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January 09, 2023

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 2019 there were 1.459 billion international tourist arrivals worldwide, with a growth of 3.7% as compared to 2018.[1] The top 10 international tourism destinations in 2019 were:

Rank Destination International
tourist
arrivals
(2019)[1]		 International
tourist
arrivals
(2018)[1]		 Change
(2018 to
2019)
(%)		 Change
(2017 to
2018)
(%)
1   France – 89.4 million -   2.9
2   Spain 83.5 million 82.8 million   0.8   1.1
3   United States 79.3 million 79.7 million   0.6   3.3
4   China 65.7 million 62.9 million   4.5   3.6
5   Italy 64.5 million 61.6 million   4.8   5.7
6   Turkey 51.2 million 45.8 million   11.9   21.7
7   Mexico 45.0 million 41.3 million   9.0   5.1
8   Thailand 39.8 million 38.2 million   4.3   7.3
9   Germany 39.6 million 38.9 million   1.8   3.8
10   United Kingdom 39.4 million 38.7 million   1.9   2.2

Africa

In 2019, there were 69.9 million international tourist arrivals to Africa (excluding Egypt and Libya), an increase of 2.4% from 2018.[1] In 2019, the top ten African destinations were:

Rank Destination International
tourist
arrivals
(2019)[1]		 International
tourist
arrivals
(2018)[1]		 Change
(2018 to
2019)
(%)		 Change
(2017 to
2018)
(%)
1   Egypt 13.0 million 11.3 million   14.8   36.8
2   Morocco 12.9 million 12.3 million   5.2   8.3
3   South Africa 10.2 million 10.5 million   2.3   1.8
4   Tunisia 9.4 million 8.3 million   13.6   17.7
5   Algeria 2.4 million 2.7 million   10.8   8.4
6   Zimbabwe 2.3 million 2.6 million   10.8   5.9
7   Mozambique 2.0 million 2.7 million   26.4   89.6
8   Ivory Coast – 2.0 million -   9.2
9   Kenya – 1.9 million -   15.4
10   Botswana – 1.7 million -   2.0
Note: Egypt and Libya are classified under "Middle East" in the UNWTO.[2]

Americas

In 2019, there were 219.1 million international tourist arrivals to the Americas, an increase of 1.5%.[1] In 2019, the top ten destinations were:

Rank Destination International
tourist
arrivals
(2019)[1]		 International
tourist
arrivals
(2018)[1]		 Change
(2018 to
2019)
(%)		 Change
(2017 to
2018)
(%)
1   United States 79.3 million 79.7 million   0.6   3.3
2   Mexico 45.0 million 41.3 million   9.0   5.1
3   Canada 22.1 million 21.1 million   4.8   1.2
4   Argentina 7.4 million 6.9 million   6.6   3.4
5   Dominican Republic 6.4 million 6.6 million   1.9   6.2
6   Brazil 6.4 million 6.6 million   4.1   0.5
7   Chile 4.5 million 5.7 million   21.1   11.3
8   Peru 4.4 million 4.4 million   1.1   9.6
9   Cuba 4.3 million 4.7 million   9.0   2.0
10   Colombia 4.2 million 4.0 million   3.4   10.7

Asia and the Pacific

In 2019, there were 360.7 million international tourist arrivals to Asia-Pacific, an increase of 4.1% over 2018.[1] In 2019, the top ten destinations were:

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

Europe

In 2019, there were 744.3 million international tourist arrivals to Europe, an increase of 3.9% over 2017.[1] In 2019, the top ten destinations were:

Rank Destination International
tourist
arrivals
(2019)[1]		 International
tourist
arrivals
(2018)[1]		 Change
(2018 to
2019)
(%)		 Change
(2017 to
2018)
(%)
1   France – 89.4 million -   2.9
2   Spain 83.7 million 82.8 million   1.1   1.1
3   Italy 64.5 million 61.6 million   4.8   5.7
4   Turkey 51.2 million 45.8 million   11.9   21.7
5   Germany 39.6 million 38.9 million   1.8   3.8
6   United Kingdom 39.4 million 38.7 million   1.9   2.2
7   Austria 31.9 million 30.8 million   3.5   4.6
8   Greece 31.3 million 30.1 million   4.1   10.8
9   Portugal 24.6 million 22.8 million   7.9   7.5
10   Russia 24.4 million 24.6 million   0.5   0.7

Middle East

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

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

Israel is classified as part of "Southern/Medit.Europe" in the UNWTO.[2]

International tourism receipts

International tourism receipts grew to US$1,487 billion in 2019, corresponding to an increase in real terms of 2.7% from 2018.[1] The World Tourism Organization reports the following destinations as the top ten tourism earners for the year 2019, with the United States by far the top earner.

Rank Region International
tourism
receipts

(US$ billion)
(2019)[1]

 International
tourism
receipts

(US$ billion)
(2018)[1]

 Change
(local currency)
(2018 to 2019)
(%)
1   United States 214.1 214.7   0.3%
2   Spain 79.7 81.7   2.9%
3   France 63.8 66.0   1.9%
4   Thailand 60.5 56.4   3.2%
5   United Kingdom 52.7 50.0   10.1%
6   Italy 49.6 49.3   6.2%
7   Japan 46.1 42.1   8.0%
8   Australia 45.7 45.0   9.1%
9   Germany 41.6 43.0   2.2%
10   China 40.1 40.4   1.6%

Africa

Rank Region International
tourism
receipts
(US$ million)
(2019)[1]
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)
(2019)[1]
1   United States 214,134
2   Canada 28,012
3   Mexico 24,573
4   Dominican Republic 7,468
5   Brazil 5,995
6   Colombia 5,652
7   Argentina 5,241
8   Panama 4,521
9   Bahamas 4,126
10   Costa Rica 4,010

Asia and the Pacific

Rank Region International
tourism
receipts
(US$ million)
(2019)[1]
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$ million)
(2019)[1]
1   Spain 79,714
2   France 63,801
3   United Kingdom 50,437
4   Italy 49,596
5   Germany 41,638
6   Turkey 29,829
7   Austria 22,942
8   Portugal 20,633
9   Greece 20,351
10   Netherlands 18,487

Middle East

Rank Region International
tourism
receipts
(US$ million)
(2019)[1]
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 2019, with China by far being the top spender:

Rank Country International
tourism
expenditure
(2019)[1]		 International
tourism
expenditure
(2018)[1]		 Change
(local currency)
(2017 to 2018)
(%) [1]
1   China $254.6 billion $277.3 billion   4.2
2   United States $152.3 billion $144.5 billion   5.4
3   Germany $93.2 billion $95.6 billion   2.9
4   United Kingdom $71.9 billion $70.9 billion   6.0
5   France $51.7 billion $48.9 billion   11.5
6   Russia $36.2 billion $34.3 billion   5.5
7   Australia $36.0 billion $37.0 billion   4.6
8   Canada $35.8 billion $34.5 billion   6.1
9   South Korea $32.3 billion $35.1 billion   8.1
10   Italy $30.3 billion $30.1 billion   6.3

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab "UNWTO World Tourism Barometer and Statistical Annex, December 2020 | World Tourism Organization". UNWTO World Tourism Barometer (English Version). 18 (7): 1–36. 18 December 2020. doi:10.18111/wtobarometereng.2020.18.1.7. S2CID 241989515.
  2. ^ a b c "WTO/ Member States of Middle East". World Tourism Organization. Retrieved 16 January 2015.

External links

  • Official website
  • List of countries by international inbound tourists

January 09, 2023
world, tourism, rankings, compiled, united, nations, world, tourism, organization, part, their, world, tourism, barometer, publication, which, released, times, year, publication, destinations, ranked, number, international, visitor, arrivals, revenue, generate. 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 Contents 1 Most visited destinations by international tourist arrivals 1 1 Africa 1 2 Americas 1 3 Asia and the Pacific 1 4 Europe 1 5 Middle East 2 International tourism receipts 2 1 Africa 2 2 Americas 2 3 Asia and the Pacific 2 4 Europe 2 5 Middle East 3 International tourism expenditure 4 See also 5 References 6 External linksMost visited destinations by international tourist arrivalsIn 2019 there were 1 459 billion international tourist arrivals worldwide with a growth of 3 7 as compared to 2018 1 The top 10 international tourism destinations in 2019 were Rank Destination International tourist arrivals 2019 1 International tourist arrivals 2018 1 Change 2018 to 2019 Change 2017 to 2018 1 France 89 4 million 2 92 Spain 83 5 million 82 8 million 0 8 1 13 United States 79 3 million 79 7 million 0 6 3 34 China 65 7 million 62 9 million 4 5 3 65 Italy 64 5 million 61 6 million 4 8 5 76 Turkey 51 2 million 45 8 million 11 9 21 77 Mexico 45 0 million 41 3 million 9 0 5 18 Thailand 39 8 million 38 2 million 4 3 7 39 Germany 39 6 million 38 9 million 1 8 3 810 United Kingdom 39 4 million 38 7 million 1 9 2 2Africa In 2019 there were 69 9 million international tourist arrivals to Africa excluding Egypt and Libya an increase of 2 4 from 2018 1 In 2019 the top ten African destinations were Rank Destination International tourist arrivals 2019 1 International tourist arrivals 2018 1 Change 2018 to 2019 Change 2017 to 2018 1 Egypt 13 0 million 11 3 million 14 8 36 82 Morocco 12 9 million 12 3 million 5 2 8 33 South Africa 10 2 million 10 5 million 2 3 1 84 Tunisia 9 4 million 8 3 million 13 6 17 75 Algeria 2 4 million 2 7 million 10 8 8 46 Zimbabwe 2 3 million 2 6 million 10 8 5 97 Mozambique 2 0 million 2 7 million 26 4 89 68 Ivory Coast 2 0 million 9 29 Kenya 1 9 million 15 410 Botswana 1 7 million 2 0Note Egypt and Libya are classified under Middle East in the UNWTO 2 Americas In 2019 there were 219 1 million international tourist arrivals to the Americas an increase of 1 5 1 In 2019 the top ten destinations were Rank Destination International tourist arrivals 2019 1 International tourist arrivals 2018 1 Change 2018 to 2019 Change 2017 to 2018 1 United States 79 3 million 79 7 million 0 6 3 32 Mexico 45 0 million 41 3 million 9 0 5 13 Canada 22 1 million 21 1 million 4 8 1 24 Argentina 7 4 million 6 9 million 6 6 3 45 Dominican Republic 6 4 million 6 6 million 1 9 6 26 Brazil 6 4 million 6 6 million 4 1 0 57 Chile 4 5 million 5 7 million 21 1 11 38 Peru 4 4 million 4 4 million 1 1 9 69 Cuba 4 3 million 4 7 million 9 0 2 010 Colombia 4 2 million 4 0 million 3 4 10 7Asia and the Pacific In 2019 there were 360 7 million international tourist arrivals to Asia Pacific an increase of 4 1 over 2018 1 In 2019 the top ten destinations were Rank Destination International tourist arrivals 2019 1 International tourist arrivals 2018 1 Change 2018 to 2019 Change 2017 to 2018 1 China 65 7 million 62 9 million 4 5 3 62 Thailand 39 8 million 38 2 million 4 3 7 33 Japan 32 2 million 31 2 million 3 2 8 74 Malaysia 26 1 million 25 8 million 1 0 0 45 Hong Kong 23 8 million 29 3 million 18 8 4 96 Macau 18 6 million 18 5 million 0 8 7 27 Vietnam 18 0 million 15 5 million 16 2 19 98 India 17 9 million 17 4 million 2 8 12 19 South Korea 17 5 million 15 3 million 14 0 15 110 Indonesia 15 5 million 13 4 million 15 4 3 5Europe In 2019 there were 744 3 million international tourist arrivals to Europe an increase of 3 9 over 2017 1 In 2019 the top ten destinations were Rank Destination International tourist arrivals 2019 1 International tourist arrivals 2018 1 Change 2018 to 2019 Change 2017 to 2018 1 France 89 4 million 2 92 Spain 83 7 million 82 8 million 1 1 1 13 Italy 64 5 million 61 6 million 4 8 5 74 Turkey 51 2 million 45 8 million 11 9 21 75 Germany 39 6 million 38 9 million 1 8 3 86 United Kingdom 39 4 million 38 7 million 1 9 2 27 Austria 31 9 million 30 8 million 3 5 4 68 Greece 31 3 million 30 1 million 4 1 10 89 Portugal 24 6 million 22 8 million 7 9 7 510 Russia 24 4 million 24 6 million 0 5 0 7Middle East In 2019 there were 61 4 million international tourist arrivals to the Middle East excluding Iran and Israel an increase of 2 1 over 2018 In 2019 the top ten destinations were Rank Destination International tourist arrivals 2019 1 International tourist arrivals 2018 1 Change 2018 to 2019 Change 2017 to 2018 1 Saudi Arabia 17 5 million 15 5 million 13 0 3 72 United Arab Emirates 16 7 million 15 9 million 5 1 0 83 Egypt 13 0 million 11 3 million 14 8 36 84 Iran 9 1 million 7 3 million 24 4 49 95 Israel 4 6 million 4 1 million 10 5 14 16 Jordan 4 5 million 4 2 million 8 1 8 07 Bahrain 3 8 million 4 4 million 11 8 0 28 Oman 2 5 million 2 3 million 8 6 0 69 Qatar 2 1 million 1 8 million 17 4 19 410 Lebanon 1 9 million 2 0 million 1 4 5 8Note Iran is classified as part of South Asia in the UNWTO 2 Israel is classified as part of Southern Medit Europe in the UNWTO 2 International tourism receiptsInternational tourism receipts grew to US 1 487 billion in 2019 corresponding to an increase in real terms of 2 7 from 2018 1 The World Tourism Organization reports the following destinations as the top ten tourism earners for the year 2019 with the United States by far the top earner Rank Region Internationaltourismreceipts US billion 2019 1 International tourism receipts US billion 2018 1 Change local currency 2018 to 2019 1 United States 214 1 214 7 0 3 2 Spain 79 7 81 7 2 9 3 France 63 8 66 0 1 9 4 Thailand 60 5 56 4 3 2 5 United Kingdom 52 7 50 0 10 1 6 Italy 49 6 49 3 6 2 7 Japan 46 1 42 1 8 0 8 Australia 45 7 45 0 9 1 9 Germany 41 6 43 0 2 2 10 China 40 1 40 4 1 6 Africa Rank Region International tourism receipts US million 2019 1 1 Egypt 13 0302 South Africa 8 3843 Morocco 8 1794 Tanzania 2 6055 Tunisia 2 1166 Mauritius 1 7797 Uganda 1 4638 Nigeria 1 4499 Ghana 1 42510 Kenya 1 072 Note Number for Kenya is for 2018 Americas Rank Region International tourism receipts US million 2019 1 1 United States 214 1342 Canada 28 0123 Mexico 24 5734 Dominican Republic 7 4685 Brazil 5 9956 Colombia 5 6527 Argentina 5 2418 Panama 4 5219 Bahamas 4 12610 Costa Rica 4 010Asia and the Pacific Rank Region International tourism receipts US million 2019 1 1 Thailand 60 5212 Japan 46 0543 Australia 45 7094 Macau 40 0605 China 35 8326 India 30 7207 Hong Kong 29 0438 South Korea 21 6289 Singapore 20 05210 Malaysia 19 823Europe Rank Region International tourism receipts US million 2019 1 1 Spain 79 7142 France 63 8013 United Kingdom 50 4374 Italy 49 5965 Germany 41 6386 Turkey 29 8297 Austria 22 9428 Portugal 20 6339 Greece 20 35110 Netherlands 18 487Middle East Rank Region International tourism receipts US million 2019 1 1 United Arab Emirates 21 8002 Saudi Arabia 16 3823 Egypt 13 0304 Lebanon 8 5935 Israel 7 6006 Jordan 5 7867 Qatar 5 4428 Iran 4 402 9 Bahrain 3 68110 Iraq 3 593Note Number for Iran is for 2017 International tourism expenditureThe World Tourism Organization reports the following source markets as the top ten spenders on international tourism for the year 2019 with China by far being the top spender Rank Country International tourism expenditure 2019 1 International tourism expenditure 2018 1 Change local currency 2017 to 2018 1 1 China 254 6 billion 277 3 billion 4 22 United States 152 3 billion 144 5 billion 5 43 Germany 93 2 billion 95 6 billion 2 94 United Kingdom 71 9 billion 70 9 billion 6 05 France 51 7 billion 48 9 billion 11 56 Russia 36 2 billion 34 3 billion 5 57 Australia 36 0 billion 37 0 billion 4 68 Canada 35 8 billion 34 5 billion 6 19 South Korea 32 3 billion 35 1 billion 8 110 Italy 30 3 billion 30 1 billion 6 3See alsoList of cities by international visitors Tourism World Travel MonitorReferences a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab UNWTO World Tourism Barometer and Statistical Annex December 2020 World Tourism Organization UNWTO World Tourism Barometer English Version 18 7 1 36 18 December 2020 doi 10 18111 wtobarometereng 2020 18 1 7 S2CID 241989515 a b c WTO Member States of Middle East World Tourism Organization Retrieved 16 January 2015 External linksOfficial website List of countries by international inbound tourists Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title World Tourism rankings amp oldid 1132459104, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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