Japan vs Lower middle income: International tourism, receipts for travel items

Japan
10.60 billion current US$
in 2020
Lower middle income
139.93 billion current US$
in 2019
Japan rank
14th
Lower middle income rank
19th

International tourism, receipts for travel items over time

  • Japan
  • Lower middle income
050.0B100.0B150.0B199520072020

How they compare

Lower middle income currently reports 139.93 billion current US$ against 10.60 billion current US$ in Japan, a difference of 129.33 billion current US$.

That makes Lower middle income's figure about 13.2 times Japan's.

Across all 25 years both countries report, Lower middle income has been ahead every year.

Japan ranks 14th and Lower middle income ranks 19th of 191 countries.

Lower middle income has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Japan Lower middle income Difference Ahead
1990s 3.76 billion current US$ 24.39 billion current US$ 20.63 billion current US$ Lower middle income
2000s 8.17 billion current US$ 46.85 billion current US$ 38.68 billion current US$ Lower middle income
2010s 25.06 billion current US$ 99.74 billion current US$ 74.68 billion current US$ Lower middle income

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher international tourism, receipts for travel items, Japan or Lower middle income?
Lower middle income, at 139.93 billion current US$ against 10.60 billion current US$ in Japan as of 2019.
What is the difference in international tourism, receipts for travel items between Japan and Lower middle income?
129.33 billion current US$, with Lower middle income ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Lower middle income?
25 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2019.
How do Japan and Lower middle income rank globally for international tourism, receipts for travel items?
Japan ranks 14th and Lower middle income ranks 19th of 191 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism, published as International tourism, receipts for travel items (current US$). 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
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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.