Countries That Earn the Most from Tourism 2019

Source: World Bank

Countries That Earn the Most from Tourism 2019

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Key Findings

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United States leads in Tourism Receipts (USD Billion) with 239.40 in 2019.

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Average Tourism Receipts (USD Billion) in 2019: 47.98 · median: 35.55.

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Gap in 2019: United States is 11.2× larger than Switzerland.

About This Dataset

Countries That Earn the Most from Tourism 2019

Countries ranked by tourism receipts (USD billion) in 2019, using World Bank figures for the 141 countries that reported that year. United States leads on 239.4, ahead of France (70.8) and Thailand (64.4). Money spent inside the country by international visitors, including fares paid to national carriers. It measures receipts, not visitor numbers, so a country with fewer but wealthier visitors can rank above a busier neighbour. The World Bank stopped updating this series after 2020, so 2019 is the last full year before the pandemic and the most recent normal one available.

Analysis

United States (239.4), France (70.8) and Thailand (64.4) take the top three. Across the twenty shown, values run from 239.4 down to 21.3, a spread of 218.1. Most of that spread sits between first and second alone (168.6 of 218.1), so United States stands apart from the rest of the table. No other country in the table reaches half the leading figure of 239.4. The chart shows the twenty highest of 141 reporting countries, so it describes the top of the distribution rather than the world average.

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20 categories · 1 year

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Top Value

239.40

United States

Tourism Receipts (USD Billion) · 2019

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Tourism Receipts (USD Billion)

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2019

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Methodology & source

Data source: World Bank
Coverage: 20 entities · 2019 · 20 observations
Measure: Tourism Receipts (USD Billion)
Last updated: 6 September 2026
Compiled by: The ANYSTAT team, from the source above

How the figures are calculated

Values use the measure and unit named on this page. Consult the dataset description and cited source for coverage, definitions and any unit conversions. Displayed values may be rounded for readability.
Entities are ranked highest-first on their value in 2019.

Rankings & Full Data

20 records · Tourism Receipts (USD Billion) · ranked by 2019

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#	Category	2019
🥇	United States	239.40
🥈	France	70.80
🥉	Thailand	64.40
4	Germany	58.40
5	Italy	51.90
6	Japan	49.20
7	Australia	48
8	Turkey	41.40
9	Macau	41.20
10	United Arab Emirates	38.40
11	Hong Kong	32.70
12	India	31.70
13	Austria	25.90
14	Mexico	25.80
15	South Korea	25.50
16	Portugal	24.60
17	Netherlands	23.70
18	Greece	23
19	Malaysia	22.20
20	Switzerland	21.30

Data Sources & References

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1 https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/ST.INT.RCPT.CD Visit ↗

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