International tourism, expenditures in Canada
Canada: International tourism, expenditures was 7.3% in 2011. ▲ Rising
International tourism, expenditures in Canada, 1995–2011
Source: Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism. Measured in % of total imports.
Analysis
Canada recorded 7.3% for international tourism, expenditures in 2011.
The figure is down 2.5% on the previous year and up 32.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, international tourism, expenditures in Canada peaked at 7.4% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 5.3%, in 2002.
That places Canada 34th out of 186 countries with data for 2011, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
International tourism, expenditures in Canada, year by year
| Year | % of total imports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 6.4% | — |
| 1996 | 6.6% | +4.2% |
| 1997 | 6.0% | -9.6% |
| 1998 | 5.6% | -7.2% |
| 1999 | 5.4% | -2.8% |
| 2000 | 5.3% | -2.3% |
| 2001 | 5.5% | +3.5% |
| 2002 | 5.3% | -3.5% |
| 2003 | 5.5% | +4.9% |
| 2004 | 5.7% | +3.5% |
| 2005 | 5.9% | +3.3% |
| 2006 | 6.1% | +2.7% |
| 2007 | 6.6% | +8.8% |
| 2008 | 6.7% | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 7.3% | +9.9% |
| 2010 | 7.4% | +1.6% |
| 2011 | 7.3% | -2.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6.0% | 5.4% | 6.6% | 5 |
| 2000s | 6.0% | 5.3% | 7.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.3% | 7.3% | 7.4% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Canada
- 31 Ukraine 7.5% compare
- 32 New Caledonia 7.5%
- 33 Curaçao 7.4%
- 35 Sweden 7.1% compare
- 36 Tanzania, United Republic of 7.1% compare
- 37 Palestine, State of 7.0% compare
More private sector data for Canada
- Merchandise trade 48.8% (2025)
- Food imports 9.2% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 75.5% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 577.44 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 13.5% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 42.3% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 554.68 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 13,317 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2391 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate -2.3 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is international tourism, expenditures in Canada?
- International tourism, expenditures in Canada was 7.3% in 2011, according to Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism.
- What is the highest international tourism, expenditures recorded in Canada?
- The highest recorded value was 7.4% in 2010.
- What is the lowest international tourism, expenditures recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.3% in 2002.
- How does Canada rank for international tourism, expenditures?
- Canada ranks 34th out of 186 countries with data for 2011.
- Is international tourism, expenditures rising or falling in Canada?
- Over the last ten years it is up 32.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Canada 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 (% of total imports). 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. Their share in imports is calculated as a ratio to imports of goods and services, which comprise all transactions between residents of a country and the rest of the world involving a change of ownership from nonresidents to residents of general merchandise, goods sent for processing and repairs, nonmonetary gold, and services.