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Not sure why Japan is constantly removed. It did have more visitors than Greece and Thailand in 2024. https://i.imgur.com/LkMUhUV.jpeg
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|6|| align="left"| {{flag+link|Tourism in|Mexico}} || 45 million || align="left" | {{increase}} 6.6 || 42.2 million || 38.3 million || align="left" |{{increase}} 10.1 || align="left" |{{increase}} 20
|6|| align="left"| {{flag+link|Tourism in|Mexico}} || 45 million || align="left" | {{increase}} 6.6 || 42.2 million || 38.3 million || align="left" |{{increase}} 10.1 || align="left" |{{increase}} 20
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|7|| align="left" | {{flag+link|Tourism in the|United Kingdom}} || N/D || || 37.2 million|| 30.7 million || align="left" |{{increase}} 21.1 || align="left" |{{increase}} 389
|7|| align="left" | {{flag+link|Tourism in |Germany}} || 37.5 million || align="left" | {{increase}} 7.8 || 34.8 million || 28.5 million || align="left" |{{increase}} 22.1 || align="left" |{{increase}} 144
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|8|| align="left" | {{flag+link|Tourism in |Germany}} || 37.5 million || align="left" | {{increase}} 7.8 || 34.8 million || 28.5 million || align="left" |{{increase}} 22.1 || align="left" |{{increase}} 144
|8|| align="left" | {{flag+link|Tourism in |Japan}} || 36.9 million || align="left" | {{increase}} 47.0 || 25.1 million|| 3.8 million || align="left" |{{increase}} 21.1 || align="left" |{{increase}} 389
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|9|| align="left" | {{flag+link|Tourism in|Greece}} || 36 million || align="left" | {{increase}} 10.1 || 32.7 million || 27.8 million || align="left" |{{increase}} 17.6 || align="left" |{{increase}} 89
|9|| align="left" | {{flag+link|Tourism in|Greece}} || 36 million || align="left" | {{increase}} 10.1 || 32.7 million || 27.8 million || align="left" |{{increase}} 17.6 || align="left" |{{increase}} 89

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Countries by tourist arrivals in 2019

The World Tourism rankings are compiled by the United Nations World Tourism Organization as part of their World Tourism Barometer publication, which is released up to six times per year. In the publication, destinations are ranked by the number of international visitor arrivals, by the revenue generated by inbound tourism, and by the expenditure of outbound travelers.

Most visited destinations by international tourist arrivals

In 2024 there were 1.45 billion international tourists,[1] with a growth of 11.5% compared to 2023 and growth of 215.2% compared to 2021.[2][3]

The top 10 international tourism destinations in 2024 were:[1]

Rank Destination International
tourist
arrivals
(2024)[1]		 Change
(2023 to
2024)
(%) 		International
tourist
arrivals
(2023)[4] 		International
tourist
arrivals
(2022)[3]		 Change
(2022 to
2023)
(%)		 Change
(2021 to
2022)
(%)
1  France 102 million Increase 2 100 million 79.4 million Increase 25.9 Increase 64
2  Spain 93.8 million Increase 10.1 85.2 million 71.7 million Increase 18.8 Increase 130
3  United States 72.4 million Increase 8.3 66.5 million 50.9 million Increase 30.6 Increase 130
4  Turkey 60.6 million Increase 10.5 55.2 million 50.5 million Increase 9.3 Increase 69
5  Italy 57.9 million Increase 1.4 57.2 million 49.8 million Increase 14.8 Increase 85
6  Mexico 45 million Increase 6.6 42.2 million 38.3 million Increase 10.1 Increase 20
7  Germany 37.5 million Increase 7.8 34.8 million 28.5 million Increase 22.1 Increase 144
8  Japan 36.9 million Increase 47.0 25.1 million 3.8 million Increase 21.1 Increase 389
9  Greece 36 million Increase 10.1 32.7 million 27.8 million Increase 17.6 Increase 89
10  Thailand 35.6 million Increase 25.9 28.2 million 11.1 million Increase 154.1 Increase 2,071

Africa

In 2024, Africa welcomed approximately 75 million international tourist arrivals, reflecting a strong recovery in the continent’s tourism industry.[5] The top ten African destinations in 2024 were:

Rank Destination International
tourist
arrivals
(2024)[5] 		International
tourist
arrivals
(2023)[6] 		International
tourist
arrivals
(2022)[7] 		Change
(2023 to
2024)
(%)		 Change
(2022 to
2023)
(%)		 Change
(2021 to
2022)
(%)
1  Morocco 17.4 million 14.52 million 10.87 million Increase 19.83 Increase 31.8 Increase 192.0
2  Egypt 15.7 million 14.90 million 11.72 million Increase 5.37 Increase 27.13 Increase 126.0
3  Tunisia 10.25 million 8.3 million 6.44 million Increase 13.3 Increase 36.6 Increase 206.0
4  South Africa 8.92 million 8.5 million 5.7 million Increase 5.1 Increase 48.0 Increase 148.0
5  Algeria 3.5 million 3.0 million 2.2 million Increase 16.7 Increase 50.0 Increase 1,660.0
6  Kenya 2.4 million 2.0 million 1.48 million Increase 22.0 Increase 31.5 Increase 70.45
7  Tanzania 2.14 million 1.8 million 1.4 million Increase 18.5 Increase 24.3 Increase 57.7
8  Seychelles 1.4 million 1.3 million 1.0 million Increase 7.7 Increase 30 Increase 81.6
9  Ghana 1.2 million 1.0 million 0.8 million Increase 17.6 Increase 25.5 Increase 46.7
10  Rwanda 1.1 million 0.9 million 0.7 million Increase 7.1 Increase 37.7 Increase 95.8

Americas

In 2024, there were 213.4 million international tourist arrivals to the Americas, an increase of 6.7% compared to 2023.[8] In 2024, the top ten destinations were:

Rank Destination International
tourist
arrivals
(2024)[9][10] 		International
tourist
arrivals
(2023)[8] 		International
tourist
arrivals
(2022)[8] 		Change
(2023 to
2024)
(%)		 Change
(2022 to
2023)
(%)		 Change
(2021 to
2022)
(%)
1  United States 72.4 million 66.3 million 50.8 million Increase 9.1 Increase 30.4 Increase 128.3
2  Mexico 45 million 41.9 million 38.3 million Increase 7.4 Increase 9.5 Increase 20.3
3  Canada 20 million 18.3 million 12.8 million Increase 8.6 Increase 43 Increase 318.8
4  Dominican Republic 8.5 million 8 million 7.1 million Increase 5.9 Increase 12.5 Increase 43.4
5  Brazil 6.7 million 5.9 million 3.6 million Increase 14.6 Increase 62.8 Increase 386.6
6  Argentina 6.6 million 7.2 million 3.8 million Decrease 9.4 Increase 87.3 Increase 1207.7
7  Colombia 6.5 million 5.8 million 4.5 million Increase 13.1 Increase 28.9 Increase 112.5
8  Chile 5.2 million 3.7 million 2 million Increase 40.4 Increase 83.7 Increase 968.5
9  Peru 3.2 million 2.5 million 2 million Increase 29 Increase 25.6 Increase 352.2
10  El Salvador 3.1 million 2.4 million 1.8 million Increase 28.6 Increase 31.1 Increase 55.1

Asia and the Pacific

In 2019, there were 360.7 million international tourist arrivals to Asia-Pacific, an increase of 4.1% over 2018.[8] In 2019, the top ten destinations were:

Rank Destination International
tourist
arrivals
(2023)[11] 		International
tourist
arrivals
(2019)[8] 		International
tourist
arrivals
(2018)[8]		 Change
(2018 to
2019)
(%)		 Change
(2017 to
2018)
(%)
1  China 35.3 million[12] 65.7 million 62.9 million Increase 4.5 Increase 3.6
2  Thailand 28.15 million 39.8 million 38.2 million Increase 4.3 Increase 7.3
3  Japan 25.07 million 32.2 million 31.2 million Increase 3.2 Increase 8.7
4  Malaysia 26.1 million 25.8 million Increase 1.0 Decrease 0.4
5  Hong Kong 23.8 million 29.3 million Decrease 18.8 Increase 4.9
6  Macau 18.6 million 18.5 million Increase 0.8 Increase 7.2
7  Vietnam 18.0 million 15.5 million Increase 16.2 Increase 19.9
8  India 17.9 million 17.4 million Increase 2.8 Increase 12.1
9  South Korea 17.5 million 15.3 million Increase 14.0 Increase 15.1
10  Indonesia 15.5 million 13.4 million Increase 15.4 Increase 3.5

Europe

In 2024, there were 747.3 million international tourist arrivals to Europe, an increase of 5.5% over 2023.[8] Top 10 destinations of the last four years were:

Rank Destination International
tourist
arrivals
(2024)[3] 		International
tourist
arrivals
(2023)[3] 		International
tourist
arrivals
(2022) 		Change
(2023 to
2024)
(%)		 Change
(2022 to
2023)
(%)		 Change
(2021 to
2022)
(%)
1  France 102 million 100 million 93.2 million Increase 2 Increase 7.3 Increase 92.6
2  Spain 93.8 million 85.2 million 71.6 million Increase 10.1 Increase 18.9 Increase 129.8
3  Turkey 60.6 million 55.2 million 50.5 million Increase 9.8 Increase 9.3 Increase 68.6
4  Italy 57.9 million 57.3 million 49.9 million Increase 0.8 Increase 14.9 Increase 85.7
5  United Kingdom ― 37.2 million 30.7 million ― Increase 21.1 Increase 389
6  Germany 37.5 million 34.8 million 28.4 million Increase 7.8 Increase 22.3 Increase 143.5
7  Greece 36 million 32.7 million 27.8 million Increase 9.8 Increase 17.6 Increase 89.3
8  Austria 32.2 million 30.9 million 26.2 million Increase 4.2 Increase 17.9 Increase 106
9  Portugal ― 26.5 million 22.2 million ― Increase 19.2 Increase 131.4
10  Netherlands 21.2 million 20.3 million 16.1 million Increase 4.8 Increase 26.4 Increase 157.1

West Asia

In 2019, there were 61.4 million international tourist arrivals to West Asia (excluding Iran and Israel), an increase of 2.1% over 2018. In 2019, the top ten destinations were:

Rank Destination International
tourist
arrivals
(2023)[11] 		International
tourist
arrivals
(2019)[8] 		International
tourist
arrivals
(2018)[8]		 Change
(2018 to
2019)
(%)		 Change
(2017 to
2018)
(%)
1  Saudi Arabia 27 million 17.5 million 15.5 million Increase 13.0 Decrease 3.7
2  United Arab Emirates 16.7 million 15.9 million Increase 5.1 Increase 0.8
3  Egypt 13.0 million 11.3 million Increase 14.8 Increase 36.8
4  Iran 9.1 million 7.3 million Increase 24.4 Increase 49.9
5  Israel 4.6 million 4.1 million Increase 10.5 Increase 14.1
6  Jordan 4.5 million 4.2 million Increase 8.1 Increase 8.0
7  Bahrain 3.8 million 4.4 million Decrease 11.8 Decrease 0.2
8  Oman 2.5 million 2.3 million Increase 8.6 Decrease 0.6
9  Qatar 2.1 million 1.8 million Increase 17.4 Decrease 19.4
10  Lebanon 1.9 million 2.0 million Decrease 1.4 Increase 5.8
Note: Iran is classified as part of "South Asia" in the UNWTO.[13]

Israel is classified as part of "Southern/Medit.Europe" in the UNWTO.[13]

International tourism receipts

International tourism receipts are the earnings a country makes from foreign visitors' spending on goods and services during their stay, such as expenditures accommodation, food and drink, and shopping. International tourism receipts reached USD 1 trillion in 2022, growing 50% in real terms compared to 2021, driven by the important rebound in international travel.[8] The World Tourism Organization reports the following destinations as the top ten tourism earners for the year 2022, with the United States by far the top earner.

Rank Region International
tourism
receipts

(US$ billion)
(2023)[4]

International
tourism
receipts

(US$ billion)
(2022)[3]

Change
(local currency)
(2022 to 2023)
(%)
1  United States 175.9 135.2 Increase 30.1%
2  Spain 92.0 72.9 Increase 26.2%
3  United Kingdom 73.9 68.2 Increase 8.3%
4  France 68.6 59.7 Increase 14.9%
5  Italy 55.9 44.3 Increase 26.1%
6  United Arab Emirates 51.9 ― ―
7  Turkey 49.5 41.2 Increase 21.3%
8  Australia 46.6 ― ―
9  Canada 39.2 24.0 Increase 63.3%
10  Japan 38.6 ― ―

Africa

Rank Region International
tourism
receipts
(US$ million)
(2019)[8]
1  Egypt 13,030
2  South Africa 8,384
3  Morocco 8,179
4  Tanzania 2,605
5  Tunisia 2,116
6  Mauritius 1,779
7  Uganda 1,463
8  Nigeria 1,449
9  Ghana 1,425
10  Kenya 1,072*
Note: Number for Kenya is for 2018.

Americas

Rank Region International
tourism
receipts
(US$ million)
(2023)[9][8] 		International
tourism
receipts
(US$ million)
(2022)[8] 		International
tourism
receipts
(US$ million)
(2021)[8]
1  United States 189,1 142,9 71,7
2  Canada 45,4 32,0 15,4
3  Mexico 30,7 28,0 19,8
4  Dominican Republic 9,8 8,4 5,7
5  Colombia 7,6 6,2 2,7
6  Brazil 6,9 5,0 2,9
7  Panama 5,5 4,7 –
8  Argentina 5,5 3,5 0,4
9  Puerto Rico 5,4 4,6 2,8
10  Bahamas 4,8 4,2 2,3

Asia and the Pacific

Rank Region International
tourism
receipts
(US$ million)
(2019)[8]
1  Thailand 60,521
2  Japan 46,054
3  Australia 45,709
4  Macau 40,060
5  China 35,832
6  India 30,720
7  Hong Kong 29,043
8  South Korea 21,628
9  Singapore 20,052
10  Malaysia 19,823

Europe

Rank Region International
tourism
receipts
(US$ billion)
(2022)[8]
1  Spain 72,9
2  United Kingdom 68,2
3  France 59,7
4  Italy 44,3
5  Turkey 41,2
6  Germany 31,5
7  Portugal 22,2
8  Austria 19,2
9  Greece 18,6
10  Switzerland 16,2

West Asia

Rank Region International
tourism
receipts
(US$ million)
(2019)[8]
1  United Arab Emirates 21,800
2  Saudi Arabia 16,382
3  Egypt 13,030
4  Lebanon 8,593
5  Israel 7,600
6  Jordan 5,786
7  Qatar 5,442
8  Iran 4,402*
9  Bahrain 3,681
10  Iraq 3,593
Note: Number for Iran is for 2017.

International tourism expenditure

The World Tourism Organization reports the following source markets as the top ten spenders on international tourism for the year 2022 and 2023, with China and the United States being by far the top spenders:

Rank Country International
tourism
expenditure
(2023)[4] 		International
tourism
expenditure
(2022)[3] 		Change
(local currency)
(2021 to 2022)
(%) [3]
1  China $196.5 billion $114.8 billion Increase 71.1%
2  United States $150.0 billion $114.9 billion Increase 30.5%
3  Germany $111.9 billion $89.4 billion Increase 25.1%
4  United Kingdom $110.3 billion ― ―
5  France $49.0 billion $47.7 billion Increase 2.7%
6  Canada $38.3 billion $24.4 billion Increase 56.9%
7  Italy $34.2 billion $26.5 billion Increase 29%
8  India $33.3 billion $25.9 billion Increase 28.5%
9  Russia $33.0 billion ― ―
10  South Korea $27.8 billion ― ―

See also

References

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  2. ^ "World Tourism Barometer" (PDF). World Tourism Organization. 21 May 2024. p. 5. ISSN 1728-9246. Retrieved 24 June 2024.
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