Based on a comparison of 161 countries in 2020, China ranked the highest in expenditure of international tourism with USD 277,345 mil followed by Germany and United Kingdom. On the other end of the scale was Gambia with USD 5.20 mil, Liberia with USD 7.70 mil and Tajikistan with USD 10.8 mil.
Data for more countries are available at International Tourism, Expenditure (USD) indicator page.
| International Tourism, Expenditure (USD) | Unit | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 |
| Belgium | USD mil | 26,444 | 15,856 | 16,522 | 17,835 | 20,789 | ||||||||||||||||
| Canada | USD mil | 34,444 | 30,271 | 28,936 | 31,811 | 33,581 | ... | ... | ||||||||||||||
| China | USD mil | 227,344 | 249,831 | 250,112 | 257,875 | 277,345 | ... | ... | ||||||||||||||
| France | USD mil | 58,464 | 47,713 | 49,029 | 53,787 | 59,131 | ||||||||||||||||
| Germany | USD mil | 101,737 | 85,334 | 87,412 | 97,163 | 103,502 | ... | |||||||||||||||
| Hong Kong | USD mil | 22,011 | 23,059 | 24,141 | 25,388 | 26,498 | ... | ... | ||||||||||||||
| India | USD mil | 17,492 | 17,686 | 19,184 | 21,856 | 25,790 | ||||||||||||||||
| Italy | USD mil | 28,866 | 30,312 | 30,584 | 34,819 | 37,644 | ||||||||||||||||
| Singapore | USD mil | 25,547 | 23,658 | 23,957 | 24,588 | 25,346 | ... | ... | ||||||||||||||
| South Korea | USD mil | 26,136 | 27,957 | 29,817 | 34,453 | 38,022 | ||||||||||||||||
| Spain | USD mil | 17,976 | 17,429 | 18,803 | 22,346 | 26,670 | ... | ... | ||||||||||||||
| Sweden | USD mil | 15,823 | 14,410 | 14,899 | 17,057 | 18,056 | ... | ... | ||||||||||||||
| USA | USD mil | 140,228 | 144,669 | 147,640 | 158,287 | 176,818 | ||||||||||||||||
| United Arab Emirates | USD mil | 15,848 | 16,637 | 17,127 | 17,645 | 18,004 | ||||||||||||||||
| United Kingdom | USD mil | 67,042 | 68,116 | 67,220 | 65,177 | 68,888 | ... | ... |
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