International tourism, receipts for passenger transport items in Canada
Canada: International tourism, receipts for passenger transport items was 3.15 billion current US$ in 2011. ▲ Rising
International tourism, receipts for passenger transport items in Canada, 1995–2011
Source: Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism. Measured in current US$.
Analysis
In 2011, international tourism, receipts for passenger transport items in Canada stood at 3.15 billion current US$. That is the highest value across all 17 years on record.
That represents a change of up 20.9% on the previous year and up 53.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, international tourism, receipts for passenger transport items in Canada peaked at 3.15 billion current US$ in 2011 and was at its lowest, 1.26 billion current US$, in 1995.
Canada ranks 7th of 163 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.55 billion current US$ | 1.26 billion current US$ | 1.82 billion current US$ | 5 |
| 2000s | 2.13 billion current US$ | 1.63 billion current US$ | 2.52 billion current US$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.88 billion current US$ | 2.61 billion current US$ | 3.15 billion current US$ | 2 |
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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$), annual growth rate -2.3 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is international tourism, receipts for passenger transport items in Canada?
- International tourism, receipts for passenger transport items in Canada was 3.15 billion current US$ in 2011, according to Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism.
- What is the highest international tourism, receipts for passenger transport items recorded in Canada?
- The highest recorded value was 3.15 billion current US$ in 2011.
- What is the lowest international tourism, receipts for passenger transport items recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.26 billion current US$ in 1995.
- How does Canada rank for international tourism, receipts for passenger transport items?
- Canada ranks 7th out of 163 countries with data for 2011.
- Is international tourism, receipts for passenger transport items rising or falling in Canada?
- Over the last ten years it is up 53.4%. 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, receipts for passenger transport items (current US$). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
International tourism receipts for passenger transport items are expenditures by international inbound visitors for all services provided in the international transportation by resident carriers. Also included are passenger services performed within an economy by nonresident carriers. Excluded are passenger services provided to nonresidents by resident carriers within the resident economies; these are included in travel items. In addition to the services covered by passenger fares--including fares that are a part of package tours but excluding cruise fares, which are included in travel--passenger services include such items as charges for excess baggage, vehicles, or other personal accompanying effects and expenditures for food, drink, or other items for which passengers make expenditures while on board carriers. Data are in current U.S. dollars.