Spending by international visitors while visiting a country … gaps in United States
United States: Spending by international visitors while visiting a country … gaps was 251.65 billion current US$ in 2024. ▲ Rising
Spending by international visitors while visiting a country, gaps in United States, 1995–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current US$.
Analysis
The most recent figure for spending by international visitors while visiting a country, gaps in United States is 251.65 billion current US$, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 30 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 11.3% on the previous year and up 13.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, spending by international visitors while visiting a country, gaps in United States peaked at 251.65 billion current US$ in 2024 and was at its lowest, 84.30 billion current US$, in 2020.
That places United States 1st out of 203 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 30 years of available data.
Spending by international visitors while visiting a country … gaps in United States, year by year
| Year | current US$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 93.74 billion current US$ | — |
| 1996 | 102.20 billion current US$ | +9.0% |
| 1997 | 107.05 billion current US$ | +4.7% |
| 1998 | 105.09 billion current US$ | -1.8% |
| 1999 | 109.19 billion current US$ | +3.9% |
| 2000 | 118.32 billion current US$ | +8.4% |
| 2001 | 105.45 billion current US$ | -10.9% |
| 2002 | 97.42 billion current US$ | -7.6% |
| 2003 | 94.81 billion current US$ | -2.7% |
| 2004 | 107.21 billion current US$ | +13.1% |
| 2005 | 116.68 billion current US$ | +8.8% |
| 2006 | 121.03 billion current US$ | +3.7% |
| 2007 | 134.80 billion current US$ | +11.4% |
| 2008 | 149.09 billion current US$ | +10.6% |
| 2009 | 137.11 billion current US$ | -8.0% |
| 2010 | 161.82 billion current US$ | +18.0% |
| 2011 | 178.94 billion current US$ | +10.6% |
| 2012 | 195.11 billion current US$ | +9.0% |
| 2013 | 213.10 billion current US$ | +9.2% |
| 2014 | 222.75 billion current US$ | +4.5% |
| 2015 | 230.57 billion current US$ | +3.5% |
| 2016 | 228.55 billion current US$ | -0.9% |
| 2017 | 233.76 billion current US$ | +2.3% |
| 2018 | 241.98 billion current US$ | +3.5% |
| 2019 | 239.06 billion current US$ | -1.2% |
| 2020 | 84.30 billion current US$ | -64.7% |
| 2021 | 84.51 billion current US$ | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 172.28 billion current US$ | +103.9% |
| 2023 | 226.17 billion current US$ | +31.3% |
| 2024 | 251.65 billion current US$ | +11.3% |
United States compared with similar countries
- United States's 251.65 billion current US$ is above the median for high income countries, which is 6.08 billion current US$, 41.4× the median. (73 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Spending by international visitors while visiting a country … gaps in United States changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | +103.9% | 84.51 billion current US$ | 172.28 billion current US$ |
| 2020 | -64.7% | 239.06 billion current US$ | 84.30 billion current US$ |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 103.45 billion current US$ | 93.74 billion current US$ | 109.19 billion current US$ | 5 |
| 2000s | 118.19 billion current US$ | 94.81 billion current US$ | 149.09 billion current US$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 214.56 billion current US$ | 161.82 billion current US$ | 241.98 billion current US$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 163.78 billion current US$ | 84.30 billion current US$ | 251.65 billion current US$ | 5 |
Countries ranked near United States
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Frequently asked questions
- What is spending by international visitors while visiting a country, gaps in United States?
- Spending by international visitors while visiting a country, gaps in United States was 251.65 billion current US$ in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest spending by international visitors while visiting a country, gaps recorded in United States?
- The highest recorded value was 251.65 billion current US$ in 2024.
- What is the lowest spending by international visitors while visiting a country, gaps recorded in United States?
- The lowest recorded value was 84.30 billion current US$ in 2020.
- How does United States rank for spending by international visitors while visiting a country, gaps?
- United States ranks 1st out of 203 countries with data for 2024.
- Is spending by international visitors while visiting a country, gaps rising or falling in United States?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this United States 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.