members
154.67 billion current US$
in 2019
Hong Kong, China rank
4th
OECD members rank
3rd

International tourism, receipts for passenger transport items over time

  • Hong Kong, China
  • OECD members
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How they compare

OECD members currently reports 154.67 billion current US$ against 6.33 billion current US$ in Hong Kong, China, a difference of 148.34 billion current US$.

That makes OECD members's figure about 24.5 times Hong Kong, China's.

Across all 22 years both countries report, OECD members has been ahead every year.

Hong Kong, China ranks 4th and OECD members ranks 3rd of 163 countries.

OECD members has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Hong Kong, China OECD members Difference Ahead
1990s 1.77 billion current US$ 63.71 billion current US$ 61.94 billion current US$ OECD members
2000s 3.33 billion current US$ 82.56 billion current US$ 79.23 billion current US$ OECD members
2010s 6.37 billion current US$ 139.34 billion current US$ 132.97 billion current US$ OECD members

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher international tourism, receipts for passenger transport items, Hong Kong, China or OECD members?
OECD members, at 154.67 billion current US$ against 6.33 billion current US$ in Hong Kong, China as of 2019.
What is the difference in international tourism, receipts for passenger transport items between Hong Kong, China and OECD members?
148.34 billion current US$, with OECD members ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Hong Kong, China and OECD members?
22 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2019.
How do Hong Kong, China and OECD members rank globally for international tourism, receipts for passenger transport items?
Hong Kong, China ranks 4th and OECD members ranks 3rd of 163 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism, published as International tourism, receipts for passenger transport items (current US$). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
International tourism, receipts for passenger transport items (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
196 places, 4,178 data points, 1995–2020
Last refreshed

International tourism receipts for passenger transport items are expenditures by international inbound visitors for all services provided in the international transportation by resident carriers. Also included are passenger services performed within an economy by nonresident carriers. Excluded are passenger services provided to nonresidents by resident carriers within the resident economies; these are included in travel items. In addition to the services covered by passenger fares--including fares that are a part of package tours but excluding cruise fares, which are included in travel--passenger services include such items as charges for excess baggage, vehicles, or other personal accompanying effects and expenditures for food, drink, or other items for which passengers make expenditures while on board carriers. Data are in current U.S. dollars.