International tourism, expenditures (current US$) in United States
United States: International tourism, expenditures (current US$) was 48.84 billion current US$ in 2020. ▲ Rising
International tourism, expenditures in United States, 1995–2020
Source: Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism. Measured in current US$.
Analysis
In 2020, international tourism, expenditures in United States stood at 48.84 billion current US$. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
The figure is down 73.8% on the previous year and down 60.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, international tourism, expenditures in United States peaked at 186.08 billion current US$ in 2019 and was at its lowest, 48.84 billion current US$, in 2020.
United States ranks 2nd of 192 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
International tourism, expenditures (current US$) in United States, year by year
| Year | current US$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 61.04 billion current US$ | — |
| 1996 | 65.48 billion current US$ | +7.3% |
| 1997 | 71.95 billion current US$ | +9.9% |
| 1998 | 78.42 billion current US$ | +9.0% |
| 1999 | 77.26 billion current US$ | -1.5% |
| 2000 | 85.49 billion current US$ | +10.7% |
| 2001 | 82.19 billion current US$ | -3.9% |
| 2002 | 79.36 billion current US$ | -3.4% |
| 2003 | 81.71 billion current US$ | +3.0% |
| 2004 | 93.34 billion current US$ | +14.2% |
| 2005 | 98.69 billion current US$ | +5.7% |
| 2006 | 105.40 billion current US$ | +6.8% |
| 2007 | 112.93 billion current US$ | +7.1% |
| 2008 | 119.14 billion current US$ | +5.5% |
| 2009 | 115.12 billion current US$ | -3.4% |
| 2010 | 123.83 billion current US$ | +7.6% |
| 2011 | 130.61 billion current US$ | +5.5% |
| 2012 | 138.17 billion current US$ | +5.8% |
| 2013 | 132.32 billion current US$ | -4.2% |
| 2014 | 140.23 billion current US$ | +6.0% |
| 2015 | 144.67 billion current US$ | +3.2% |
| 2016 | 147.64 billion current US$ | +2.1% |
| 2017 | 158.29 billion current US$ | +7.2% |
| 2018 | 176.82 billion current US$ | +11.7% |
| 2019 | 186.08 billion current US$ | +5.2% |
| 2020 | 48.84 billion current US$ | -73.8% |
United States compared with similar countries
- United States's 48.84 billion current US$ is above the median for high income countries, which is 1.33 billion current US$, 36.6× the median. (68 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where International tourism, expenditures (current US$) in United States changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | -73.8% | 186.08 billion current US$ | 48.84 billion current US$ |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 70.83 billion current US$ | 61.04 billion current US$ | 78.42 billion current US$ | 5 |
| 2000s | 97.34 billion current US$ | 79.36 billion current US$ | 119.14 billion current US$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 147.86 billion current US$ | 123.83 billion current US$ | 186.08 billion current US$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 48.84 billion current US$ | 48.84 billion current US$ | 48.84 billion current US$ | 1 |
Countries ranked near United States
More private sector data for United States
- Merchandise trade 18.5% (2025)
- Food imports 6.7% (2025)
- Manufactures imports 78.8% (2025)
- Merchandise imports 3.51 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service imports 884.71 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 9.0% (2025)
- Manufactures exports 54.9% (2025)
- Merchandise exports 2.19 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service exports 1.21 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 6,394 current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is international tourism, expenditures in United States?
- International tourism, expenditures in United States was 48.84 billion current US$ in 2020, according to Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism.
- What is the highest international tourism, expenditures recorded in United States?
- The highest recorded value was 186.08 billion current US$ in 2019.
- What is the lowest international tourism, expenditures recorded in United States?
- The lowest recorded value was 48.84 billion current US$ in 2020.
- How does United States rank for international tourism, expenditures?
- United States ranks 2nd out of 192 countries with data for 2020.
- Is international tourism, expenditures rising or falling in United States?
- Over the last ten years it is down 60.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this United States 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.