International tourism, expenditures in China
China: International tourism, expenditures was 3.9% in 2004. ▼ Falling
International tourism, expenditures in China, 1997–2004
Source: Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism. Measured in % of total imports.
Analysis
The most recent figure for international tourism, expenditures in China is 3.9%, measured in 2004. That is the lowest value across all 8 years on record.
That represents a change of down 5.3% on the previous year and down 59.1% over ten years.
China ranks 85th of 186 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
International tourism, expenditures in China, year by year
| Year | % of total imports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 9.4% | — |
| 1998 | 10.2% | +8.0% |
| 1999 | 9.7% | -4.4% |
| 2000 | 8.8% | -9.8% |
| 2001 | 8.3% | -5.5% |
| 2002 | 8.0% | -4.0% |
| 2003 | 4.1% | -48.9% |
| 2004 | 3.9% | -5.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 9.8% | 9.4% | 10.2% | 3 |
| 2000s | 6.6% | 3.9% | 8.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near China
- 82 Fiji 3.9% compare
- 83 Serbia 3.9%
- 84 Hong Kong, China 3.9% compare
- 86 Ghana 3.9% compare
- 87 Iran, Islamic Republic of 3.8%
- 88 Burkina Faso 3.7%
More private sector data for China
- Merchandise trade 32.6% (2025)
- Food imports 8.1% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 49.3% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 2.58 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 2.4% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 91.2% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 3.77 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 2,682 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.1934 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 5.48 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is international tourism, expenditures in China?
- International tourism, expenditures in China was 3.9% in 2004, according to Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism.
- What is the highest international tourism, expenditures recorded in China?
- The highest recorded value was 10.2% in 1998.
- What is the lowest international tourism, expenditures recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.9% in 2004.
- How does China rank for international tourism, expenditures?
- China ranks 85th out of 186 countries with data for 2004.
- Is international tourism, expenditures rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is down 59.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this 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 (% 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.