A different view of travel.
The U.S. is the destination in the I-94 archive. Explore other country profiles to see the residence markets behind those arrivals.
It uses the separate World Bank international-tourism series. It does not measure United States-resident trips to the United States.
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| Year | Arrivals | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 79,732,000 | Historical WDI observation |
| 1996 | 82,756,000 | Historical WDI observation |
| 1997 | 82,525,000 | Historical WDI observation |
| 1998 | 74,767,000 | Historical WDI observation |
| 1999 | 75,796,000 | Historical WDI observation |
| 2000 | 78,343,000 | Historical WDI observation |
| 2001 | 70,975,000 | Historical WDI observation |
| 2002 | 64,434,000 | Historical WDI observation |
| 2003 | 62,082,000 | Historical WDI observation |
| 2004 | 67,606,000 | Historical WDI observation |
| 2005 | 71,484,000 | Historical WDI observation |
| 2006 | 183,178,000 | Historical WDI observation |
| 2007 | 175,299,000 | Historical WDI observation |
| 2008 | 175,703,000 | Historical WDI observation |
| 2009 | 160,508,000 | Historical WDI observation |
| 2010 | 162,275,000 | Historical WDI observation |
| 2011 | 147,271,422 | Historical WDI observation |
| 2012 | 171,629,891 | Historical WDI observation |
| 2013 | 179,309,906 | Historical WDI observation |
| 2014 | 178,311,359 | Historical WDI observation |
| 2015 | 176,864,531 | Historical WDI observation |
| 2016 | 175,261,484 | Historical WDI observation |
| 2017 | 174,291,750 | Historical WDI observation |
| 2018 | 169,324,922 | Historical WDI observation |
| 2019 | 165,478,000 | Historical WDI observation |
| 2020 | 45,037,000 | Historical WDI observation |
Your next business question
How has visitor activity at this destination changed, and what would today’s buyers or partners need? Use this history to frame the question, then check recent local evidence.
Explore United States’s country data · Read the tourism measureThe country’s existing scores are unchanged. Explore the full travel coverage and source-label archive.
What happens
after a visitor arrives?
Visitors may book a room, eat a meal, shop, or buy a ticket. The BEA national record shows how tourism-related business activity changed across these types of goods and services.
Use this to frame a business question. A lodging business can study traveler accommodations. A restaurant can study food services. Then pair the national story with local businesses, visitor data, and the customers you hope to serve.
Explore all 30 commodity lines and the historical source
United States · national · 2018–2023 · BEA February 2025 release, Table B. Real output is measured in millions of chained 2017 dollars. The table includes both domestic and inbound tourism; it does not split spending by visitors’ home country or ZIP.
| Source line | Tourism commodity | 2023 output · million chained 2017 US$ | 2023 growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | All tourism goods and services | 1,232,720 | 7.0% |
| 2 | Traveler accommodations | 239,466 | 7.0% |
| 3 | Food and beverage services | 187,616 | 16.8% |
| 4 | Transportation | 510,592 | 3.7% |
| 5 | Passenger air transportation | 225,803 | 0.9% |
| 6 | Domestic passenger air transportation services | 171,545 | 0.1% |
| 7 | International passenger air transportation services | 55,089 | 3.8% |
| 8 | All other transportation-related commodities | 288,262 | 5.7% |
| 9 | Passenger rail transportation services | 2,244 | 21.9% |
| 10 | Passenger water transportation services | 20,836 | 24.4% |
| 11 | Intercity bus services | 1,495 | 4.8% |
| 12 | Intercity charter bus services | 3,175 | 15.9% |
| 13 | Local bus and other transportation services | 18,924 | 42.4% |
| 14 | Taxicab services | 7,606 | 13.4% |
| 15 | Scenic and sightseeing transportation services | 4,541 | 2.2% |
| 16 | Automotive rental and leasing | 40,857 | 20.8% |
| 17 | Other vehicle rental and leasing | 636 | 10.2% |
| 18 | Automotive repair services | 13,928 | -1.4% |
| 19 | Parking | 3,889 | 38.9% |
| 20 | Highway tolls | 2,444 | 40.4% |
| 21 | Travel arrangement and reservation services | 83,671 | 12.9% |
| 22 | Gasoline | 99,379 | -7.4% |
| 23 | Recreation, entertainment, and shopping | 289,700 | 7.3% |
| 24 | Recreation and entertainment | 89,486 | -2.7% |
| 25 | Motion pictures and performing arts | 17,811 | -4.8% |
| 26 | Spectator sports | 6,840 | 22.4% |
| 27 | Participant sports | 22,349 | 6.7% |
| 28 | Gambling | 32,721 | -4.1% |
| 29 | All other recreation and entertainment | 10,109 | -21.1% |
| 30 | Shopping | 200,659 | 12.4% |
Source lines include parent and child totals. Do not add all lines together; chained-dollar components are not generally additive. These figures describe output sold to visitors, rather than a count of people or a forecast of local sales. The source’s growth and contribution measures are preserved separately.
Source: BEA, U.S. Travel and Tourism Satellite Account for 2018–2023, Table B. Historical national context; separate from the 2024 country scores.
What could this mean
for your work with United States?
Choose one goal. Use the evidence to prepare a better conversation.
Who might buy?
341,784,857 residents · 2025GDP per person was $90,027 in 2025. Use the scale of this market to frame your question, then check demand for your specific offer.
Investigate customersHow could you deliver?
25.02% of GDP in trade · 2024Exports and imports together make up this share of United States’s economy. Check the product rules, suppliers, transport costs, and service requirements that apply to your offer.
Investigate suppliersWhat could you build together?
1.00% of GDP in net foreign investment · 2025A national investment figure is a starting point. For United States, look for a specific business, university, workforce need, or project where both sides can contribute.
Explore investment & researchWho could open the door?
116 Global Chamber™ location recordsThe supplied 2026 reference lists Albuquerque and Allentown and other locations. Ask about current services, introductions, and who will follow up.
Explore the location recordsEconomic facts: World Bank WDI, with each observation year shown. Location records: supplied Global Chamber™ 2026 reference; current services require confirmation. Country averages and community estimates help frame questions; they do not identify a qualified buyer or establish an active partnership.
Move goods.
Connect people.
Physical connections help make international opportunity practical. Airports and ports show gateways to investigate. Road and rail links help explain how goods and people can reach a business, a meeting, or a community beyond the gateway.
2,035 covered airport references.
The supplied lookup includes airport locations for United States. Use their names, codes, and recorded types to choose where to investigate passenger or cargo access.
- OCH: A L Mangham Jr. Regional Airport · Nacogdoches
- ODW: AJ Eisenberg Airport · Oak Harbor
- ABR: Aberdeen Regional Airport · Aberdeen
- ABI: Abilene Regional Airport · Abilene
- SPI: Abraham Lincoln Capital Airport · Springfield
What connects the gateway to your destination?
Road: Who can handle pickup, delivery, border crossings, and the last mile?
Rail: Is there a freight or passenger connection that fits the route and timing?
Transfers: Where will goods change hands? Who handles customs, storage, insurance, and follow-up?
These route questions help turn infrastructure evidence into a costed plan. This source package does not contain road or rail network measurements.
Plan a supplier and transport conversation →Ports connect the market to the wider world.
The supplied port-link reference includes 48 port codes for this geography and links to 100 other countries or territories. Use the connections to prepare questions about shipping, suppliers, and routes to market.
1,433 distinct port pairs involve this geography: 1,293 cross-border and 140 domestic pairs. Mirrored and repeated records are consolidated before counting.
View all 48 source port codes
USACLUSADQUSANCUSBALUSBCKUSBOSUSBPTUSCATUSCAVUSCHSUSCRPUSDUTUSEPIUSFEBUSFEPUSGFPUSGLCUSGLSUSHKAUSHNLUSIJXUSILGUSILMUSKNDUSLAXUSLGBUSMIAUSMOBUSMRHUSMSYUSNFFUSNTDUSNYCUSPAEUSPBIUSPDPUSPDXUSPEFUSPFNUSPMEUSPWMUSSANUSSAVUSSCKUSSEAUSTIWUSTPAUSVAN
Linked countries and territories in the reference
Before choosing a route: the archive does not state its observation period or flow unit. These links are research leads; confirm service, capacity, cost, and timing with a carrier or logistics provider. No flow value enters an index score.
Across the complete file: 20,554 records, 9,995 distinct port pairs, 836 port codes, 169 country or territory codes. Source: supplied port_flows shapefile; agency and methodology not stated in the archive.
Download country link counts and source review ↗Airport lookup: 9,057 source records across 237 country codes, plus 31 without a country code. Reviewed October 23, 2026; source observation date not supplied. Locations and recorded types support infrastructure research. Confirm current services and capacity with the relevant operator. This reference enrichment does not recalculate index scores.
Owner research preview · 2023 reference evidence · Public and commercial release under review
AI preparedness
and digital participation.
Can people and businesses take part in the AI economy? Explore the conditions for tools, skills, new ideas, and responsible use. Then ask what a useful local partnership would need.
Four weighted contributions form the overall measure. Each available value below keeps the source’s scale. They are contributions to AIPI, rather than four percentage scores. A missing total stays missing even when some contributions are available.
Digital infrastructure
0.1878Can partners get the internet access and tools they need?
Human capital and labor-market policies
0.1833Who can help workers learn, practice, and adapt?
Innovation and economic integration
0.1825Which firms and schools could build or share useful ideas?
Regulation and ethics
0.2177How will partners handle data, contracts, and accountability?
All contribution bars use the same 0–1 scale. Display values are rounded to four decimals; the original full-precision values and source text are retained.
What could you do with this context?
Start with a business need. You might need a training partner, a digital supplier, a research team, or someone who can explain the market’s rules. These are NDS planning questions, not opportunities proven by an index value.
A preparedness value describes conditions in a country. To decide whether to do business, also check customers, costs, industry evidence, and people who can help you follow through.
The U.S. companion covers business survey evidence. It does not describe AI use in every U.S. city or ZIP code.
Check the source, dates, and review status
Source: International Monetary Fund, AI Preparedness Index (AIPI), 2023 reference year. Open the official dataset · Read the methodological note.
The official note confirms 2023. NDS recorded this check on 2026-10-22. The preserved database’s original vintage flag remains “PENDING”; its source records were not rewritten. This website’s additive review records the confirmed reference year.
- Source country label
- United States · USA
- Workbook and worksheet
- aipidata.xlsx · AIPI
- Source and sheet IDs
- AIEXP_009 · 2
- Original Excel row
- 41
| Measure | Cell | Original source text | Retained value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overall AIPI | D41 | 0.77126908302307129 | 0.7712690830230713 |
| Digital infrastructure | E41 | 0.18782247602939606 | 0.18782247602939606 |
| Human capital and labor-market policies | G41 | 0.18329772353172302 | 0.18329772353172302 |
| Innovation and economic integration | F41 | 0.18247638642787933 | 0.18247638642787933 |
| Regulation and ethics | H41 | 0.21767249703407288 | 0.21767249703407288 |
Original workbook SHA-256: 35eb38b8b692771f2a58d3c9a8db3411365873ebc11ec2e8e8f690835f9f5f17
Coverage: Overall value available. The module does not assign an AI leadership rank, estimate local adoption, or change any CDI or Sister City score.
Release status: prepared for owner-private review. Public/commercial reuse approval is not recorded. IMF reuse terms apply; source data are available free from the IMF. No IMF endorsement is implied.
Data edition: 1.0.0-owner-review. Full-precision import matched to the existing ISO3 country code.
Shared heritage with U.S. communities.
Community presence can help you choose where to begin listening, learning, or planning a visit. Start with the people and places behind the number. A resident estimate is a way to explore an area; participation begins with a willing person or group.
A city market groups ZIP areas assigned to a primary city and state. These are not municipal-boundary or CBSA metro totals. The source’s public market threshold is 50,000 residents. Only published positive estimates appear; smaller, missing, or unlisted areas are not assigned zero. Margins of error are not supplied for these rollups, and nearby ranks may not represent a meaningful statistical difference.
Explore this country’s available community views · Explore Indigenous identity views · Search ZIP community summaries.
Community feed version 1.0.0. The existing Commercial Diplomacy, Sister City, and Follow Your Heart index scores remain unchanged.
What does United States
buy from abroad?
Start with import demand. Add economic growth and price changes to put that market size in context.
Make the national picture useful. Goods imports show the market’s purchases from abroad. Check the product categories, buyers, and rules that matter to what you sell. Service imports cover commercial services and can help frame a question about cross-border work.
See the calculation for United States
| Component | Input | Percentile | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Import demand | $4.17T | 100.00 | 50% |
| Economic growth | 2.79% | 40.94 | 25% |
| Price stability | 2.95% | 53.02 | 25% |
Import demand adds goods and commercial service imports. Price stability ranks the negative absolute CPI change, so smaller price changes score higher. All four observations must be present. Missing inputs: None.
Weights are NDS choices: demand 50%, growth 25%, price stability 25%. This national screen helps you plan research; it does not identify qualified buyers or attribute trade to a diplomatic relationship.
Read the full formula and source rulesWhat changed after the annual snapshot?
These are the latest available monthly or quarterly records in the supplied Global Economic Monitor files. Read each date. They provide context beside the fixed 2024 score.
August 2025
Compared with August 2024Check whether the volume of goods bought from abroad is growing.
Source values and period
233,049.4 million constant 2010 US$ · August 2025
Not seasonally adjusted. Baseline: 246,908.5 · August 2024.
Source label: United States
GEM workbook: Imports Merchandise, Customs, constant 2010 US$, millions, not seas. adj..xlsx
August 2025
Compared with August 2024Explore producer and supplier activity alongside your own industry research.
Source values and period
139,912.5 million constant 2010 US$ · August 2025
Not seasonally adjusted. Baseline: 146,721.2 · August 2024.
Source label: United States
GEM workbook: Exports Merchandise, Customs, constant 2010 US$, millions, not seas. adj..xlsx
2025 Q4
Compared with 2024 Q4Check whether the wider economy is growing from the same quarter a year earlier.
Source values and period
5,354,586 million constant 2010 US$ · 2025 Q4
Seasonally adjusted. Baseline: 5,250,146 · 2024 Q4.
Source label: United States
GEM workbook: GDP at market prices, constant 2010 US$, millions, seas. adj..xlsx
February 2026
Reported year-over-year rateAsk how changing prices may affect customers, costs, and payment terms.
Source values and period
2.434004 % year over year · February 2026
Seasonally adjusted.
Source label: United States
GEM workbook: CPI Price, % y-o-y, nominal, seas. adj..xlsx
February 2026
Compared with February 2025Look for changes in production, then check the industries that matter to your business.
Source values and period
279,000,000,000 constant 2010 US$ · February 2026
Not seasonally adjusted. Baseline: 275,000,000,000 · February 2025.
Source label: United States
GEM workbook: Industrial Production, constant 2010 US$, not seas. adj..xlsx
February 2026
Compared with February 2025Use volume growth to explore consumer activity. Index levels do not compare wealth across countries.
Source values and period
140.6513 source index · February 2026
Seasonally adjusted. Baseline: 138.9147 · February 2025.
Source label: United States
GEM workbook: Retail Sales Volume Index, seas. adj..xlsx
April 2026
Compared with April 2025A rise means more local currency units per U.S. dollar. Check currency changes and redenominations before pricing a contract.
Source values and period
1 local currency units per US$ · April 2026
Period average. Baseline: 1 · April 2025.
Source label: United States
GEM workbook: Official exchange rate, LCU per USD, period average.xlsx
Source: World Bank WDI and Global Economic Monitor · NDS presentation, October 23, 2026. A frozen reference, with dates that vary by measure. Country Readiness uses its separate release and method.
What did doing business
require in United States?
Business rules and support shape the path from a first introduction to a working project. The Doing Business archive adds historical measures for starting a company, trade paperwork, electricity, credit, and contracts.
2019 source column: Overall source score 84.00 / 100. Overall source rank 6 of 190 economies. These are source results from the historical release, separate from the 2024 NDS scores.
Explore United States’s measures and full definitions ↗Look inside the country: Los Angeles · New York
World Bank Doing Business · supplied CSV year labels through 2019. The program ended in 2021 following reviews of data irregularities. Use the record to ask informed questions, then check today’s requirements with local sources.
A measured starting point.
Trade, foreign investment, internet use, and logistics describe four conditions for doing business across borders.
12 of 12 reported indicator series have observations in the connected country snapshot. The readiness score requires all four components at the specific periods below.
| Measure | Period | Source value | Percentile | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trade intensity% of GDP | 2024 | 25.02% | 0.83 | 25% |
| Foreign investment% of GDP | 2022–2024 | 1.25% | 26.67 | 25% |
| Internet use% of population | 2024 | 94.69% | 82.50 | 25% |
| Logistics1–5 | 2022 | 3.80 | 87.92 | 25% |
View the underlying observations and source notes
The score compares measured country conditions. It does not measure the activity or results of a Sister City partnership. The wider six-pillar framework covers additional relationships and services.
Explore the published Sister City research leads
The numbers behind the market.
World Bank WDI country context. Each value carries its observation year.
GDP
$30.77T2025 · current US$Trade as a share of GDP
25.02%2024 · % of GDPForeign investment, net inflows
1.00%2025 · % of GDPInternet use
94.69%2024 · % of populationSee all 12 indicators and four calculated measures
These are the latest available values for this country in the reviewed snapshot. Years differ. Use the Country Data Lab to compare countries in the same year.
| Measure | Value | Period and unit |
|---|---|---|
| GDPReported indicator | $30.77T | 2025current US$ |
| GDP per personReported indicator | $90,027 | 2025current US$ per person |
| GDP growthReported indicator | 2.16% | 2025annual % |
| PopulationReported indicator | 341,784,857 | 2025people |
| Trade as a share of GDPReported indicator | 25.02% | 2024% of GDP |
| Exports as a share of GDPReported indicator | 10.97% | 2024% of GDP |
| Imports as a share of GDPReported indicator | 14.04% | 2024% of GDP |
| Foreign investment, net inflowsReported indicator | 1.00% | 2025% of GDP |
| Internet useReported indicator | 94.69% | 2024% of population |
| International tourism arrivalsReported indicator | 45,037,000 | 2020 · Historicalarrival events |
| International tourism receiptsReported indicator | $84.21B | 2020 · Historicalcurrent US$ |
| Logistics Performance IndexReported indicator | 3.80 | 20221–5 |
| Tourism arrivals per 100 residentsCalculated by NDS | 13.58 | 2020 · Historicalarrivals per 100 residents |
| Export–import share differenceCalculated by NDS | -3.07 pp | 2024percentage points of GDP |
| Foreign investment: three-year averageCalculated by NDS | 1.03% | 2023–2025% of GDP |
| Internet use: five-year changeCalculated by NDS | 5.26 pp | 2019–2024percentage pointsSource notesIT.NET.USER.ZS · 2019: Source and notes: US Census Bureau, |
Read complete indicator definitions and methods
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators · API updated October 8, 2026 · snapshot retrieved October 20, 2026. NDS calculated the four derived measures. Country context supports research; the six-pillar place score remains in development.
Start with a city.
Plan a useful first talk.
Find source names, location, time zones, population fields, and place types.
Explore cities and placesLanguages listed for this country
English (en-US), Spanish (es-US), Hawaiian (haw), French (fr)
GeoNames country context. This is not a city language count. Ask each partner which language they prefer.
193,780 populated-place records under source code US. This is a source count, not a count of city governments or partners.
Global Chamber™
116 location records are listed for this geography in the supplied 2026 reference file. Explore the names and ask the chamber about the help available today.
- Global Chamber™ Albuquerque
- Global Chamber™ Allentown
- Global Chamber™ Anchorage
Additional research areas
These six pillars describe the wider framework. Their broader relationship and service measures are separate from the four country-readiness components.
Trade Readiness
- Export activity and market diversity
- Trade corridors and logistics access
- Port, rail, road, and air connections
Investment Attraction
- Industry and workforce alignment
- Investment support and site readiness
- Foreign investment relationships
Global Relationship Capacity
- Active international partnerships
- Institutional participation and follow-through
- Chamber, university, and diaspora networks
Tourism & Visitor Markets
- International visitor and convention activity
- Hospitality and access infrastructure
- Destination visibility and cultural exchange
Business Access
- Export assistance and market-entry support
- Small business participation pathways
- Procurement and business matchmaking
Global Storytelling
- International media and destination visibility
- Clear place identity and market positioning
- Cultural diplomacy and public narrative
Put the relationships in context.
Discuss the sources, institutions, and business questions that matter for this place.
CommercialDiplomacyIndex.com · Country Readiness V1.0.0 · 2024 reference edition · Readiness 49.48 / 100 · V1