Ratio of inbound to outbound tourists in United States

United States: Ratio of inbound to outbound tourists was 0.5735 in 2020. β–² Rising

Latest (2020)
0.5735
Change on year
down 28.0%
World rank
86th
of 105 countries
All-time high
1.17
in 2013
All-time low
0.5735
in 2020
Years of data
26
1995–2020

Ratio of inbound to outbound tourists in United States, 1995–2020

00.250.50.7511.21995200720201995: 0.8451996: 0.8771997: 0.8971998: 0.8331999: 0.8512000: 0.8352001: 0.7892002: 0.7512003: 0.7332004: 0.7462005: 0.7752006: 0.8012007: 0.8762008: 0.9112009: 0.8872010: 0.9832011: 1.12012: 1.12013: 1.22014: 1.12015: 12016: 0.9522017: 0.8812018: 0.8562019: 0.7962020: 0.574

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

In 2020, ratio of inbound to outbound tourists in United States stood at 0.5735. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.

That represents a change of down 28.0% on the previous year and down 41.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, ratio of inbound to outbound tourists in United States peaked at 1.17 in 2013 and was at its lowest, 0.5735, in 2020.

United States ranks 86th of 105 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.8606 0.8327 0.8974 5
2000s 0.8104 0.7328 0.9113 10
2010s 0.9966 0.7965 1.17 10
2020s 0.5735 0.5735 0.5735 1

Countries ranked near United States

  1. 83 Papua New Guinea 0.587 compare
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  3. 85 French Guiana 0.5854
  4. 87 Eswatini 0.5527 compare
  5. 88 Belgium 0.538 compare
  6. 89 Oman 0.4747 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is ratio of inbound to outbound tourists in United States?
Ratio of inbound to outbound tourists in United States was 0.5735 in 2020, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest ratio of inbound to outbound tourists recorded in United States?
The highest recorded value was 1.17 in 2013.
What is the lowest ratio of inbound to outbound tourists recorded in United States?
The lowest recorded value was 0.5735 in 2020.
How does United States rank for ratio of inbound to outbound tourists?
United States ranks 86th out of 105 countries with data for 2020.
Is ratio of inbound to outbound tourists rising or falling in United States?
Over the last ten years it is down 41.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this United States data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Ratio of inbound to outbound tourists. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Ratio of inbound to outbound tourists
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
107 places, 2,238 data points, 1995–2024
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