China - International tourism, expenditures for travel items (current US$)

The latest value for International tourism, expenditures for travel items (current US$) in China was $130,504,000,000 as of 2020. Over the past 25 years, the value for this indicator has fluctuated between $277,265,000,000 in 2018 and $3,688,000,000 in 1995.

Definition: International tourism expenditures are expenditures of international outbound visitors in other countries. The goods and services are purchased by, or on behalf of, the traveler or provided, without a quid pro quo, for the traveler to use or give away. These may include expenditures by residents traveling abroad as same-day visitors, except in cases where these are so important as to justify a separate classification. Excluded is the international carriage of travelers, which is covered in passenger travel items. Data are in current U.S. dollars.

Source: World Tourism Organization, Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files.

See also:

Year Value
1995 $3,688,000,000
1996 $4,474,000,000
1997 $8,130,000,000
1998 $9,205,000,000
1999 $10,864,000,000
2000 $13,114,000,000
2001 $13,909,000,000
2002 $15,398,000,000
2003 $15,187,000,000
2004 $19,149,000,000
2005 $21,759,000,000
2006 $24,322,000,000
2007 $29,786,000,000
2008 $36,157,000,000
2009 $43,702,000,000
2010 $54,880,000,000
2011 $72,585,000,000
2012 $101,977,000,000
2013 $128,576,000,000
2014 $227,344,000,000
2015 $249,831,000,000
2016 $250,112,000,000
2017 $257,875,000,000
2018 $277,265,000,000
2019 $254,621,000,000
2020 $130,504,000,000

Aggregation method: Gap-filled total

Periodicity: Annual

Classification

Topic: Private Sector & Trade Indicators

Sub-Topic: Travel & tourism