International tourism, expenditures in North America
North America: International tourism, expenditures was 221.04 billion current US$ in 2019. β² Rising
International tourism, expenditures in North America, 1995β2019
Source: Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism. Measured in current US$.
Analysis
In 2019, international tourism, expenditures in North America stood at 221.04 billion current US$. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.2% on the previous year and up 68.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, international tourism, expenditures in North America peaked at 221.04 billion current US$ in 2019 and was at its lowest, 66.65 billion current US$, in 1995.
That places North America 12th out of 38 groups with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 76.36 billion current US$ | 66.65 billion current US$ | 83.03 billion current US$ | 5 |
| 2000s | 108.25 billion current US$ | 84.67 billion current US$ | 138.35 billion current US$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 175.57 billion current US$ | 145.59 billion current US$ | 221.04 billion current US$ | 10 |
Countries ranked near North America
- 9 India 15.78 billion current US$ compare
- 10 United Arab Emirates 15.09 billion current US$ compare
- 11 Sweden 13.97 billion current US$ compare
- 12 Belgium 13.93 billion current US$ compare
- 13 Italy 12.96 billion current US$ compare
- 14 Qatar 11.50 billion current US$ compare
- 15 Russia 10.80 billion current US$ compare
More private sector data for North America
- Merchandise trade 20.6% (2025)
- Food imports 7.3% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 77.9% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 4.09 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 10.3% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 52.8% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 2.74 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service exports 1.38 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Transport services 17.6% (2025)
- Computer, communications and other services 41.5% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is international tourism, expenditures in North America?
- International tourism, expenditures in North America was 221.04 billion current US$ in 2019, according to Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism.
- What is the highest international tourism, expenditures recorded in North America?
- The highest recorded value was 221.04 billion current US$ in 2019.
- What is the lowest international tourism, expenditures recorded in North America?
- The lowest recorded value was 66.65 billion current US$ in 1995.
- How does North America rank for international tourism, expenditures?
- North America ranks 12th out of 38 groups with data for 2019.
- Is international tourism, expenditures rising or falling in North America?
- Over the last ten years it is up 68.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this North America 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.