In 2023, the foreign exchange earnings from foreign tourists in China amounted to approximately 53 billion U.S. dollars. The data include all kind of expenses from foreign tourists in China, e.g. for transport, sightseeing, accommodation, food, shopping, and entertainment.
Foreign exchange earnings from international tourism in China from 2009 to 2023
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According to the source, foreign tourists are Chinese people from abroad as well as inhabitants of Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan, making up a large part of the foreign tourists in China.
Figures were rounded.
Figures for 2020, 2021, and 2022 were not released.
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National Bureau of Statistics of China. (May 30, 2024). Foreign exchange earnings from international tourism in China from 2009 to 2023 (in billion U.S. dollars) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved February 18, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/277251/foreign-exchange-proceeds-from-foreign-tourists-in-china/
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