Spending by international visitors while visiting a country … capita in China
China: Spending by international visitors while visiting a country … capita was 28.21 current US$ per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Spending by international visitors while visiting a country, per in China, 1997–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current US$ per person.
Analysis
In 2024, spending by international visitors while visiting a country, per in China stood at 28.21 current US$ per person. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
That represents a change of up 59.0% on the previous year and up 300.0% over five years.
Over the whole period, spending by international visitors while visiting a country, per in China peaked at 28.21 current US$ per person in 2024 and was at its lowest, 7.05 current US$ per person, in 2020.
China ranks 152nd of 194 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Spending by international visitors while visiting a country … capita in China, year by year
| Year | current US$ per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 10.26 current US$ per person | — |
| 1998 | 10.65 current US$ per person | +3.8% |
| 1999 | 11.98 current US$ per person | +12.5% |
| 2000 | 13.72 current US$ per person | +14.5% |
| 2001 | 14.94 current US$ per person | +9.0% |
| 2002 | 16.98 current US$ per person | +13.6% |
| 2003 | 14.52 current US$ per person | -14.5% |
| 2004 | 21.41 current US$ per person | +47.5% |
| 2020 | 7.05 current US$ per person | -67.1% |
| 2021 | 8.02 current US$ per person | +13.8% |
| 2022 | 9.54 current US$ per person | +18.9% |
| 2023 | 17.75 current US$ per person | +86.0% |
| 2024 | 28.21 current US$ per person | +59.0% |
China compared with similar countries
- China's 28.21 current US$ per person is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 247.85 current US$ per person, 11% of the median. (57 countries reporting)
- China's 28.21 current US$ per person is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 449.03 current US$ per person, 6% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Spending by international visitors while visiting a country … capita 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 | -67.1% | 21.41 current US$ per person | 7.05 current US$ per person |
| 2023 | +86.0% | 9.54 current US$ per person | 17.75 current US$ per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 10.96 current US$ per person | 10.26 current US$ per person | 11.98 current US$ per person | 3 |
| 2000s | 16.31 current US$ per person | 13.72 current US$ per person | 21.41 current US$ per person | 5 |
| 2020s | 14.11 current US$ per person | 7.05 current US$ per person | 28.21 current US$ per person | 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)
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- 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, per in China?
- Spending by international visitors while visiting a country, per in China was 28.21 current US$ per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest spending by international visitors while visiting a country, per recorded in China?
- The highest recorded value was 28.21 current US$ per person in 2024.
- What is the lowest spending by international visitors while visiting a country, per recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.05 current US$ per person in 2020.
- How does China rank for spending by international visitors while visiting a country, per?
- China ranks 152nd out of 194 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, per capita. 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 divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Spending by international visitors while visiting a country ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Spending by international visitors while visiting a country UN Tourism (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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 divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.