Expenditure of international tourism rose 10.9% to USD 25,783 mil in Japan in 2016, according to Eurostat.
Historically, expenditure of international tourism in Japan reached an all time high of USD 48,175 mil in 2004 and an all time low of USD 23,252 mil in 2015. When compared to Japan's main peers, expenditure of international tourism in China amounted to USD 250,112 mil, USD 27,653 mil in Russia, USD 29,817 mil in South Korea and USD 160,937 mil in USA in 2016.
Japan has been ranked 10th within the group of 160 countries we follow in terms of expenditure of international tourism, 5 places below the position seen 10 years ago.
| International Tourism, Expenditure (USD) | Unit | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 |
| Canada | USD mil | 34,444 | 30,271 | 28,936 | 31,811 | 33,581 | ... | ... | ||||||||||||||
| China | USD mil | 227,344 | 249,831 | 250,112 | 257,875 | 277,345 | ... | ... | ||||||||||||||
| Dem. People's Republic of Korea | USD mil | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Germany | USD mil | 101,737 | 85,334 | 87,412 | 97,163 | 103,502 | ... | |||||||||||||||
| India | USD mil | 17,492 | 17,686 | 19,184 | 21,856 | 25,790 | ||||||||||||||||
| Japan | USD mil | 28,609 | 23,252 | 25,968 | 25,774 | 28,097 | ||||||||||||||||
| Mexico | USD mil | 12,556 | 12,668 | 12,823 | 13,647 | 14,074 | ||||||||||||||||
| Russia | USD mil | 55,383 | 38,432 | 27,654 | 35,584 | 38,791 | ||||||||||||||||
| South Korea | USD mil | 26,136 | 27,957 | 29,817 | 34,453 | 38,022 | ||||||||||||||||
| USA | USD mil | 140,228 | 144,669 | 147,640 | 158,287 | 176,818 | ||||||||||||||||
| Vietnam | USD mil | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2,650 | 3,595 | 4,500 | 5,040 | 5,910 |
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