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International Trade Administration Industry and Analysis National Travel and Tourism Office FAST FACTS: UNITED STATES TRAVEL AND TOURISM INDUSTRY —2018— Industry 2.9% of GDP 9.2 million jobs - 5.9 million direct; 3.3 million indirect - 1.3 million total jobs supported by tourism exports $1.87 trillion in total travel & tourism output - $1.09 trillion direct; $781.5 billion indirect International Trade $256.1 billion international spending in U.S. (Exports) $69.6 billion surplus Travel and tourism receipts: 31% of U.S. services exports Travel and tourism receipts: 10% of all U.S. exports Market Share 5.7% share of world travelers The United States leads the world in global tourism receipts (exports), commanding a 14.8% share of world traveler spending* In fact, U.S. tourism exports totaled nearly triple (290%) the amount exported by our closest competitor (Spain). *UNWTO global spending figures exclude passenger fares, thereby omitting nearly $41.5 billion (16%) from our country’s total.
Source: United Nations World Tourism Organization (May 2019) 2018 U.S. Travel Exports (for all purposes including education) Total: $256.1 billion China $34.6 billion 5 * India $15.8 billion Canada $22.8 billion Brazil $12.1 billion Mexico $21.0 billion S.
Korea $9.5 billion U.K. $16.0 billion Australia $8.6 billion 5 * Japan $15.8 billion Germany $8.4 billion * Exports to both Japan and India totaled $15.824 billion, thereby tying for th . ‐1.3% 2.3% 1.8% 2016 International Visitor Spending in the U.S. (compared to previous year) International Visitors to the U.S. (2018) Total: 79.7 million Canada 21.5 million S.
Korea 2.2 million Mexico 18.4 million Brazil 2.2 million U.K. 4.7 million Germany 2.1 million Japan 3.5 million France 1.8 million China 3.0 million India 1.4 million $80B $100B $120B $140B $160B $180B $200B $220B $240B $260B 35M 40M 45M 50M 55M 60M 65M 70M 75M 80M '02 '04 '06 '08 '10 '12 '14 '16 '18 International Visitation and Spending in the United States: 2002‐2018 Int'l Arrivals Int'l Spending Sources: U.S.
Department of Commerce, International Trade Administration, Industry & Analysis, National Travel and Tourism Office; Bureau of Economic Analysis; Statistics Canada; Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Geografía (INEGI); U.N. World Tourism Organization. October 2019