International tourism, expenditures in China
China: International tourism, expenditures was 21.36 billion current US$ in 2004. ▲ Rising
International tourism, expenditures in China, 1997–2004
Source: Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism. Measured in current US$.
Analysis
China recorded 21.36 billion current US$ for international tourism, expenditures in 2004. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.
The figure is up 27.8% on the previous year and up 131.7% over ten years.
That places China 7th out of 192 countries with data for 2004, putting it in the top 10%.
International tourism, expenditures in China, year by year
| Year | current US$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 9.22 billion current US$ | — |
| 1998 | 9.94 billion current US$ | +7.8% |
| 1999 | 11.62 billion current US$ | +16.9% |
| 2000 | 14.17 billion current US$ | +21.9% |
| 2001 | 14.99 billion current US$ | +5.8% |
| 2002 | 16.76 billion current US$ | +11.8% |
| 2003 | 16.72 billion current US$ | -0.3% |
| 2004 | 21.36 billion current US$ | +27.8% |
China compared with similar countries
- China's 21.36 billion current US$ is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 346.00 million current US$, 61.7× the median. (56 countries reporting)
- China's 21.36 billion current US$ is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 256.00 million current US$, 83.4× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 10.26 billion current US$ | 9.22 billion current US$ | 11.62 billion current US$ | 3 |
| 2000s | 16.80 billion current US$ | 14.17 billion current US$ | 21.36 billion current US$ | 5 |
Countries ranked near China
More private sector data for China
- Merchandise trade 32.6% (2025)
- Food imports 8.1% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 49.3% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 2.58 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 2.4% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 91.2% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 3.77 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 2,682 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.1934 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 5.48 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is international tourism, expenditures in China?
- International tourism, expenditures in China was 21.36 billion current US$ in 2004, according to Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism.
- What is the highest international tourism, expenditures recorded in China?
- The highest recorded value was 21.36 billion current US$ in 2004.
- What is the lowest international tourism, expenditures recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.22 billion current US$ in 1997.
- How does China rank for international tourism, expenditures?
- China ranks 7th out of 192 countries with data for 2004.
- Is international tourism, expenditures rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is up 131.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this China data come from?
- The figures come from Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism, published as part of International tourism, expenditures (current US$). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
International tourism expenditures are expenditures of international outbound visitors in other countries, including payments to foreign carriers for international transport. These expenditures may include those by residents traveling abroad as same-day visitors, except in cases where these are important enough to justify separate classification. For some countries they do not include expenditures for passenger transport items. Data are in current U.S. dollars.