Spending by international visitors while visiting a country … capita in United States
United States: Spending by international visitors while visiting a country … capita was 740.13 current US$ per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Spending by international visitors while visiting a country, per in United States, 1995–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current US$ per person.
Analysis
United States recorded 740.13 current US$ per person for spending by international visitors while visiting a country, per in 2024. That is the highest value across all 30 years on record.
That represents a change of up 10.2% on the previous year and up 6.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, spending by international visitors while visiting a country, per in United States peaked at 740.13 current US$ per person in 2024 and was at its lowest, 254.23 current US$ per person, in 2020.
United States ranks 75th of 194 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 30 years of available data.
Spending by international visitors while visiting a country … capita in United States, year by year
| Year | current US$ per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 352.05 current US$ per person | — |
| 1996 | 379.36 current US$ per person | +7.8% |
| 1997 | 392.61 current US$ per person | +3.5% |
| 1998 | 380.98 current US$ per person | -3.0% |
| 1999 | 391.3 current US$ per person | +2.7% |
| 2000 | 419.32 current US$ per person | +7.2% |
| 2001 | 370.05 current US$ per person | -11.7% |
| 2002 | 338.69 current US$ per person | -8.5% |
| 2003 | 326.82 current US$ per person | -3.5% |
| 2004 | 366.15 current US$ per person | +12.0% |
| 2005 | 394.84 current US$ per person | +7.8% |
| 2006 | 405.62 current US$ per person | +2.7% |
| 2007 | 447.5 current US$ per person | +10.3% |
| 2008 | 490.29 current US$ per person | +9.6% |
| 2009 | 446.95 current US$ per person | -8.8% |
| 2010 | 523.05 current US$ per person | +17.0% |
| 2011 | 573.81 current US$ per person | +9.7% |
| 2012 | 620.71 current US$ per person | +8.2% |
| 2013 | 672.84 current US$ per person | +8.4% |
| 2014 | 697.7 current US$ per person | +3.7% |
| 2015 | 716.48 current US$ per person | +2.7% |
| 2016 | 704.63 current US$ per person | -1.7% |
| 2017 | 715.71 current US$ per person | +1.6% |
| 2018 | 736.57 current US$ per person | +2.9% |
| 2019 | 723.94 current US$ per person | -1.7% |
| 2020 | 254.23 current US$ per person | -64.9% |
| 2021 | 254.46 current US$ per person | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 515.83 current US$ per person | +102.7% |
| 2023 | 671.61 current US$ per person | +30.2% |
| 2024 | 740.13 current US$ per person | +10.2% |
United States compared with similar countries
- United States's 740.13 current US$ per person is below the median for high income countries, which is 1,726 current US$ per person, 43% of the median. (73 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Spending by international visitors while visiting a country … capita 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 | +102.7% | 254.46 current US$ per person | 515.83 current US$ per person |
| 2020 | -64.9% | 723.94 current US$ per person | 254.23 current US$ per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 379.26 current US$ per person | 352.05 current US$ per person | 392.61 current US$ per person | 5 |
| 2000s | 400.62 current US$ per person | 326.82 current US$ per person | 490.29 current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 668.54 current US$ per person | 523.05 current US$ per person | 736.57 current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 487.25 current US$ per person | 254.23 current US$ per person | 740.13 current US$ per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near United States
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Frequently asked questions
- What is spending by international visitors while visiting a country, per in United States?
- Spending by international visitors while visiting a country, per in United States was 740.13 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 United States?
- The highest recorded value was 740.13 current US$ per person in 2024.
- What is the lowest spending by international visitors while visiting a country, per recorded in United States?
- The lowest recorded value was 254.23 current US$ per person in 2020.
- How does United States rank for spending by international visitors while visiting a country, per?
- United States ranks 75th out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is spending by international visitors while visiting a country, per rising or falling in United States?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.1%. 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, 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.