Spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of GDP in United States of America
United States of America: Spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of GDP was 0.9% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of GDP in United States of America, 1995–2024
Source: UN Tourism (2025); National statistical organizations and central banks, OECD national accounts, and World Bank staff estimates (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
United States of America recorded 0.9% for spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of gdp in 2024.
That represents a change of up 5.6% on the previous year and down 32.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of gdp in United States of America peaked at 1.3% in 1996 and was at its lowest, 0.4%, in 2021.
United States of America ranks 156th of 191 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 30 years of available data.
Spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of GDP in United States of America, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 1.2% | — |
| 1996 | 1.3% | +3.2% |
| 1997 | 1.2% | -1.4% |
| 1998 | 1.2% | -7.1% |
| 1999 | 1.1% | -2.2% |
| 2000 | 1.2% | +1.8% |
| 2001 | 1.0% | -13.7% |
| 2002 | 0.9% | -10.6% |
| 2003 | 0.8% | -7.2% |
| 2004 | 0.9% | +6.0% |
| 2005 | 0.9% | +2.0% |
| 2006 | 0.9% | -2.1% |
| 2007 | 0.9% | +6.3% |
| 2008 | 1.0% | +8.4% |
| 2009 | 0.9% | -6.2% |
| 2010 | 1.1% | +13.5% |
| 2011 | 1.1% | +6.7% |
| 2012 | 1.2% | +4.7% |
| 2013 | 1.3% | +5.2% |
| 2014 | 1.3% | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 1.3% | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 1.2% | -3.6% |
| 2017 | 1.2% | -1.9% |
| 2018 | 1.2% | -1.7% |
| 2019 | 1.1% | -5.3% |
| 2020 | 0.4% | -64.5% |
| 2021 | 0.4% | -9.7% |
| 2022 | 0.7% | +85.6% |
| 2023 | 0.8% | +23.0% |
| 2024 | 0.9% | +5.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.2% | 1.1% | 1.3% | 5 |
| 2000s | 0.9% | 0.8% | 1.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.2% | 1.1% | 1.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6% | 0.4% | 0.9% | 5 |
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- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 422.23 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0137 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 1,235 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 400.52 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual 34.83 % change on previous year (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.013 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 1,172 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate 52.24 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of gdp in United States of America?
- Spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of gdp in United States of America was 0.9% in 2024, according to UN Tourism (2025); National statistical organizations and central banks, OECD national accounts, and World Bank staff estimates (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of gdp recorded in United States of America?
- The highest recorded value was 1.3% in 1996.
- What is the lowest spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of gdp recorded in United States of America?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4% in 2021.
- How does United States of America rank for spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of gdp?
- United States of America ranks 156th out of 191 countries with data for 2024.
- Is spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of gdp rising or falling in United States of America?
- Over the last ten years it is down 32.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this United States of America data come from?
- The figures come from UN Tourism (2025); National statistical organizations and central banks, OECD national accounts, and World Bank staff estimates (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Money received by the destination country from foreign visitors, including spending on accommodation, food, transport, entertainment, shopping, and fares paid to the country’s own airlines, as a share of, as a share of GDP.