In 2022, the total number of jobs generated, directly and indirectly, by travel and tourism worldwide remained below the figures reported before the impact of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. Overall, among the countries with the highest number of travel and tourism jobs worldwide in 2022, China recorded the sharpest drop in employment, with around 19 million fewer travel and tourism jobs compared to 2019.

The global business travel market was worth approximately 700 billion U.S. dollars in 2020, according to data published by Allied Market Research. This value is expected to grow by 188 percent in 2028.

Business travel spending of tourists from United States decreased by nearly ********** in 2020 compared to the previous year, most likely as a result of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. This tourism segment expenditures is forecast to recover to pre-pandemic levels by 2024.

AR: International Tourism: Receipts: for Travel Items data was reported at 1.616 USD bn in 2020. This records a decrease from the previous number of 5.241 USD bn for 2019. AR: International Tourism: Receipts: for Travel Items data is updated yearly, averaging 3.670 USD bn from Dec 1995 (Median) to 2020, with 26 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 5.563 USD bn in 2018 and a record low of 1.535 USD bn in 2002. AR: International Tourism: Receipts: for Travel Items data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Argentina – Table AR.World Bank.WDI: Tourism Statistics. International tourism receipts for travel items are expenditures by international inbound visitors in the reporting economy. The goods and services are purchased by, or on behalf of, the traveler or provided, without a quid pro quo, for the traveler to use or give away. These receipts should include any other prepayment made for goods or services received in the destination country. They also may include receipts from same-day visitors, except in cases where these are so important as to justify a separate classification. Excluded is the international carriage of travelers, which is covered in passenger travel items. Data are in current U.S. dollars.;World Tourism Organization, Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files.;Gap-filled total;

CL: International Tourism: Expenditures: for Passenger Transport Items data was reported at 190.000 USD mn in 2020. This records a decrease from the previous number of 714.000 USD mn for 2019. CL: International Tourism: Expenditures: for Passenger Transport Items data is updated yearly, averaging 335.500 USD mn from Dec 1995 (Median) to 2020, with 26 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 789.000 USD mn in 2017 and a record low of 190.000 USD mn in 2020. CL: International Tourism: Expenditures: for Passenger Transport Items data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Chile – Table CL.World Bank.WDI: Tourism Statistics. International tourism expenditures for passenger transport items are expenditures of international outbound visitors in other countries for all services provided during international transportation by nonresident carriers. Also included are passenger services performed within an economy by nonresident carriers. Excluded are passenger services provided to nonresidents by resident carriers within the resident economies; these are included in travel items. In addition to the services covered by passenger fares--including fares that are a part of package tours but excluding cruise fares, which are included in travel--passenger services include such items as charges for excess baggage, vehicles, or other personal accompanying effects and expenditures for food, drink, or other items for which passengers make expenditures while on board carriers. Data are in current U.S. dollars.;World Tourism Organization, Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files.;Gap-filled total;

AZ: International Tourism: Expenditures: % of Total Imports data was reported at 2.825 % in 2020. This records a decrease from the previous number of 10.383 % for 2019. AZ: International Tourism: Expenditures: % of Total Imports data is updated yearly, averaging 7.616 % from Dec 1995 (Median) to 2020, with 26 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 16.387 % in 2017 and a record low of 2.258 % in 2004. AZ: International Tourism: Expenditures: % of Total Imports data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Azerbaijan – Table AZ.World Bank.WDI: Tourism Statistics. International tourism expenditures are expenditures of international outbound visitors in other countries, including payments to foreign carriers for international transport. These expenditures may include those by residents traveling abroad as same-day visitors, except in cases where these are important enough to justify separate classification. For some countries they do not include expenditures for passenger transport items. Their share in imports is calculated as a ratio to imports of goods and services, which comprise all transactions between residents of a country and the rest of the world involving a change of ownership from nonresidents to residents of general merchandise, goods sent for processing and repairs, nonmonetary gold, and services.;World Tourism Organization, Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, and IMF and World Bank imports estimates.;Weighted average;

AW: International Tourism: Receipts: for Travel Items data was reported at 1.076 USD bn in 2020. This records a decrease from the previous number of 2.104 USD bn for 2019. AW: International Tourism: Receipts: for Travel Items data is updated yearly, averaging 1.155 USD bn from Dec 1995 (Median) to 2020, with 26 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 2.104 USD bn in 2019 and a record low of 521.000 USD mn in 1995. AW: International Tourism: Receipts: for Travel Items data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Aruba – Table AW.World Bank.WDI: Tourism Statistics. International tourism receipts for travel items are expenditures by international inbound visitors in the reporting economy. The goods and services are purchased by, or on behalf of, the traveler or provided, without a quid pro quo, for the traveler to use or give away. These receipts should include any other prepayment made for goods or services received in the destination country. They also may include receipts from same-day visitors, except in cases where these are so important as to justify a separate classification. Excluded is the international carriage of travelers, which is covered in passenger travel items. Data are in current U.S. dollars.;World Tourism Organization, Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files.;Gap-filled total;

MC: International Tourism: Number of Arrivals data was reported at 159,000.000 Person in 2020. This records a decrease from the previous number of 363,000.000 Person for 2019. MC: International Tourism: Number of Arrivals data is updated yearly, averaging 289,000.000 Person from Dec 1995 (Median) to 2020, with 26 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 363,000.000 Person in 2019 and a record low of 159,000.000 Person in 2020. MC: International Tourism: Number of Arrivals data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Monaco – Table MC.World Bank.WDI: Tourism Statistics. International inbound tourists (overnight visitors) are the number of tourists who travel to a country other than that in which they have their usual residence, but outside their usual environment, for a period not exceeding 12 months and whose main purpose in visiting is other than an activity remunerated from within the country visited. When data on number of tourists are not available, the number of visitors, which includes tourists, same-day visitors, cruise passengers, and crew members, is shown instead. Sources and collection methods for arrivals differ across countries. In some cases data are from border statistics (police, immigration, and the like) and supplemented by border surveys. In other cases data are from tourism accommodation establishments. For some countries number of arrivals is limited to arrivals by air and for others to arrivals staying in hotels. Some countries include arrivals of nationals residing abroad while others do not. Caution should thus be used in comparing arrivals across countries. The data on inbound tourists refer to the number of arrivals, not to the number of people traveling. Thus a person who makes several trips to a country during a given period is counted each time as a new arrival.;World Tourism Organization, Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files.;Gap-filled total;

KM: International Tourism: Receipts: for Passenger Transport Items data was reported at 0.500 USD mn in 2020. This records a decrease from the previous number of 0.700 USD mn for 2019. KM: International Tourism: Receipts: for Passenger Transport Items data is updated yearly, averaging 0.400 USD mn from Dec 2005 (Median) to 2020, with 15 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 0.800 USD mn in 2014 and a record low of 0.200 USD mn in 2011. KM: International Tourism: Receipts: for Passenger Transport Items data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Comoros – Table KM.World Bank.WDI: Tourism Statistics. International tourism receipts for passenger transport items are expenditures by international inbound visitors for all services provided in the international transportation by resident carriers. Also included are passenger services performed within an economy by nonresident carriers. Excluded are passenger services provided to nonresidents by resident carriers within the resident economies; these are included in travel items. In addition to the services covered by passenger fares--including fares that are a part of package tours but excluding cruise fares, which are included in travel--passenger services include such items as charges for excess baggage, vehicles, or other personal accompanying effects and expenditures for food, drink, or other items for which passengers make expenditures while on board carriers. Data are in current U.S. dollars.;World Tourism Organization, Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files.;Gap-filled total;

Chad TD: International Tourism: Number of Arrivals data was reported at 10,400.000 Person in 2020. This records a decrease from the previous number of 81,000.000 Person for 2019. Chad TD: International Tourism: Number of Arrivals data is updated yearly, averaging 59,000.000 Person from Dec 1995 (Median) to 2020, with 26 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 120,000.000 Person in 2015 and a record low of 10,400.000 Person in 2020. Chad TD: International Tourism: Number of Arrivals data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Chad – Table TD.World Bank.WDI: Tourism Statistics. International inbound tourists (overnight visitors) are the number of tourists who travel to a country other than that in which they have their usual residence, but outside their usual environment, for a period not exceeding 12 months and whose main purpose in visiting is other than an activity remunerated from within the country visited. When data on number of tourists are not available, the number of visitors, which includes tourists, same-day visitors, cruise passengers, and crew members, is shown instead. Sources and collection methods for arrivals differ across countries. In some cases data are from border statistics (police, immigration, and the like) and supplemented by border surveys. In other cases data are from tourism accommodation establishments. For some countries number of arrivals is limited to arrivals by air and for others to arrivals staying in hotels. Some countries include arrivals of nationals residing abroad while others do not. Caution should thus be used in comparing arrivals across countries. The data on inbound tourists refer to the number of arrivals, not to the number of people traveling. Thus a person who makes several trips to a country during a given period is counted each time as a new arrival.;World Tourism Organization, Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files.;Gap-filled total;

U.S. tourist spending for 2020 was 84.21 billion US dollars, a 64.83% decline from 2019.

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<li>U.S. tourist spending for 2019 was <strong>239.45 billion US dollars</strong>, a <strong>1.05% decline</strong> from 2018.</li>
<li>U.S. tourist spending for 2018 was <strong>241.98 billion US dollars</strong>, a <strong>3.52% increase</strong> from 2017.</li>
<li>U.S. tourist spending for 2017 was <strong>233.76 billion US dollars</strong>, a <strong>2.28% increase</strong> from 2016.</li>
</ul>International tourism receipts are expenditures by international inbound visitors, including payments to national carriers for international transport. These receipts include any other prepayment made for goods or services received in the destination country. They also may include receipts from same-day visitors, except when these are important enough to justify separate classification. For some countries they do not include receipts for passenger transport items. Data are in current U.S. dollars.

Cuba CU: International Tourism: Receipts: for Travel Items data was reported at 1.137 USD bn in 2020. This records a decrease from the previous number of 2.596 USD bn for 2019. Cuba CU: International Tourism: Receipts: for Travel Items data is updated yearly, averaging 2.134 USD bn from Dec 1995 (Median) to 2020, with 26 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 3.186 USD bn in 2017 and a record low of 963.000 USD mn in 1995. Cuba CU: International Tourism: Receipts: for Travel Items data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Cuba – Table CU.World Bank.WDI: Tourism Statistics. International tourism receipts for travel items are expenditures by international inbound visitors in the reporting economy. The goods and services are purchased by, or on behalf of, the traveler or provided, without a quid pro quo, for the traveler to use or give away. These receipts should include any other prepayment made for goods or services received in the destination country. They also may include receipts from same-day visitors, except in cases where these are so important as to justify a separate classification. Excluded is the international carriage of travelers, which is covered in passenger travel items. Data are in current U.S. dollars.;World Tourism Organization, Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files.;Gap-filled total;

BA: International Tourism: Receipts: for Travel Items data was reported at 426.000 USD mn in 2020. This records a decrease from the previous number of 1.173 USD bn for 2019. BA: International Tourism: Receipts: for Travel Items data is updated yearly, averaging 615.000 USD mn from Dec 1998 (Median) to 2020, with 23 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 1.173 USD bn in 2019 and a record low of 233.000 USD mn in 2000. BA: International Tourism: Receipts: for Travel Items data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Bosnia and Herzegovina – Table BA.World Bank.WDI: Tourism Statistics. International tourism receipts for travel items are expenditures by international inbound visitors in the reporting economy. The goods and services are purchased by, or on behalf of, the traveler or provided, without a quid pro quo, for the traveler to use or give away. These receipts should include any other prepayment made for goods or services received in the destination country. They also may include receipts from same-day visitors, except in cases where these are so important as to justify a separate classification. Excluded is the international carriage of travelers, which is covered in passenger travel items. Data are in current U.S. dollars.;World Tourism Organization, Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files.;Gap-filled total;

Historical chart and dataset showing Saudi Arabia tourist spending by year from 2003 to 2020.

Mexico tourist spending for 2020 was 11.45 billion US dollars, a 55.7% decline from 2019.

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<li>Mexico tourist spending for 2019 was <strong>25.85 billion US dollars</strong>, a <strong>8.59% increase</strong> from 2018.</li>
<li>Mexico tourist spending for 2018 was <strong>23.80 billion US dollars</strong>, a <strong>5.94% increase</strong> from 2017.</li>
<li>Mexico tourist spending for 2017 was <strong>22.47 billion US dollars</strong>, a <strong>8.96% increase</strong> from 2016.</li>
</ul>International tourism receipts are expenditures by international inbound visitors, including payments to national carriers for international transport. These receipts include any other prepayment made for goods or services received in the destination country. They also may include receipts from same-day visitors, except when these are important enough to justify separate classification. For some countries they do not include receipts for passenger transport items. Data are in current U.S. dollars.

Aruba AW: International Tourism: Expenditures: for Travel Items data was reported at 306.000 USD mn in 2020. This records a decrease from the previous number of 389.000 USD mn for 2019. Aruba AW: International Tourism: Expenditures: for Travel Items data is updated yearly, averaging 243.000 USD mn from Dec 1995 (Median) to 2020, with 26 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 389.000 USD mn in 2019 and a record low of 73.000 USD mn in 1995. Aruba AW: International Tourism: Expenditures: for Travel Items data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Aruba – Table AW.World Bank.WDI: Tourism Statistics. International tourism expenditures are expenditures of international outbound visitors in other countries. The goods and services are purchased by, or on behalf of, the traveler or provided, without a quid pro quo, for the traveler to use or give away. These may include expenditures by residents traveling abroad as same-day visitors, except in cases where these are so important as to justify a separate classification. Excluded is the international carriage of travelers, which is covered in passenger travel items. Data are in current U.S. dollars.;World Tourism Organization, Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files.;Gap-filled total;

Bermuda BM: International Tourism: Expenditures: for Travel Items data was reported at 191.000 USD mn in 2020. This records a decrease from the previous number of 264.000 USD mn for 2019. Bermuda BM: International Tourism: Expenditures: for Travel Items data is updated yearly, averaging 249.000 USD mn from Dec 2002 (Median) to 2020, with 19 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 307.000 USD mn in 2008 and a record low of 191.000 USD mn in 2020. Bermuda BM: International Tourism: Expenditures: for Travel Items data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Bermuda – Table BM.World Bank.WDI: Tourism Statistics. International tourism expenditures are expenditures of international outbound visitors in other countries. The goods and services are purchased by, or on behalf of, the traveler or provided, without a quid pro quo, for the traveler to use or give away. These may include expenditures by residents traveling abroad as same-day visitors, except in cases where these are so important as to justify a separate classification. Excluded is the international carriage of travelers, which is covered in passenger travel items. Data are in current U.S. dollars.;World Tourism Organization, Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files.;Gap-filled total;