Outbound tourism expenditure — all countries

Outbound tourism expenditure — Northern America

Outbound tourism expenditure in Northern America in 2011 — 172,179,000,000 US$. Since 2006, the indicator has risen by 30.6%.

2011 172B US$ +6.63% vs 2010
World rank
Period maximum 172B US$2011
Period minimum 132B US$2006

Trend over time

2006–2011 · US$

Outbound tourism expenditure — Northern America, 2006–2011120B140B160B180B2006200720082009201020112006: 131,865,000,000 US$2007: 144,482,000,000 US$2008: 153,437,000,000 US$2009: 145,755,000,000 US$2010: 161,473,000,000 US$2011: 172,179,000,000 US$
Change over the period: +40.31B (+30.57%) Average annual rate: 5.48 %

Comparison, 2011

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

Northern America 172B US$
World 1.13T US$
Outbound tourism expenditure — Northern America, by year Northern America All countries CSV XLSX
Year US$ Change Change, %
2011 172B +10.71B +6.63%
2010 161B +15.72B +10.78%
2009 146B −7.68B −5.01%
2008 153B +8.96B +6.2%
2007 144B +12.62B +9.57%
2006 132B

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.