Spending by international visitors while visiting a country by country

Money received by the destination country from foreign visitors, including spending on accommodation, food, local transport, entertainment, shopping, and fares paid to the country’s own airlines. The data is expressed in current US dollars and is not adjusted for inflation or differences in living costs between countries.

Countries reporting
198
Highest
251.65 billion current US$
United States
Lowest
583,400 current US$
Marshall Islands
Median
1.30 billion current US$
Years covered
30
1995–2024
Data points
4,579

What the numbers show

Spending by international visitors while visiting a country is currently reported for 198 countries. The highest value is 251.65 billion current US$ in United States; the lowest is 583,400 current US$ in Marshall Islands.

The median across all reporting countries is 1.30 billion current US$, and the mean is 9.30 billion current US$.

Over the past decade 118 countries rose and 56 fell. The largest increase was in Myanmar (up 3,234.7%), and the largest decrease in Angola (down 98.3%).

Spending by international visitors while visiting a country: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 United States 251.65 billion current US$ 2024 up 13.0% rising
2 Spain 106.66 billion current US$ 2024 volatile
3 France 85.94 billion current US$ 2024 up 27.5% rising
4 United Kingdom 84.55 billion current US$ 2024 rising
5 Turkey 78.21 billion current US$ 2024 up 91.4% rising
6 Italy 61.43 billion current US$ 2024 up 48.3% rising
7 Japan 58.63 billion current US$ 2024 up 182.0% volatile
8 Australia 53.82 billion current US$ 2024 up 41.7% rising
9 Canada 49.89 billion current US$ 2024 up 149.5% volatile
10 Thailand 46.57 billion current US$ 2024 up 21.1% volatile
11 Saudi Arabia 46.34 billion current US$ 2024 up 400.3% volatile
12 Germany 40.13 billion current US$ 2024 down 31.7% rising
13 China 39.75 billion current US$ 2024 rising
14 India 37.02 billion current US$ 2024 up 78.4% volatile
15 Mexico 36.24 billion current US$ 2024 up 94.6% rising
16 Portugal 35.36 billion current US$ 2024 up 101.2% volatile
17 United Arab Emirates 34.44 billion current US$ 2021 up 274.2% volatile
18 Macao 32.41 billion current US$ 2023 down 25.9% volatile
19 Austria 29.24 billion current US$ 2024 up 43.2% rising
20 Switzerland 26.49 billion current US$ 2024 up 24.1% rising
21 Greece 26.01 billion current US$ 2024 up 33.5% rising
22 Malaysia 24.59 billion current US$ 2024 up 0.5% volatile
23 Singapore 23.85 billion current US$ 2024 volatile
24 Qatar 23.60 billion current US$ 2024 up 123.1% rising
25 Netherlands 22.56 billion current US$ 2024 up 14.7% rising
26 Hong Kong 22.46 billion current US$ 2024 down 51.5% volatile
27 South Korea 22.00 billion current US$ 2024 down 1.7% rising
29 Indonesia 17.75 billion current US$ 2024 up 53.4% volatile
30 Egypt 17.17 billion current US$ 2024 up 115.2% rising
31 Poland 16.84 billion current US$ 2024 up 32.7% rising
32 Croatia 16.58 billion current US$ 2024 up 85.7% rising
33 Morocco 12.12 billion current US$ 2023 up 47.8% rising
34 Denmark 11.29 billion current US$ 2024 rising
35 Philippines 11.19 billion current US$ 2024 up 84.7% volatile
36 Dominican Republic 10.97 billion current US$ 2024 rising
37 Hungary 10.91 billion current US$ 2024 up 45.8% rising
38 Sweden 10.71 billion current US$ 2024 up 0.4% rising
39 Belgium 10.45 billion current US$ 2024 down 31.5% flat
40 Colombia 10.12 billion current US$ 2024 up 104.8% volatile
41 Czechia 9.91 billion current US$ 2024 up 30.2% rising
42 New Zealand 9.57 billion current US$ 2024 rising
43 Panama 9.08 billion current US$ 2024 up 58.0% volatile
44 Norway 8.95 billion current US$ 2024 up 19.3% rising
45 Jordan 8.63 billion current US$ 2023 up 67.7% volatile
46 Russia 8.58 billion current US$ 2024 down 55.9% rising
47 Brazil 7.36 billion current US$ 2024 down 0.7% rising
48 South Africa 6.72 billion current US$ 2024 down 35.9% rising
51 Romania 6.15 billion current US$ 2024 up 157.7% volatile
52 Finland 6.08 billion current US$ 2024 up 12.3% rising
53 Albania 5.92 billion current US$ 2024 up 220.1% volatile
54 Costa Rica 5.62 billion current US$ 2024 up 79.0% volatile
55 Lebanon 5.58 billion current US$ 2023 down 20.6% volatile
56 Bahamas 5.54 billion current US$ 2024 up 137.3% rising
57 Argentina 5.39 billion current US$ 2024 down 4.6% rising
58 Iran 5.25 billion current US$ 2018 up 165.5% volatile
59 Ethiopia 5.00 billion current US$ 2023 up 123.4% volatile
60 Georgia 4.88 billion current US$ 2024 up 147.6% volatile
61 Peru 4.86 billion current US$ 2024 up 24.4% volatile
62 Maldives 4.80 billion current US$ 2024 up 70.9% rising
63 Bulgaria 4.74 billion current US$ 2024 up 4.8% rising
64 Iraq 4.57 billion current US$ 2023 up 171.7% volatile
65 Chile 4.54 billion current US$ 2024 up 41.0% rising
66 Jamaica 4.31 billion current US$ 2024 up 109.4% rising
67 Bahrain 4.23 billion current US$ 2024 up 121.0% volatile
68 Cambodia 3.94 billion current US$ 2024 up 22.3% volatile
69 El Salvador 3.92 billion current US$ 2024 up 205.2% volatile
70 Cyprus 3.91 billion current US$ 2024 up 33.6% rising
71 Oman 3.70 billion current US$ 2023 up 95.9% volatile
72 Slovenia 3.67 billion current US$ 2024 up 20.3% rising
73 Uzbekistan 3.54 billion current US$ 2024 up 436.7% volatile
74 Serbia 3.47 billion current US$ 2023 up 183.9% volatile
75 Tanzania 3.39 billion current US$ 2023 up 74.8% volatile
76 Taiwan 3.38 billion current US$ 2022 down 76.0% volatile
77 Puerto Rico 3.34 billion current US$ 2022 down 14.6% falling
78 Tunisia 3.24 billion current US$ 2023 up 13.3% rising
79 Iceland 3.22 billion current US$ 2024 volatile
80 Kuwait 2.88 billion current US$ 2024 up 368.9% volatile
81 Kazakhstan 2.82 billion current US$ 2024 up 26.1% volatile
82 Armenia 2.72 billion current US$ 2024 up 174.0% volatile
83 Aruba 2.63 billion current US$ 2023 up 74.4% rising
84 Andorra 2.52 billion current US$ 2023 rising
85 Myanmar 2.50 billion current US$ 2019 up 3,234.7% volatile
86 Israel 2.47 billion current US$ 2024 down 62.7% rising
87 Azerbaijan 2.44 billion current US$ 2024 down 10.2% volatile
88 Sri Lanka 2.37 billion current US$ 2023 down 5.3% volatile
89 Estonia 2.36 billion current US$ 2024 up 3.8% rising
90 Uruguay 2.30 billion current US$ 2024 down 1.9% volatile
91 Mauritius 2.17 billion current US$ 2023 up 36.2% rising
92 Bosnia and Herzegovina 2.02 billion current US$ 2024 up 168.0% volatile
93 Lithuania 1.92 billion current US$ 2024 volatile
94 Slovakia 1.85 billion current US$ 2024 down 30.1% volatile
95 Syria 1.82 billion current US$ 2011 up 107.1% volatile
96 Ecuador 1.79 billion current US$ 2024 up 20.3% volatile
97 Kenya 1.74 billion current US$ 2023 down 4.6% rising
98 Guatemala 1.66 billion current US$ 2024 up 42.7% rising
99 Montenegro 1.64 billion current US$ 2024 up 70.6% rising
100 Saint Lucia 1.39 billion current US$ 2024 rising
101 Latvia 1.34 billion current US$ 2024 volatile
102 Uganda 1.32 billion current US$ 2023 up 37.4% volatile
103 Ghana 1.28 billion current US$ 2024 up 24.4% volatile
104 Pakistan 1.19 billion current US$ 2024 up 22.2% rising
105 Ukraine 1.17 billion current US$ 2024 down 48.2% volatile
106 Fiji 1.07 billion current US$ 2022 up 8.1% volatile
107 Antigua and Barbuda 1.06 billion current US$ 2024 up 31.4% rising
108 Cuba 1.05 billion current US$ 2022 down 59.9% rising
109 Sint Maarten (Dutch part) 1.05 billion current US$ 2023 up 20.4% flat
110 Laos 1.05 billion current US$ 2023 up 70.5% volatile
111 Curacao 1.03 billion current US$ 2023 up 32.1% volatile
112 Seychelles 1.02 billion current US$ 2023 up 110.4% volatile
113 United States Virgin Islands 1.00 billion current US$ 2021 down 10.5% rising
114 Moldova 933.16 million current US$ 2024 up 184.5% volatile
115 Barbados 928.60 million current US$ 2022 down 1.9% rising
116 Bolivia 881.07 million current US$ 2024 up 18.1% volatile
117 Nepal 861.07 million current US$ 2024 up 68.5% volatile
119 Cayman Islands 843.39 million current US$ 2023 up 68.7% rising
120 Kyrgyzstan 826.93 million current US$ 2022 up 70.2% volatile
121 Belize 818.25 million current US$ 2024 volatile
122 French Polynesia 782.00 million current US$ 2016 up 3.0% rising
123 Paraguay 779.86 million current US$ 2024 up 36.1% volatile
124 Trinidad and Tobago 755.46 million current US$ 2024 down 13.7% rising
125 Mongolia 737.00 million current US$ 2024 up 186.8% volatile
126 Honduras 727.76 million current US$ 2024 up 3.1% rising
127 Rwanda 710.58 million current US$ 2023 up 95.2% volatile
128 Grenada 671.57 million current US$ 2024 rising
129 Belarus 661.53 million current US$ 2021 down 11.4% volatile
130 Senegal 649.69 million current US$ 2023 up 31.3% rising
131 Cape Verde 647.75 million current US$ 2024 up 43.0% volatile
132 North Macedonia 632.06 million current US$ 2024 up 112.1% volatile
133 Venezuela 546.00 million current US$ 2016 down 35.2% rising
135 Bermuda 526.81 million current US$ 2023 up 17.9% falling
136 Cameroon 516.93 million current US$ 2023 down 14.8% volatile
137 Nicaragua 510.90 million current US$ 2024 volatile
138 British Virgin Islands 484.00 million current US$ 2015 up 17.5% rising
139 Gambia 447.51 million current US$ 2024 up 306.8% volatile
140 Namibia 443.28 million current US$ 2024 down 19.7% flat
141 Bangladesh 442.04 million current US$ 2024 up 187.0% volatile
142 Reunion 439.00 million current US$ 2022 up 8.7% rising
143 Madagascar 405.44 million current US$ 2022 down 32.0% volatile
144 Guyana 398.82 million current US$ 2023 volatile
145 Botswana 395.08 million current US$ 2023 down 18.4% rising
146 Cote d'Ivoire 365.57 million current US$ 2022 up 111.9% volatile
147 Anguilla 356.62 million current US$ 2023 up 160.1% volatile
148 Saint Kitts and Nevis 354.56 million current US$ 2024 rising
149 Nigeria 344.37 million current US$ 2024 down 43.1% volatile
150 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 312.79 million current US$ 2024 up 75.2% rising
151 Brunei 299.48 million current US$ 2024 volatile
152 Turks and Caicos Islands 292.00 million current US$ 2002 up 450.9% rising
153 Mozambique 272.83 million current US$ 2024 up 21.3% rising
154 Benin 255.94 million current US$ 2023 up 32.6% rising
155 New Caledonia 248.00 million current US$ 2016 down 7.1% flat
156 South Sudan 246.80 million current US$ 2023 up 1,021.8% volatile
157 Democratic Republic of Congo 244.70 million current US$ 2024 volatile
158 Samoa 232.74 million current US$ 2024 up 57.6% volatile
159 Algeria 216.98 million current US$ 2023 down 33.4% falling
160 Burkina Faso 201.20 million current US$ 2023 up 0.6% volatile
161 Bhutan 199.12 million current US$ 2024 up 101.1% volatile
162 Mali 171.23 million current US$ 2023 down 3.9% rising
163 Zimbabwe 155.49 million current US$ 2023 down 15.0% flat
164 Togo 151.07 million current US$ 2020 up 43.9% volatile
165 Vietnam 149.00 million current US$ 2021 down 97.4% volatile
166 Palestine 131.96 million current US$ 2024 falling
167 Dominica 117.42 million current US$ 2024 volatile
168 Yemen 116.00 million current US$ 2016 down 91.0% volatile
169 Niger 101.63 million current US$ 2023 up 72.3% volatile
170 Libya 92.80 million current US$ 2020 down 45.4% volatile
171 Tajikistan 89.96 million current US$ 2024 down 59.1% volatile
172 Comoros 85.61 million current US$ 2023 up 117.8% volatile
173 Afghanistan 74.83 million current US$ 2020 down 49.1% falling
174 East Timor 63.63 million current US$ 2024 rising
175 Tonga 62.56 million current US$ 2024 up 63.3% volatile
176 Solomon Islands 55.07 million current US$ 2024 down 15.0% volatile
177 Djibouti 51.90 million current US$ 2024 rising
178 French Guiana 49.00 million current US$ 2007 down 3.9% falling
179 Eritrea 48.00 million current US$ 2016 down 20.0% falling
180 Vanuatu 45.93 million current US$ 2022 down 82.9% volatile
181 Cook Islands 43.00 million current US$ 2021 down 64.2% volatile
182 Suriname 39.97 million current US$ 2024 down 61.2% rising
183 Central African Republic 30.90 million current US$ 2020 up 114.6% volatile
184 Malawi 30.00 million current US$ 2023 down 9.1% falling
185 Gabon 28.70 million current US$ 2015 up 120.8% volatile
186 Angola 27.12 million current US$ 2024 down 98.3% volatile
187 Micronesia (country) 27.00 million current US$ 2008 up 104.5% rising
188 Chad 25.00 million current US$ 2002 down 41.9% falling
189 Guinea-Bissau 23.22 million current US$ 2023 up 241.4% volatile
190 Eswatini 22.61 million current US$ 2023 up 438.4% volatile
191 Montserrat 18.69 million current US$ 2024 up 103.1% rising
192 Palau 14.99 million current US$ 2022 down 86.2% volatile
193 Equatorial Guinea 14.00 million current US$ 2001 up 1,300.0% volatile
194 Congo 10.70 million current US$ 2021 down 77.2% volatile
195 Tuvalu 9.51 million current US$ 2023 up 98.2% volatile
196 Lesotho 9.14 million current US$ 2024 volatile
197 Mauritania 5.40 million current US$ 2023 down 89.2% volatile
198 Guinea 4.96 million current US$ 2024 down 71.0% volatile
199 Burundi 2.84 million current US$ 2023 down 23.2% rising
200 Niue 2.20 million current US$ 2010 up 100.0% rising
201 Kiribati 2.10 million current US$ 2024 down 59.5% volatile
202 Papua New Guinea 1.60 million current US$ 2024 down 42.7% volatile
203 Marshall Islands 583,400 current US$ 2021 down 87.8% volatile

About this data

Indicator
Spending by international visitors while visiting a country
Unit
current US$
Source
UN Tourism (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
203 places, 4,579 data points, 1995–2024
Last refreshed

Money received by the destination country from foreign visitors, including spending on accommodation, food, local transport, entertainment, shopping, and fares paid to the country’s own airlines. The data is expressed in current US dollars and is not adjusted for inflation or differences in living costs between countries.