Tourist Arrivals by Country
International inbound tourist arrivals. Latest values for 206 economies.
Among 203 countries, France has the highest tourist arrivals at 117.11M and American Samoa the lowest at 0.00M (latest available readings).
Tourist Arrivals by Region
Latest available reading (periods may differ by country). Choose a region or “All countries”.
Tourist Arrivals — All Countries
Sorted by latest value. Click headers to re-sort.
| # | Country | Last | Previous | Period |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 🌐World | 2,403.07M | 2,339.40M | 2019 |
| 2 |  European Union | 968.87M | 938.49M | 2019 |
| 3 | Euro Area | 655.57M | 638.61M | 2019 |
| 4 | France | 117.11M | 217.88M | 2020 |
| 5 | Poland | 88.52M | 85.95M | 2019 |
| 6 | Mexico | 51.13M | 97.41M | 2020 |
| 7 | United States | 45.04M | 165.48M | 2020 |
| 8 | Thailand | 39.92M | 38.18M | 2019 |
| 9 | Italy | 38.42M | 95.40M | 2020 |
| 10 | Czech Republic | 37.20M | 36.27M | 2019 |
| 11 | Spain | 36.41M | 126.17M | 2020 |
| 12 | Canada | 32.43M | 31.27M | 2019 |
| 13 | Hungary | 31.64M | 61.40M | 2020 |
| 14 | China | 30.40M | 162.54M | 2020 |
| 15 | Croatia | 21.61M | 60.02M | 2020 |
| 16 | Saudi Arabia | 20.29M | 17.57M | 2019 |
| 17 | India | 17.91M | 17.42M | 2019 |
| 18 | Turkey | 15.97M | 51.75M | 2020 |
| 19 | Denmark | 15.60M | 33.09M | 2020 |
| 20 | Slovakia | 15.30M | 15.41M | 2018 |
| 21 | Austria | 15.09M | 31.88M | 2020 |
| 22 | Egypt | 13.03M | 11.35M | 2019 |
| 23 | Germany | 12.45M | 39.56M | 2020 |
| 24 | Switzerland | 11.82M | 11.72M | 2019 |
| 25 | United Kingdom | 11.10M | 40.86M | 2020 |
| 26 | Ireland | 10.95M | 10.93M | 2019 |
| 27 | US Virgin Islands | 8.61M | 2.07M | 2020 |
| 28 | Kyrgyzstan | 8.51M | 6.95M | 2019 |
| 29 | United Arab Emirates | 8.08M | 25.28M | 2020 |
| 30 | Greece | 7.41M | 34.01M | 2020 |
| 31 | Argentina | 7.40M | 6.94M | 2019 |
| 32 | Netherlands | 7.27M | 20.13M | 2020 |
| 33 | Uzbekistan | 6.75M | 5.35M | 2019 |
| 34 | Russia | 6.36M | 24.42M | 2020 |
| 35 | Brazil | 6.35M | 6.62M | 2019 |
| 36 | Macao | 5.90M | 39.41M | 2020 |
| 37 | Chile | 5.43M | 6.60M | 2019 |
| 38 | Nigeria | 5.27M | 6.02M | 2016 |
| 39 | Andorra | 5.21M | 8.24M | 2020 |
| 40 | Romania | 5.02M | 12.82M | 2020 |
| 41 | Bulgaria | 4.97M | 12.55M | 2020 |
| 42 | Israel | 4.91M | 4.39M | 2019 |
| 43 | Malaysia | 4.33M | 26.10M | 2020 |
| 44 | Portugal | 4.21M | 17.28M | 2020 |
| 45 | Cyprus | 4.12M | 4.02M | 2019 |
| 46 | Japan | 4.12M | 31.88M | 2020 |
| 47 | Indonesia | 4.05M | 16.11M | 2020 |
| 48 | South Africa | 3.89M | 14.80M | 2020 |
| 49 | Puerto Rico (US) | 3.88M | 4.93M | 2020 |
| 50 | Vietnam | 3.84M | 18.01M | 2020 |
| 51 | Belarus | 3.60M | 11.83M | 2020 |
| 52 | Hong Kong | 3.57M | 55.91M | 2020 |
| 53 | Uruguay | 3.48M | 3.95M | 2019 |
| 54 | Ukraine | 3.38M | 13.71M | 2020 |
| 55 | Latvia | 3.20M | 8.34M | 2020 |
| 56 | Morocco | 2.80M | 13.11M | 2020 |
| 57 | Dominican Republic | 2.75M | 7.55M | 2020 |
| 58 | Singapore | 2.74M | 19.12M | 2020 |
| 59 | Albania | 2.66M | 6.41M | 2020 |
| 60 | Belgium | 2.58M | 9.34M | 2020 |
| 61 | South Korea | 2.52M | 17.50M | 2020 |
| 62 | Syria | 2.42M | 1.80M | 2019 |
| 63 | Lithuania | 2.28M | 6.15M | 2020 |
| 64 | Kuwait | 2.16M | 8.57M | 2020 |
| 65 | Ecuador | 2.11M | 2.54M | 2019 |
| 66 | Kenya | 2.05M | 2.03M | 2019 |
| 67 | Kazakhstan | 2.04M | 8.52M | 2020 |
| 68 | Mozambique | 2.03M | 2.87M | 2019 |
| 69 | Tunisia | 2.01M | 9.43M | 2020 |
| 70 | Sweden | 1.96M | 7.62M | 2020 |
| 71 | Sint Maarten (Dutch part) | 1.95M | 1.78M | 2019 |
| 72 | Aruba | 1.95M | 1.90M | 2019 |
| 73 | Lebanon | 1.94M | 1.96M | 2019 |
| 74 | Bahrain | 1.91M | 11.06M | 2020 |
| 75 | San Marino | 1.90M | 1.87M | 2019 |
| 76 | Botswana | 1.83M | 1.78M | 2018 |
| 77 | Australia | 1.83M | 9.47M | 2020 |
| 78 | Bahamas | 1.79M | 7.25M | 2020 |
| 79 | Estonia | 1.70M | 6.10M | 2020 |
| 80 | Rwanda | 1.63M | 1.71M | 2019 |
| 81 | Iran | 1.55M | 9.11M | 2020 |
| 82 | Tanzania | 1.53M | 1.51M | 2019 |
| 83 | Georgia | 1.51M | 7.73M | 2020 |
| 84 | Philippines | 1.48M | 8.26M | 2020 |
| 85 | Norway | 1.40M | 5.88M | 2020 |
| 86 | Colombia | 1.40M | 4.53M | 2020 |
| 87 | Senegal | 1.38M | 1.22M | 2017 |
| 88 | Jamaica | 1.33M | 4.23M | 2020 |
| 89 | Cambodia | 1.31M | 6.61M | 2020 |
| 90 | Curacao | 1.29M | 1.21M | 2019 |
| 91 | Jordan | 1.24M | 5.36M | 2020 |
| 92 | Slovenia | 1.22M | 4.70M | 2020 |
| 93 | Costa Rica | 1.15M | 3.37M | 2020 |
| 94 | Lesotho | 1.14M | 1.17M | 2019 |
| 95 | Peru | 1.12M | 5.28M | 2020 |
| 96 | Cuba | 1.09M | 4.28M | 2020 |
| 97 | Paraguay | 1.08M | 4.37M | 2020 |
| 98 | Brunei | 1.07M | 4.45M | 2020 |
| 99 | Tajikistan | 1.04M | 0.43M | 2018 |
| 100 | Cameroon | 1.02M | 1.00M | 2019 |
| 101 | New Zealand | 1.00M | 3.89M | 2020 |
| 102 | Barbados | 0.97M | 1.36M | 2019 |
| 103 | Pakistan | 0.97M | 1.16M | 2012 |
| 104 | Haiti | 0.94M | 1.33M | 2019 |
| 105 | Myanmar | 0.90M | 4.36M | 2020 |
| 106 | Ghana | 0.90M | 0.83M | 2015 |
| 107 | Finland | 0.90M | 3.29M | 2020 |
| 108 | Iraq | 0.89M | 1.11M | 2013 |
| 109 | Laos | 0.89M | 4.79M | 2020 |
| 110 | Malawi | 0.87M | 0.84M | 2018 |
| 111 | Oman | 0.87M | 3.51M | 2020 |
| 112 | Sudan | 0.84M | 0.81M | 2018 |
| 113 | Azerbaijan | 0.80M | 3.17M | 2020 |
| 114 | Libya | 0.76M | 0.11M | 2008 |
| 115 | Malta | 0.72M | 3.52M | 2020 |
| 116 | El Salvador | 0.71M | 2.64M | 2020 |
| 117 | Honduras | 0.67M | 2.32M | 2020 |
| 118 | Ivory Coast | 0.67M | 2.07M | 2020 |
| 119 | Cayman Islands | 0.66M | 2.33M | 2020 |
| 120 | Panama | 0.65M | 2.49M | 2020 |
| 121 | Zimbabwe | 0.64M | 2.29M | 2020 |
| 122 | Guatemala | 0.59M | 2.56M | 2020 |
| 123 | Algeria | 0.59M | 2.37M | 2020 |
| 124 | Qatar | 0.58M | 2.14M | 2020 |
| 125 | Maldives | 0.56M | 1.70M | 2020 |
| 126 | Sri Lanka | 0.54M | 2.03M | 2020 |
| 127 | Gabon | 0.53M | 0.35M | 2005 |
| 128 | Luxembourg | 0.53M | 1.04M | 2020 |
| 129 | Ethiopia | 0.52M | 0.81M | 2020 |
| 130 | Zambia | 0.50M | 1.27M | 2020 |
| 131 | Iceland | 0.49M | 2.20M | 2020 |
| 132 | Belize | 0.49M | 1.67M | 2020 |
| 133 | Northern Mariana Islands | 0.49M | 0.52M | 2019 |
| 134 | Togo | 0.48M | 0.88M | 2020 |
| 135 | Nicaragua | 0.47M | 1.46M | 2020 |
| 136 | Uganda | 0.47M | 1.54M | 2020 |
| 137 | Serbia | 0.45M | 1.85M | 2020 |
| 138 | St Lucia | 0.43M | 1.22M | 2020 |
| 139 | Venezuela | 0.43M | 0.68M | 2017 |
| 140 | Yemen | 0.40M | 1.22M | 2015 |
| 141 | St Vincent and the Grenadines | 0.39M | 0.36M | 2019 |
| 142 | Antigua and Barbuda | 0.38M | 1.04M | 2020 |
| 143 | Turkmenistan | 0.38M | 0.33M | 1998 |
| 144 | Armenia | 0.38M | 1.89M | 2020 |
| 145 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 0.37M | 1.60M | 2020 |
| 146 | DR Congo | 0.35M | 0.35M | 2016 |
| 147 | Montenegro | 0.35M | 2.51M | 2020 |
| 148 | Eswatini | 0.35M | 1.23M | 2020 |
| 149 | Benin | 0.34M | 0.32M | 2019 |
| 150 | Guam | 0.33M | 1.67M | 2020 |
| 151 | Bolivia | 0.32M | 1.24M | 2020 |
| 152 | Bangladesh | 0.32M | 0.27M | 2019 |
| 153 | Mauritius | 0.32M | 1.42M | 2020 |
| 154 | St Kitts and Nevis | 0.30M | 1.11M | 2020 |
| 155 | Burundi | 0.30M | 0.19M | 2017 |
| 156 | Suriname | 0.28M | 0.26M | 2017 |
| 157 | Gambia | 0.25M | 0.62M | 2020 |
| 158 | Nepal | 0.23M | 1.20M | 2020 |
| 159 | Angola | 0.22M | 0.22M | 2019 |
| 160 | Grenada | 0.22M | 0.53M | 2020 |
| 161 | Mali | 0.22M | 0.20M | 2019 |
| 162 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 0.20M | 1.20M | 2020 |
| 163 | Namibia | 0.19M | 1.65M | 2020 |
| 164 | Cape Verde | 0.18M | 0.76M | 2020 |
| 165 | Fiji | 0.17M | 0.97M | 2020 |
| 166 | Monaco | 0.16M | 0.36M | 2020 |
| 167 | Republic of the Congo | 0.16M | 0.15M | 2018 |
| 168 | Eritrea | 0.14M | 0.11M | 2016 |
| 169 | Trinidad and Tobago | 0.14M | 0.48M | 2020 |
| 170 | Dominica | 0.14M | 0.32M | 2020 |
| 171 | Seychelles | 0.12M | 0.43M | 2020 |
| 172 | North Macedonia | 0.12M | 0.76M | 2020 |
| 173 | Guinea | 0.10M | 0.06M | 2017 |
| 174 | Tonga | 0.09M | 0.08M | 2019 |
| 175 | Palestine | 0.09M | 0.69M | 2020 |
| 176 | French Polynesia | 0.09M | 0.30M | 2020 |
| 177 | Madagascar | 0.09M | 0.49M | 2020 |
| 178 | Central African Republic | 0.09M | 0.11M | 2019 |
| 179 | Guyana | 0.09M | 0.32M | 2020 |
| 180 | Niger | 0.09M | 0.19M | 2020 |
| 181 | British Virgin Islands | 0.08M | 0.30M | 2020 |
| 182 | Vanuatu | 0.08M | 0.26M | 2020 |
| 183 | Timor-Leste | 0.07M | 0.07M | 2019 |
| 184 | Sierra Leone | 0.07M | 0.07M | 2019 |
| 185 | Burkina Faso | 0.07M | 0.14M | 2020 |
| 186 | Mongolia | 0.07M | 0.64M | 2020 |
| 187 | Djibouti | 0.06M | 0.06M | 2013 |
| 188 | Liechtenstein | 0.06M | 0.10M | 2020 |
| 189 | Guinea-Bissau | 0.05M | 0.06M | 2019 |
| 190 | Bermuda | 0.05M | 0.81M | 2020 |
| 191 | Papua New Guinea | 0.04M | 0.21M | 2020 |
| 192 | Sao Tome and Principe | 0.03M | 0.03M | 2018 |
| 193 | New Caledonia | 0.03M | 0.13M | 2020 |
| 194 | Mauritania | 0.03M | 0.02M | 2000 |
| 195 | Bhutan | 0.03M | 0.32M | 2020 |
| 196 | Moldova | 0.03M | 0.17M | 2020 |
| 197 | Samoa | 0.02M | 0.18M | 2020 |
| 198 | Palau | 0.02M | 0.09M | 2020 |
| 199 | Micronesia | 0.02M | 0.02M | 2019 |
| 200 | Kiribati | 0.01M | 0.01M | 2019 |
| 201 | Chad | 0.01M | 0.08M | 2020 |
| 202 | Comoros | 0.01M | 0.05M | 2020 |
| 203 | Marshall Islands | 0.01M | 0.01M | 2019 |
| 204 | Solomon Islands | 0.00M | 0.03M | 2020 |
| 205 | Tuvalu | 0.00M | 0.00M | 2019 |
| 206 | American Samoa | 0.00M | 0.02M | 2020 |
Tourist Arrivals around the world — in simple words
Overview
Tourist Arrivals is available for 179 economies with recent data. The median value is 1.08M and the simple average is 5.39M.
Highest: France (117.11M), Poland (88.52M), Mexico (51.13M), United States (45.04M), Thailand (39.92M).
Lowest: American Samoa (0.00M), Tuvalu (0.00M), Solomon Islands (0.00M), Marshall Islands (0.01M), Comoros (0.01M).
Major economies
Among the 19 major economies tracked here, France (117.11M) has the highest reading and Australia (1.83M) the lowest. Their median is 12.45M.
Tourist Arrivals — Regional Medians
Median of the latest readings of countries in each World Bank region. The median is the middle value — half the countries are above it and half below.
| Region | Countries | Median |
|---|---|---|
| East Asia & Pacific | 35 | 0.49M |
| Europe & Central Asia | 49 | 3.60M |
| Latin America & Caribbean | 39 | 0.97M |
| Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 17 | 1.94M |
| North America | 3 | 32.43M |
| South Asia | 6 | 0.43M |
| Sub-Saharan Africa | 30 | 0.33M |
Understanding Tourist Arrivals — a simple guide
What it measures
International inbound tourist arrivals.
How it is calculated
Number of international visitors arriving in the year.
10 million arrivals means one crore foreign visitors.
More arrivals support hotels, airlines and foreign exchange.
Fewer arrivals reduce tourism income.
Why it matters for the economy and markets
Tourism is a significant source of foreign exchange and employment for many economies.
How to read it
Data were heavily distorted in 2020–2021 by pandemic travel restrictions.
How to use the chart
Use the 5Y / 10Y / 25Y / Max buttons to change the time range, or drag the slider under the chart. Hover (or tap) on the line to see the exact value for any period. Dashed lines and hatched bars are IMF projections, not actual data. The “Download CSV” button gives you the full data series.
Frequently asked questions
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Data are sourced from official international organisations (IMF, World Bank, BIS) and national authorities, and are shown for educational and informational purposes only. They are not investment advice and no recommendation is made. Figures may be revised by the source; IMF figures for the current and future years are projections. This page was last updated on Saturday, October 17, 2026.