International tourism, receipts for travel items (current US$) in Canada
Canada: International tourism, receipts for travel items (current US$) was 11.26 billion current US$ in 2020. ▲ Rising
International tourism, receipts for travel items in Canada, 1995–2020
Source: Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism. Measured in current US$.
Analysis
Canada recorded 11.26 billion current US$ for international tourism, receipts for travel items in 2020.
The figure is down 59.8% on the previous year and down 28.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, international tourism, receipts for travel items in Canada peaked at 28.02 billion current US$ in 2019 and was at its lowest, 7.92 billion current US$, in 1995.
That places Canada 12th out of 191 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
International tourism, receipts for travel items (current US$) in Canada, year by year
| Year | current US$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 7.92 billion current US$ | — |
| 1996 | 8.61 billion current US$ | +8.7% |
| 1997 | 8.82 billion current US$ | +2.5% |
| 1998 | 9.41 billion current US$ | +6.7% |
| 1999 | 10.20 billion current US$ | +8.4% |
| 2000 | 10.78 billion current US$ | +5.6% |
| 2001 | 10.62 billion current US$ | -1.4% |
| 2002 | 10.69 billion current US$ | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 10.60 billion current US$ | -0.8% |
| 2004 | 13.03 billion current US$ | +22.9% |
| 2005 | 13.65 billion current US$ | +4.8% |
| 2006 | 14.56 billion current US$ | +6.6% |
| 2007 | 15.61 billion current US$ | +7.2% |
| 2008 | 15.67 billion current US$ | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 13.74 billion current US$ | -12.3% |
| 2010 | 15.83 billion current US$ | +15.2% |
| 2011 | 16.84 billion current US$ | +6.4% |
| 2012 | 20.16 billion current US$ | +19.7% |
| 2013 | 20.89 billion current US$ | +3.6% |
| 2014 | 21.58 billion current US$ | +3.3% |
| 2015 | 20.32 billion current US$ | -5.9% |
| 2016 | 22.68 billion current US$ | +11.6% |
| 2017 | 25.08 billion current US$ | +10.6% |
| 2018 | 26.89 billion current US$ | +7.2% |
| 2019 | 28.02 billion current US$ | +4.2% |
| 2020 | 11.26 billion current US$ | -59.8% |
Canada compared with similar countries
- Canada's 11.26 billion current US$ is above the median for high income countries, which is 1.53 billion current US$, 7.3× the median. (68 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where International tourism, receipts for travel items (current US$) in Canada 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 | -59.8% | 28.02 billion current US$ | 11.26 billion current US$ |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 8.99 billion current US$ | 7.92 billion current US$ | 10.20 billion current US$ | 5 |
| 2000s | 12.89 billion current US$ | 10.60 billion current US$ | 15.67 billion current US$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 21.83 billion current US$ | 15.83 billion current US$ | 28.02 billion current US$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.26 billion current US$ | 11.26 billion current US$ | 11.26 billion current US$ | 1 |
Countries ranked near Canada
More private sector data for Canada
- Merchandise trade 48.8% (2025)
- Food imports 9.5% (2025)
- Manufactures imports 74.9% (2025)
- Merchandise imports 577.44 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service imports 168.75 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 13.6% (2025)
- Manufactures exports 40.3% (2025)
- Merchandise exports 554.68 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service exports 170.93 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 13,317 current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is international tourism, receipts for travel items in Canada?
- International tourism, receipts for travel items in Canada was 11.26 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, receipts for travel items recorded in Canada?
- The highest recorded value was 28.02 billion current US$ in 2019.
- What is the lowest international tourism, receipts for travel items recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.92 billion current US$ in 1995.
- How does Canada rank for international tourism, receipts for travel items?
- Canada ranks 12th out of 191 countries with data for 2020.
- Is international tourism, receipts for travel items rising or falling in Canada?
- Over the last ten years it is down 28.9%. 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 travel items (current US$). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
International tourism receipts for travel items are expenditures by international inbound visitors in the reporting economy. 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 receipts should include any other prepayment made for goods or services received in the destination country. They also may include receipts from 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.