International tourism, expenditures in Hong Kong
Hong Kong: International tourism, expenditures was 26.50 billion current US$ in 2018. ▲ Rising
International tourism, expenditures in Hong Kong, 1995–2018
Source: Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism. Measured in current US$.
Analysis
The most recent figure for international tourism, expenditures in Hong Kong is 26.50 billion current US$, measured in 2018. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
The figure is up 4.4% on the previous year and up 64.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, international tourism, expenditures in Hong Kong peaked at 26.50 billion current US$ in 2018 and was at its lowest, 10.50 billion current US$, in 1995.
That places Hong Kong 5th out of 192 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 12.25 billion current US$ | 10.50 billion current US$ | 13.47 billion current US$ | 5 |
| 2000s | 13.60 billion current US$ | 11.45 billion current US$ | 16.09 billion current US$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 22.09 billion current US$ | 17.36 billion current US$ | 26.50 billion current US$ | 9 |
Countries ranked near Hong Kong
More private sector data for Hong Kong
- Merchandise trade 371.0% (2025)
- Food imports 3.3% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 83.0% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 831.83 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 1.6% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 87.4% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 753.58 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service exports 108.59 billion current US$ (2024)
- Transport services 23.1% (2024)
- Computer, communications and other services 33.3% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is international tourism, expenditures in Hong Kong?
- International tourism, expenditures in Hong Kong was 26.50 billion current US$ in 2018, according to Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism.
- What is the highest international tourism, expenditures recorded in Hong Kong?
- The highest recorded value was 26.50 billion current US$ in 2018.
- What is the lowest international tourism, expenditures recorded in Hong Kong?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.50 billion current US$ in 1995.
- How does Hong Kong rank for international tourism, expenditures?
- Hong Kong ranks 5th out of 192 countries with data for 2018.
- Is international tourism, expenditures rising or falling in Hong Kong?
- Over the last ten years it is up 64.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Hong Kong 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.