Tourist spending around the globe

Putting the size of our tourism industry into perspective: The map above from HowMuch.net uses World Tourism Organization data to create a visual representation of how much tourists spend in several countries, and adjusts each country’s physical size to correlate with the spending amounts. Egypt is #1 in Africa, and is second in the region to the UAE, with tourist expenditure coming in at nearly USD 12 bn. That amount, however, is dwarfed by other destinations, including the US (USD 214 bn), Spain (USD 74 bn), and France (USD 67 bn).