Spending by international visitors while visiting a country … unit in United States
United States: Spending by international visitors while visiting a country … unit was 0.0086 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2024. ▼ Falling
Spending by international visitors while visiting a country, per unit in United States, 1995–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current US$ per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
United States recorded 0.0086 current US$ per US$ of GDP for spending by international visitors while visiting a country, per unit in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.6% on the previous year and down 32.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, spending by international visitors while visiting a country, per unit in United States peaked at 0.0127 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1996 and was at its lowest, 0.0036 current US$ per US$ of GDP, in 2021.
That places United States 156th out of 191 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 30 years of available data.
Spending by international visitors while visiting a country … unit in United States, year by year
| Year | current US$ per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 0.0123 current US$ per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1996 | 0.0127 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +3.2% |
| 1997 | 0.0125 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.4% |
| 1998 | 0.0116 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -7.1% |
| 1999 | 0.0113 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.2% |
| 2000 | 0.0115 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.8% |
| 2001 | 0.01 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -13.7% |
| 2002 | 0.0089 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -10.6% |
| 2003 | 0.0083 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -7.1% |
| 2004 | 0.0088 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +6.0% |
| 2005 | 0.0089 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.0% |
| 2006 | 0.0088 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.1% |
| 2007 | 0.0093 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +6.3% |
| 2008 | 0.0101 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +8.4% |
| 2009 | 0.0095 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -6.2% |
| 2010 | 0.0108 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +13.5% |
| 2011 | 0.0115 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +6.7% |
| 2012 | 0.012 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +4.7% |
| 2013 | 0.0126 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +5.2% |
| 2014 | 0.0127 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 0.0126 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 0.0122 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -3.6% |
| 2017 | 0.0119 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.9% |
| 2018 | 0.0117 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.7% |
| 2019 | 0.0111 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -5.3% |
| 2020 | 0.0039 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -64.5% |
| 2021 | 0.0036 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -9.7% |
| 2022 | 0.0066 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +85.6% |
| 2023 | 0.0081 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +23.0% |
| 2024 | 0.0086 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +5.6% |
United States compared with similar countries
- United States's 0.0086 current US$ per US$ of GDP is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.0369 current US$ per US$ of GDP, 23% of the median. (71 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Spending by international visitors while visiting a country … unit 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 | +85.6% | 0.0036 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0066 current US$ per US$ of GDP |
| 2020 | -64.5% | 0.0111 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0039 current US$ per US$ of GDP |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0121 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0113 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0127 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 5 |
| 2000s | 0.0094 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0083 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0115 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0119 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0108 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0127 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0062 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0036 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0086 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 5 |
Countries ranked near United States
- 153 Equatorial Guinea 0.0096 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 154 Belarus 0.0095 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 155 Suriname 0.009 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 157 Germany 0.0086 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 158 Argentina 0.0084 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 159 Palestine 0.0082 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
More reference data data for United States
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 19.34 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 24.55 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 119.42 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 20.7 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 119.42 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 64.85 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 52.14 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 133.45 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 589.96 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 112.69 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is spending by international visitors while visiting a country, per unit in United States?
- Spending by international visitors while visiting a country, per unit in United States was 0.0086 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest spending by international visitors while visiting a country, per unit recorded in United States?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0127 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1996.
- What is the lowest spending by international visitors while visiting a country, per unit recorded in United States?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0036 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2021.
- How does United States rank for spending by international visitors while visiting a country, per unit?
- United States ranks 156th out of 191 countries with data for 2024.
- Is spending by international visitors while visiting a country, per unit rising or falling in United States?
- Over the last ten years it is down 32.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 unit of GDP. 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 GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Spending by international visitors while visiting a country ÷ GDP (current US$)
Computed from
- Spending by international visitors while visiting a country UN Tourism (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
- GDP Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks
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About this data
Spending by international visitors while visiting a country divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.