Canada vs Mexico: International tourism, receipts for travel items

Canada
11.26 billion current US$
in 2020
Mexico
11.00 billion current US$
in 2020
Canada rank
12th
Mexico rank
13th

International tourism, receipts for travel items over time

  • Canada
  • Mexico
5.0B10.0B15.0B20.0B25.0B30.0B199520072020

How they compare

Canada currently reports 11.26 billion current US$ against 11.00 billion current US$ in Mexico, a difference of 260.00 million current US$.

Across all 26 years both countries report, Canada has been ahead every year.

Canada ranks 12th and Mexico ranks 13th of 191 countries.

Canada has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Canada Mexico Difference Ahead
1990s 8.99 billion current US$ 7.01 billion current US$ 1.99 billion current US$ Canada
2000s 12.89 billion current US$ 10.75 billion current US$ 2.15 billion current US$ Canada
2010s 21.83 billion current US$ 17.26 billion current US$ 4.57 billion current US$ Canada
2020s 11.26 billion current US$ 11.00 billion current US$ 260.00 million current US$ Canada

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher international tourism, receipts for travel items, Canada or Mexico?
Canada, at 11.26 billion current US$ against 11.00 billion current US$ in Mexico as of 2020.
What is the difference in international tourism, receipts for travel items between Canada and Mexico?
260.00 million current US$, with Canada ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Mexico?
26 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2020.
How do Canada and Mexico rank globally for international tourism, receipts for travel items?
Canada ranks 12th and Mexico ranks 13th of 191 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism, published as International tourism, receipts for travel items (current US$). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
International tourism, receipts for travel 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
236 places, 5,659 data points, 1995–2020
Last refreshed

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.