International tourism, expenditures for travel items in Hong Kong, China
Hong Kong, China: International tourism, expenditures for travel items was 5.52 billion current US$ in 2020. ▲ Rising
International tourism, expenditures for travel items in Hong Kong, China, 1995–2020
Source: Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism. Measured in current US$.
Analysis
The most recent figure for international tourism, expenditures for travel items in Hong Kong, China is 5.52 billion current US$, measured in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 79.5% on the previous year and down 68.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, international tourism, expenditures for travel items in Hong Kong, China peaked at 26.88 billion current US$ in 2019 and was at its lowest, 5.52 billion current US$, in 2020.
That places Hong Kong, China 24th out of 191 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
International tourism, expenditures for travel items in Hong Kong, China, year by year
| Year | current US$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 10.50 billion current US$ | — |
| 1996 | 11.46 billion current US$ | +9.2% |
| 1997 | 12.68 billion current US$ | +10.6% |
| 1998 | 13.47 billion current US$ | +6.3% |
| 1999 | 13.13 billion current US$ | -2.5% |
| 2000 | 12.50 billion current US$ | -4.8% |
| 2001 | 12.32 billion current US$ | -1.5% |
| 2002 | 12.42 billion current US$ | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 11.45 billion current US$ | -7.8% |
| 2004 | 13.27 billion current US$ | +15.9% |
| 2005 | 13.30 billion current US$ | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 14.04 billion current US$ | +5.6% |
| 2007 | 15.04 billion current US$ | +7.1% |
| 2008 | 16.09 billion current US$ | +7.0% |
| 2009 | 15.55 billion current US$ | -3.4% |
| 2010 | 17.36 billion current US$ | +11.6% |
| 2011 | 19.02 billion current US$ | +9.6% |
| 2012 | 20.08 billion current US$ | +5.5% |
| 2013 | 21.21 billion current US$ | +5.7% |
| 2014 | 22.01 billion current US$ | +3.8% |
| 2015 | 23.06 billion current US$ | +4.8% |
| 2016 | 24.14 billion current US$ | +4.7% |
| 2017 | 25.39 billion current US$ | +5.2% |
| 2018 | 26.44 billion current US$ | +4.1% |
| 2019 | 26.88 billion current US$ | +1.7% |
| 2020 | 5.52 billion current US$ | -79.5% |
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 | 22.56 billion current US$ | 17.36 billion current US$ | 26.88 billion current US$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.52 billion current US$ | 5.52 billion current US$ | 5.52 billion current US$ | 1 |
Countries ranked near Hong Kong, China
More private sector data for Hong Kong, China
- 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)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 100,492 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 1.76 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 16.74 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is international tourism, expenditures for travel items in Hong Kong, China?
- International tourism, expenditures for travel items in Hong Kong, China was 5.52 billion current US$ in 2020, according to Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism.
- What is the highest international tourism, expenditures for travel items recorded in Hong Kong, China?
- The highest recorded value was 26.88 billion current US$ in 2019.
- What is the lowest international tourism, expenditures for travel items recorded in Hong Kong, China?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.52 billion current US$ in 2020.
- How does Hong Kong, China rank for international tourism, expenditures for travel items?
- Hong Kong, China ranks 24th out of 191 countries with data for 2020.
- Is international tourism, expenditures for travel items rising or falling in Hong Kong, China?
- Over the last ten years it is down 68.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Hong Kong, 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 for travel items (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. The goods and services are purchased by, or on behalf of, the traveler or provided, without a quid pro quo, for the traveler to use or give away. These may include expenditures by residents traveling abroad as same-day visitors, except in cases where these are so important as to justify a separate classification. Excluded is the international carriage of travelers, which is covered in passenger travel items. Data are in current U.S. dollars.