Expenditure of international tourism rose 3.05% to USD 257,733 mil in China in 2017, according to Eurostat.
Historically, expenditure of international tourism in China reached an all time high of USD 257,733 mil in 2017 and an all time low of USD 3,688 mil in 1995. When compared to China's main peers, expenditure of international tourism in India amounted to USD 21,856 mil, USD 18,177 mil in Japan, USD 35,585 mil in Russia and USD 173,919 mil in USA in 2017.
China has been ranked 1st within the group of 145 countries we follow in terms of expenditure of international tourism, 7 places above 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 |
| Bangladesh | USD mil | 782 | 827 | 843 | 1,127 | 1,207 | ||||||||||||||||
| 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 | ... | ... | ||||||||||||||
| 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 | ||||||||||||||||
| Pakistan | USD mil | 2,209 | 2,642 | 2,931 | 3,316 | 2,959 | ||||||||||||||||
| 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 | ||||||||||||||||
| Sri Lanka | USD mil | 1,922 | 2,152 | 2,295 | 2,409 | 2,487 | ||||||||||||||||
| USA | USD mil | 140,228 | 144,669 | 147,640 | 158,287 | 176,818 |
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