Canada vs United States of America: International tourism, receipts

Canada
3.7%
in 2011
United States of America
3.9%
in 2020
Canada rank
106th
United States of America rank
104th

International tourism, receipts over time

  • Canada
  • United States of America
4681012199520072020

How they compare

United States of America currently reports 3.9% against 3.7% in Canada, a difference of 0.2%.

That makes United States of America's figure about 1.1 times Canada's.

Across all 17 years both countries report, United States of America has been ahead every year.

Canada ranks 106th and United States of America ranks 104th of 183 countries.

United States of America has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Canada United States of America Difference Ahead
1990s 4.3% 11.5% 7.3% United States of America
2000s 3.8% 9.2% 5.3% United States of America
2010s 3.8% 8.5% 4.7% United States of America

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher international tourism, receipts, Canada or United States of America?
United States of America, at 3.9% against 3.7% in Canada as of 2020.
What is the difference in international tourism, receipts between Canada and United States of America?
0.2%, with United States of America ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and United States of America?
17 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2011.
How do Canada and United States of America rank globally for international tourism, receipts?
Canada ranks 106th and United States of America ranks 104th of 183 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 (% of total exports). 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 (% of total exports)
Unit
% of total exports
Source
Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
230 places, 4,679 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. Their share in exports is calculated as a ratio to exports of goods and services, which comprise all transactions between residents of a country and the rest of the world involving a change of ownership from residents to nonresidents of general merchandise, goods sent for processing and repairs, nonmonetary gold, and services.