Australia vs United States: International tourism, receipts for travel items (current US$)
International tourism, receipts for travel items (current US$) over time
- Australia
- United States
How they compare
United States currently reports 72.81 billion current US$ against 25.67 billion current US$ in Australia, a difference of 47.15 billion current US$.
That makes United States's figure about 2.8 times Australia's.
Across all 26 years both countries report, United States has been ahead every year.
Australia ranks 3rd and United States ranks 1st of 191 countries.
United States has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 8.90 billion current US$ | 83.39 billion current US$ | 74.49 billion current US$ | United States |
| 2000s | 16.11 billion current US$ | 94.98 billion current US$ | 78.87 billion current US$ | United States |
| 2010s | 35.97 billion current US$ | 175.97 billion current US$ | 140.00 billion current US$ | United States |
| 2020s | 25.67 billion current US$ | 72.81 billion current US$ | 47.15 billion current US$ | United States |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher international tourism, receipts for travel items, Australia or United States?
- United States, at 72.81 billion current US$ against 25.67 billion current US$ in Australia as of 2020.
- What is the difference in international tourism, receipts for travel items between Australia and United States?
- 47.15 billion current US$, with United States ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and United States?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2020.
- How do Australia and United States rank globally for international tourism, receipts for travel items?
- Australia ranks 3rd and United States ranks 1st of 191 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism, published as International tourism, receipts for travel items (current US$). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
International tourism receipts for travel items are expenditures by international inbound visitors in the reporting economy. The goods and services are purchased by, or on behalf of, the traveler or provided, without a quid pro quo, for the traveler to use or give away. These receipts should include any other prepayment made for goods or services received in the destination country. They also may include receipts from same-day visitors, except in cases where these are so important as to justify a separate classification. Excluded is the international carriage of travelers, which is covered in passenger travel items. Data are in current U.S. dollars.