Economy > Tourism > International tourism, number of arrivals: Countries Compared

DEFINITION: International tourism, number of arrivals. International inbound tourists (overnight visitors) are the number of tourists who travel to a country other than that in which they have their usual residence, but outside their usual environment, for a period not exceeding 12 months and whose main purpose in visiting is other than an activity remunerated from within the country visited. When data on number of tourists are not available, the number of visitors, which includes tourists, same-day visitors, cruise passengers, and crew members, is shown instead. Sources and collection methods for arrivals differ across countries. In some cases data are from border statistics (police, immigration, and the like) and supplemented by border surveys. In other cases data are from tourism accommodation establishments. For some countries number of arrivals is limited to arrivals by air and for others to arrivals staying in hotels. Some countries include arrivals of nationals residing abroad while others do not. Caution should thus be used in comparing arrivals across countries. The data on inbound tourists refer to the number of arrivals, not to the number of people traveling. Thus a person who makes several trips to a country during a given period is counted each time as a new arrival.

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#	COUNTRY	AMOUNT	DATE
1	European UnionEuropean Union	401.94 million	2011
2	FranceFrance	81.41 million	2011
3	United StatesUnited States	62.71 million	2011
4	ChinaChina	57.58 million	2011
5	SpainSpain	56.69 million	2011
6	ItalyItaly	46.12 million	2011
	Group of 7 countries (G7) averageGroup of 7 countries (G7) average (profile)	38.59 million	2011
7	TurkeyTurkey	34.04 million	2011
8	United KingdomUnited Kingdom	29.31 million	2011
9	GermanyGermany	28.37 million	2011
10	RussiaRussia	24.93 million	2011
11	MalaysiaMalaysia	24.71 million	2011
12	MexicoMexico	23.4 million	2011
13	AustriaAustria	23.01 million	2011
14	Hong KongHong Kong	22.32 million	2011
	Non-religious countries averageNon-religious countries average (profile)	21.47 million	2011
15	UkraineUkraine	21.41 million	2011
16	ThailandThailand	19.23 million	2011
17	Saudi ArabiaSaudi Arabia	17.5 million	2011
	Eurozone averageEurozone average (profile)	16.79 million	2011
18	GreeceGreece	16.43 million	2011
19	CanadaCanada	16.01 million	2011
	High income OECD countries averageHigh income OECD countries average (profile)	15.61 million	2011
	NATO countries averageNATO average (profile)	15.44 million	2011
	European Union averageEuropean Union average (profile)	14.35 million	2011
20	PolandPoland	13.35 million	2011
21	MacauMacau	12.93 million	2011
	Emerging markets averageEmerging markets average (profile)	12.71 million	2011
	Heavily indebted countries averageHeavily indebted countries average (profile)	11.34 million	2011
22	NetherlandsNetherlands	11.3 million	2011
	Europe averageEurope average (profile)	10.62 million	2011
23	SingaporeSingapore	10.39 million	2011
24	HungaryHungary	10.25 million	2011
25	CroatiaCroatia	9.93 million	2011
	Cold countries averageCold countries average (profile)	9.81 million	2011
26	South KoreaSouth Korea	9.79 million	2011
27	EgyptEgypt	9.5 million	2011
28	MoroccoMorocco	9.34 million	2011
29	Czech RepublicCzech Republic	8.78 million	2011
	Catholic countries averageCatholic countries average (profile)	8.57 million	2011
30	SyriaSyria	8.55 million	2010
31	SwitzerlandSwitzerland	8.53 million	2011
32	South AfricaSouth Africa	8.34 million	2011
33	IndonesiaIndonesia	7.65 million	2011
34	IrelandIreland	7.63 million	2011
35	RomaniaRomania	7.61 million	2011
36	BelgiumBelgium	7.49 million	2011
37	DenmarkDenmark	7.36 million	2011
38	PortugalPortugal	7.26 million	2011
	Tourist destinations averageTourist destinations average (profile)	7.21 million	2011
39	United Arab EmiratesUAE	7.13 million	2005
40	BahrainBahrain	6.73 million	2011
41	BulgariaBulgaria	6.33 million	2011
42	IndiaIndia	6.31 million	2011
43	JapanJapan	6.22 million	2011
	East Asia and Pacific averageEast Asia and Pacific average (profile)	6.18 million	2011
	Eastern Europe averageEastern Europe average (profile)	6.14 million	2011
44	VietnamVietnam	6.01 million	2011
45	AustraliaAustralia	5.88 million	2011
	Potential Future EU Members averagePotential Future EU Members average (profile)	5.75 million	2011
46	ArgentinaArgentina	5.71 million	2011
	Christian countries averageChristian countries average (profile)	5.56 million	2010
47	BrazilBrazil	5.43 million	2011
	Middle Eastern and North Africa averageMiddle Eastern and North Africa average (profile)	5.09 million	2010
	Former Soviet republics averageFormer Soviet republics average (profile)	5.07 million	2011
48	SwedenSweden	5.01 million	2011
49	NorwayNorway	4.96 million	2011
50	TunisiaTunisia	4.79 million	2011
51	Dominican RepublicDominican Rep.	4.31 million	2011
52	FinlandFinland	4.19 million	2011
	Religious countries averageReligious countries average (profile)	4.1 million	2010
53	JordanJordan	3.98 million	2011
54	PhilippinesPhilippines	3.92 million	2011
	Muslim countries averageMuslim countries average (profile)	3.78 million	2009
	Former British colonies averageFormer British colonies average (profile)	3.75 million	2010
	Former Spanish colonies averageFormer Spanish colonies average (profile)	3.49 million	2011
55	KazakhstanKazakhstan	3.39 million	2010
56	IranIran	3.35 million	2011
57	KyrgyzstanKyrgyzstan	3.11 million	2011
58	ChileChile	3.07 million	2011
59	Puerto RicoPuerto Rico	3.05 million	2011
60	AlbaniaAlbania	2.93 million	2011
61	CambodiaCambodia	2.88 million	2011
62	UruguayUruguay	2.86 million	2011
63	GeorgiaGeorgia	2.82 million	2011
64	IsraelIsrael	2.82 million	2011
65	CubaCuba	2.69 million	2011
66	EstoniaEstonia	2.67 million	2011
67	PeruPeru	2.6 million	2011
68	New ZealandNew Zealand	2.57 million	2011
69	QatarQatar	2.53 million	2011
70	ZimbabweZimbabwe	2.42 million	2011
	OPEC countries averageOPEC countries average (profile)	2.4 million	2010
71	AlgeriaAlgeria	2.4 million	2011
72	CyprusCyprus	2.39 million	2011
73	ColombiaColombia	2.38 million	2010
	Hot countries averageHot countries average (profile)	2.22 million	2009
74	Costa RicaCosta Rica	2.19 million	2011
75	BotswanaBotswana	2.15 million	2010
76	SloveniaSlovenia	2.04 million	2011
	Latin America and Caribbean averageLatin America and Caribbean average (profile)	2.02 million	2011
	Former French colonies averageFormer French colonies average (profile)	1.97 million	2010
77	JamaicaJamaica	1.95 million	2011
78	AndorraAndorra	1.95 million	2011
	Landlocked countries averageLandlocked countries average (profile)	1.94 million	2010
79	GuatemalaGuatemala	1.82 million	2011
80	LaosLaos	1.79 million	2011
81	LithuaniaLithuania	1.77 million	2011
	South Asia averageSouth Asia average (profile)	1.76 million	2010
82	MozambiqueMozambique	1.72 million	2010
83	LebanonLebanon	1.66 million	2011
84	AzerbaijanAzerbaijan	1.56 million	2011
85	IraqIraq	1.52 million	2010
86	LatviaLatvia	1.49 million	2011
87	PanamaPanama	1.47 million	2011
88	KenyaKenya	1.47 million	2010
89	SlovakiaSlovakia	1.46 million	2011
90	MaltaMalta	1.41 million	2011
	South and Central Asia averageSouth and Central Asia average (profile)	1.36 million	2010
91	The BahamasThe Bahamas	1.35 million	2011
92	MontenegroMontenegro	1.2 million	2011
93	El SalvadorEl Salvador	1.18 million	2011
94	GuamGuam	1.16 million	2011
95	UgandaUganda	1.15 million	2011
96	EcuadorEcuador	1.14 million	2011
97	NicaraguaNicaragua	1.06 million	2011
98	OmanOman	1.05 million	2010
99	YemenYemen	1.02 million	2010
100	SenegalSenegal	1 million	2011
101	NamibiaNamibia	984,000	2010
102	UzbekistanUzbekistan	975,000	2010
103	MauritiusMauritius	965,000	2011
=104	MaldivesMaldives	931,000	2011
=104	GhanaGhana	931,000	2010
106	PakistanPakistan	907,000	2010
107	SwazilandSwaziland	879,000	2011
=108	HondurasHonduras	871,000	2011
=108	LuxembourgLuxembourg	871,000	2011
110	ArubaAruba	870,000	2011
111	Sri LankaSri Lanka	856,000	2011
112	ZambiaZambia	815,000	2010
113	BoliviaBolivia	807,000	2010
114	TanzaniaTanzania	795,000	2011
115	MalawiMalawi	767,000	2011
116	SerbiaSerbia	764,000	2011
117	ArmeniaArmenia	758,000	2011
118	NepalNepal	736,000	2011
119	NigeriaNigeria	715,000	2011
	Sub-Saharan Africa averageSub-Saharan Africa average (profile)	696,350	2009
120	FijiFiji	675,000	2011
121	RwandaRwanda	619,000	2010
122	VenezuelaVenezuela	595,000	2011
123	CameroonCameroon	573,000	2010
124	BarbadosBarbados	568,000	2011
125	IcelandIceland	566,000	2011
126	SudanSudan	536,000	2011
127	ParaguayParaguay	524,000	2011
128	EthiopiaEthiopia	523,000	2011
129	AngolaAngola	481,000	2011
130	MongoliaMongolia	457,000	2010
131	Cape VerdeCape Verde	428,000	2011
132	Sint Maarten (Dutch part)Sint Maarten	424,000	2011
133	LesothoLesotho	397,000	2011
134	Bosnia and HerzegovinaBosnia and Herzegovina	392,000	2011
135	BurmaBurma	391,000	2011
136	CuracaoCuracao	390,000	2011
137	Trinidad and TobagoTrinidad+	386,000	2010
138	Turks and Caicos IslandsTurks+	354,000	2011
139	HaitiHaiti	349,000	2011
140	Northern Mariana IslandsN. Mariana	336,000	2011
141	Republic of MacedoniaMacedonia Rep.	327,000	2011
142	Saint LuciaSaint Lucia	312,000	2011
143	Cayman IslandsCayman Islands	309,000	2011
144	BangladeshBangladesh	303,000	2010
145	TogoTogo	300,000	2011
146	MonacoMonaco	295,000	2011
147	Cote d'IvoireCote d'Ivoire	270,000	2011
=148	KuwaitKuwait	269,000	2011
=148	GabonGabon	269,000	2005
150	BelizeBelize	250,000	2011
151	BruneiBrunei	242,000	2011
152	Antigua and BarbudaAntigua and Barbuda	241,000	2011
153	Burkina FasoBurkina Faso	238,000	2011
154	BermudaBermuda	236,000	2011
155	MadagascarMadagascar	225,000	2011
156	SurinameSuriname	220,000	2011
157	BeninBenin	209,000	2011
158	SeychellesSeychelles	194,000	2011
159	Democratic Republic of the CongoCongo, DR.	186,000	2011
160	TajikistanTajikistan	183,000	2011
161	Papua New GuineaPapua NG	165,000	2011
162	French PolynesiaFr. Polynesia	163,000	2011
163	MaliMali	160,000	2011
164	GuyanaGuyana	157,000	2011
165	San MarinoSan Marino	156,000	2011
166	BurundiBurundi	142,000	2010
167	SamoaSamoa	121,000	2011
168	GrenadaGrenada	118,000	2011
169	BelarusBelarus	116,000	2011
170	New CaledoniaNew Caledonia	112,000	2011
171	PalauPalau	109,000	2011
172	EritreaEritrea	107,000	2011
173	The GambiaThe Gambia	106,000	2011
174	Republic of the CongoCongo Rep.	101,000	2010
175	VanuatuVanuatu	94,000	2011
176	Saint Kitts and NevisSt Kitts+	92,000	2010
177	NigerNiger	82,000	2011
178	DominicaDominica	76,000	2011
179	Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesSt Vincent+	74,000	2011
180	ChadChad	71,000	2010
181	BhutanBhutan	66,000	2011
182	Central African RepublicCentral Africa	54,000	2010
=183	LiechtensteinLiechtenstein	53,000	2011
=183	DjiboutiDjibouti	53,000	2008
185	Sierra LeoneSierra Leone	52,000	2011
186	East TimorEast Timor	51,000	2011
187	TongaTonga	46,000	2011
188	LibyaLibya	34,000	2008
=189	GuineaGuinea	30,000	2007
=189	Guinea-BissauGuinea-Bissau	30,000	2007
=189	MauritaniaMauritania	30,000	2000
192	Federated States of MicronesiaMicronesia	26,000	2008
193	American SamoaAmerican Samoa	25,000	2006
194	Solomon IslandsSolomon Islands	23,000	2011
=195	MoldovaMoldova	11,000	2011
=195	ComorosComoros	11,000	2009
=197	Sao Tome and PrincipeSoa Tome+	8,000	2010
=197	TurkmenistanTurkmenistan	8,000	2007
199	KiribatiKiribati	5,300	2011
200	Marshall IslandsMarshall Isl.	5,000	2011
201	TuvaluTuvalu	1,200	2011

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