Inbound tourism receipts — all countries

Inbound tourism receipts — North America

Inbound tourism receipts in North America in 2019 — 305,557,753,783 US$. Since 1995, the indicator has risen by 158.6%.

2019 306B US$ −1.04% vs 2018
World rank
Period maximum 309B US$2018
Period minimum 118B US$1995

Trend over time

1995–2019 · US$

Inbound tourism receipts — North America, 1995–2019100B150B200B250B300B350B1995199820012004200720102013201620191995: 118,167,986,140 US$1996: 128,903,328,209 US$1997: 134,837,044,553 US$1998: 133,352,467,302 US$1999: 139,171,367,153 US$2000: 150,812,611,350 US$2001: 135,637,315,507 US$2002: 126,480,700,213 US$2003: 122,911,055,454 US$2004: 140,472,238,016 US$2005: 152,215,668,891 US$2006: 158,294,054,015 US$2007: 175,395,970,605 US$2008: 192,069,621,678 US$2009: 175,314,450,896 US$2010: 206,969,357,938 US$2011: 228,403,300,798 US$2012: 248,930,130,172 US$2013: 271,830,923,132 US$2014: 284,052,062,212 US$2015: 293,969,247,358 US$2016: 291,480,722,527 US$2017: 298,204,194,730 US$2018: 308,764,195,752 US$2019: 305,557,753,783 US$
Change over the period: +187B (+158.58%) Average annual rate: 4.04 %

Comparison, 2019

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

North America 306B US$
World 1.86T US$
Inbound tourism receipts — North America, by year North America All countries CSV XLSX
Year US$ Change Change, %
2019 306B −3.21B −1.04%
2018 309B +10.56B +3.54%
2017 298B +6.72B +2.31%
2016 291B −2.49B −0.85%
2015 294B +9.92B +3.49%
2014 284B +12.22B +4.5%
2013 272B +22.9B +9.2%
2012 249B +20.53B +8.99%
2011 228B +21.43B +10.36%
2010 207B +31.65B +18.06%
2009 175B −16.76B −8.72%
2008 192B +16.67B +9.51%
2007 175B +17.1B +10.8%
2006 158B +6.08B +3.99%
2005 152B +11.74B +8.36%
2004 140B +17.56B +14.29%
2003 123B −3.57B −2.82%
2002 126B −9.16B −6.75%
2001 136B −15.18B −10.06%
2000 151B +11.64B +8.36%
1999 139B +5.82B +4.36%
1998 133B −1.48B −1.1%
1997 135B +5.93B +4.6%
1996 129B +10.74B +9.08%
1995 118B

About the indicator

Receipts from inbound tourism in current US dollars — spending by foreign visitors inside the country on accommodation, food, transport, entertainment and shopping, including prepaid tours. International passenger transport is recorded under a separate item of the balance of payments.

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