Countries That Earn the Most from Tourism 2017

Source:  World Bank

Countries That Earn the Most from Tourism 2017

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Key Findings

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United States leads in Tourism Receipts (USD Billion) with 233.80 in 2017.
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Average Tourism Receipts (USD Billion) in 2017: 43.73  ·  median: 30.85.
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Gap in 2017: United States is 12.2× larger than Greece.

About This Dataset

Countries That Earn the Most from Tourism 2017
Countries ranked by tourism receipts (USD billion) in 2017, using World Bank figures for the 167 countries that reported that year. United States leads on 233.8, ahead of France (67.7) and Thailand (57.1). 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 (233.8), France (67.7) and Thailand (57.1) take the top three. Across the twenty shown, values run from 233.8 down to 19.1, a spread of 214.7. Most of that spread sits between first and second alone (166.1 of 214.7), so United States stands apart from the rest of the table. No other country in the table reaches half the leading figure of 233.8. United States stood at 228.5 in 2016, so its figure rose by 5.3 over the year. United States also came first in 2016. Of the 20 in this table that also reported in 2016, 20 recorded a higher figure than the year before and 0 a lower one. The largest single move was Thailand, from 48.5 to 57.1. The chart shows the twenty highest of 167 reporting countries, so it describes the top of the distribution rather than the world average.

Data Insights

Numbers, trends & sources behind this chart

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Data Points
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20 categories  ·  1 year
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Top Value
233.80
United States
Tourism Receipts (USD Billion) · 2017
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Metrics
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Tourism Receipts (USD Billion)
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Period
2017
Single year snapshot

Methodology & source

Data source
World Bank
Coverage
20 entities · 2017 · 20 observations
Measure
Tourism Receipts (USD Billion)
Last updated
7 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 2017.

Rankings & Full Data

20 records · Tourism Receipts (USD Billion) · ranked by 2017

✓ 20 sourced
# Category 2017 Source
🥇 United States 233.80
🥈 France 67.70
🥉 Thailand 57.10
4 Germany 55.80
5 Italy 46.70
6 Australia 44
7 Hong Kong 38.20
8 Japan 37
9 Macau 36.60
10 Turkey 32
11 United Arab Emirates 29.70
12 India 27.90
13 Mexico 22.50
14 Austria 22.40
15 Netherlands 21.80
16 Portugal 21.60
17 Switzerland 20.40
18 Malaysia 20.30
19 Singapore 19.90
20 Greece 19.10

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