International tourism, expenditures in Canada
Canada: International tourism, expenditures was 41.25 billion current US$ in 2011. ▲ Rising
International tourism, expenditures in Canada, 1995–2011
Source: Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism. Measured in current US$.
Analysis
The most recent figure for international tourism, expenditures in Canada is 41.25 billion current US$, measured in 2011. That is the highest value across all 17 years on record.
The figure is up 10.8% on the previous year and up 181.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, international tourism, expenditures in Canada peaked at 41.25 billion current US$ in 2011 and was at its lowest, 12.66 billion current US$, in 1995.
That places Canada 3rd out of 192 countries with data for 2011, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 13.60 billion current US$ | 12.66 billion current US$ | 14.15 billion current US$ | 5 |
| 2000s | 22.36 billion current US$ | 14.26 billion current US$ | 33.84 billion current US$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 39.24 billion current US$ | 37.23 billion current US$ | 41.25 billion current US$ | 2 |
Countries ranked near Canada
More private sector data for Canada
- Merchandise exports 554.68 billion current US$ (2025)
- Manufactures exports 42.3% (2024)
- Food exports 13.5% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 577.44 billion current US$ (2025)
- Manufactures imports 75.5% (2024)
- Food imports 9.2% (2024)
- Merchandise trade 48.8% (2025)
- Commercial service exports 170.72 billion current US$ (2025)
- Transport services 16.9% (2025)
- Computer, communications and other services 48.6% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is international tourism, expenditures in Canada?
- International tourism, expenditures in Canada was 41.25 billion current US$ in 2011, according to Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism.
- What is the highest international tourism, expenditures recorded in Canada?
- The highest recorded value was 41.25 billion current US$ in 2011.
- What is the lowest international tourism, expenditures recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.66 billion current US$ in 1995.
- How does Canada rank for international tourism, expenditures?
- Canada ranks 3rd out of 192 countries with data for 2011.
- Is international tourism, expenditures rising or falling in Canada?
- Over the last ten years it is up 181.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Canada data come from?
- The figures come from Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism, published as part of International tourism, expenditures (current US$). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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. Data are in current U.S. dollars.