Spending by international visitors while visiting a country … gaps in China
China: Spending by international visitors while visiting a country … gaps was 39.75 billion current US$ in 2024. ▲ Rising
Spending by international visitors while visiting a country, gaps in China, 1997–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current US$.
Analysis
China recorded 39.75 billion current US$ for spending by international visitors while visiting a country, gaps in 2024. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
The figure is up 58.8% on the previous year and up 299.4% over five years.
Over the whole period, spending by international visitors while visiting a country, gaps in China peaked at 39.75 billion current US$ in 2024 and was at its lowest, 9.95 billion current US$, in 2020.
That places China 13th out of 203 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Spending by international visitors while visiting a country … gaps in China, year by year
| Year | current US$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 12.63 billion current US$ | — |
| 1998 | 13.23 billion current US$ | +4.8% |
| 1999 | 15.01 billion current US$ | +13.4% |
| 2000 | 17.32 billion current US$ | +15.4% |
| 2001 | 19.01 billion current US$ | +9.7% |
| 2002 | 21.74 billion current US$ | +14.4% |
| 2003 | 18.71 billion current US$ | -14.0% |
| 2004 | 27.75 billion current US$ | +48.4% |
| 2020 | 9.95 billion current US$ | -64.1% |
| 2021 | 11.33 billion current US$ | +13.9% |
| 2022 | 13.47 billion current US$ | +18.9% |
| 2023 | 25.04 billion current US$ | +85.8% |
| 2024 | 39.75 billion current US$ | +58.8% |
China compared with similar countries
- China's 39.75 billion current US$ is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.79 billion current US$, 22.2× the median. (57 countries reporting)
- China's 39.75 billion current US$ is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 913.53 million current US$, 43.5× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Spending by international visitors while visiting a country … gaps in China changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | -64.1% | 27.75 billion current US$ | 9.95 billion current US$ |
| 2023 | +85.8% | 13.47 billion current US$ | 25.04 billion current US$ |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 13.62 billion current US$ | 12.63 billion current US$ | 15.01 billion current US$ | 3 |
| 2000s | 20.91 billion current US$ | 17.32 billion current US$ | 27.75 billion current US$ | 5 |
| 2020s | 19.91 billion current US$ | 9.95 billion current US$ | 39.75 billion current US$ | 5 |
Countries ranked near China
More reference data data for China
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- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 75.5 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 303.29 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 18.8 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 303.29 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 165.62 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 206.2 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 350.74 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1,480 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 102.37 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is spending by international visitors while visiting a country, gaps in China?
- Spending by international visitors while visiting a country, gaps in China was 39.75 billion current US$ in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest spending by international visitors while visiting a country, gaps recorded in China?
- The highest recorded value was 39.75 billion current US$ in 2024.
- What is the lowest spending by international visitors while visiting a country, gaps recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.95 billion current US$ in 2020.
- How does China rank for spending by international visitors while visiting a country, gaps?
- China ranks 13th out of 203 countries with data for 2024.
- Where does this China data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Spending by international visitors while visiting a country, gaps filled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Spending by international visitors while visiting a country with 58 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.
Computed from
- Spending by international visitors while visiting a country UN Tourism (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Spending by international visitors while visiting a country with 58 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.