Italy vs United States: International tourism, receipts

Italy
3.7%
in 2020
United States
3.9%
in 2020
Italy rank
107th
United States rank
104th

International tourism, receipts over time

  • Italy
  • United States
4681012199520072020

How they compare

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

That makes United States's figure about 1.1 times Italy's.

Across all 19 years both countries report, United States has been ahead every year.

Italy ranks 107th and United States ranks 104th of 183 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Italy United States Difference Ahead
1990s 10.3% 11.5% 1.2% United States
2000s 8.7% 9.4% 0.7% United States
2010s 7.9% 9.8% 1.9% United States
2020s 3.7% 3.9% 0.2% United States

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher international tourism, receipts, Italy or United States?
United States, at 3.9% against 3.7% in Italy as of 2020.
What is the difference in international tourism, receipts between Italy and United States?
0.2%, with United States ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and United States?
19 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2020.
How do Italy and United States rank globally for international tourism, receipts?
Italy ranks 107th and United States 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.