Outbound tourism expenditure — all countries

Outbound tourism expenditure — China

Outbound tourism expenditure in China in 2004 — 21,360,000,000 US$. Ranked 6 in the world out of 158. Since 1997, the indicator has risen by 131.7%.

2004 21.36B US$ +27.78% vs 2003
World rank 6of 158
Period maximum 21.36B US$2004
Period minimum 9.22B US$1997

Trend over time

1997–2004 · US$

Outbound tourism expenditure — China, 1997–20045B10B15B20B25B199719981999200020012002200320041997: 9,220,000,000 US$1998: 9,943,000,000 US$1999: 11,621,000,000 US$2000: 14,169,000,000 US$2001: 14,992,000,000 US$2002: 16,759,000,000 US$2003: 16,716,000,000 US$2004: 21,360,000,000 US$
Change over the period: +12.14B (+131.67%) Average annual rate: 12.75 %

Comparison, 2004

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: China

China 21.36B US$
World 712B US$
East Asia & Pacific computed 140B US$
Eastern Asia computed 97.05B US$
Upper-middle-income countries computed 66.41B US$
Outbound tourism expenditure — China, by year China All countries CSV XLSX
Year US$ Change Change, %
2004 21.36B +4.64B +27.78%
2003 16.72B −43M −0.26%
2002 16.76B +1.77B +11.79%
2001 14.99B +823M +5.81%
2000 14.17B +2.55B +21.93%
1999 11.62B +1.68B +16.88%
1998 9.94B +723M +7.84%
1997 9.22B

Eastern Asia, 2004

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

About the indicator

Spending by residents of the country abroad in current US dollars: accommodation, food, transport inside the country visited, and shopping. Together with receipts from inbound tourism it forms the tourism balance of the country — an important part of the services account of the balance of payments.

Source: Tourism Statistics (UN Tourism / UNWTO), license UN Tourism terms of use.