World Tourism rankings
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The World Tourism rankings are compiled by the
Most visited destinations by international tourist arrivals
In 2022 there were 963 million international tourists, with a growth of 111% compared to 2021 but a drop of -34.3% compared to 2019.[1] The top 10 international tourism destinations in 2022 were:[2][3]
Rank | Destination | International tourist arrivals (2022)[2][3] |
International tourist arrivals (2021)[3] |
Change (2021 to 2022) (%) |
Change (2020 to 2021) (%) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | France | 79.4 million | 48.4 million | 64 | 16.1 |
2 | Spain | 71.7 million | 31.2 million | 130 | 64.7 |
3 | United States | 50.9 million | 22.1 million | 130 | 15.0 |
4 | Turkey | 50.5 million | 29.9 million | 69 | 88.3 |
5 | Italy | 49.8 million | 26.9 million | 85 | 6.7 |
6 | Mexico | 38.3 million | 31.9 million | 20 | 31.2 |
7 | United Kingdom | 30.7 million | 6.3 million | 389 | 41.3 |
8 | Germany | 28.5 million | 11.7 million | 144 | 6.1 |
9 | Greece | 27.8 million | 14.7 million | 89 | 99.4 |
10 | Austria | 26.2 million | 12.7 million | 106 | 15.7 |
Africa
In 2019, there were 69.9 million international tourist arrivals to Africa (excluding Egypt and Libya), an increase of 2.4% from 2018.[4] In 2019, the top ten African destinations were:
Rank | Destination | International tourist arrivals (2019)[4] |
International tourist arrivals (2018)[4] |
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.[5] |
Americas
In 2022, there were 156.2 million international tourist arrivals to the Americas, an increase of 90.9%.[4] In 2022, the top ten destinations were:
Rank | Destination | International tourist arrivals (2022)[4] |
International tourist arrivals (2021)[4] |
Change (2021 to 2022) (%) |
Change (2020 to 2021) (%) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | United States | 50.8 million | 22.2 million | 128.8 | 15.6 |
2 | Mexico | 38.3 million | 31.8 million | 20.4 | 31.4 |
3 | Canada | 12.8 million | 3.0 million | 326.6 | 3.4 |
4 | Dominican Republic |
6.9 million | 4.9 million | 40.8 | 104.1 |
5 | Colombia | 4.5 million | 2.1 million | 114.2 | 74.9 |
6 | Argentina | 3.8 million | 0.3 million | 1196.6 | 85.6 |
7 | Brazil | 3.6 million | 0.7 million | 386.5 | 65.2 |
8 | Jamaica |
2.4 million | 1.4 million | 71.4 | 66.3 |
9 | Uruguay | 2.4 million | 0.2 million | 962.4 | 74.9 |
10 | Costa Rica | 2.3 million | 1.3 million | 76.9 | 33.1 |
Asia and the Pacific
In 2019, there were 360.7 million international tourist arrivals to
Rank | Destination | International tourist arrivals (2019)[4] |
International tourist arrivals (2018)[4] |
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 2022, there were 594.5 million international tourist arrivals to Europe, an increase of 95% over 2021.[4]Top 10 destinations of the last four years were:
Rank | Destination | International tourist arrivals (2022)[3] |
International tourist arrivals (2021)[3] |
International tourist arrivals (2020)[4] |
International tourist arrivals (2019)[4] |
Change (2021 to 2022) (%) |
Change (2020 to 2021) (%) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | France | ― | 48.4 million | 41.7 million | 90.9 million | — | 16.1 |
2 | Spain | 71.7 million | 31.2 million | 18.9 million | 83.5 million | 130 | 64.7 |
3 | Turkey | 50.5 million | 29.9 million | 15.9 million | 51.2 million | 69 | 88.3 |
4 | Italy | 49.8 million | 26.9 million | 25.2 million | 64.5 million | 85 | 6.7 |
5 | United Kingdom |
― | 6.3 million | 10.7 million | 39.4 million | ― | 41.3 |
6 | Germany | 28.5 million | 11.7 million | 12.4 million | 39.6 million | 144 | 6.1 |
7 | Greece | 27.8 million | 14.7 million | 7.4 million | 31.3 million | 89 | 99.4 |
8 | Austria | 26.2 million | 12.7 million | 15.1 million | 31.9 million | 106 | 15.7 |
9 | Portugal | ― | 9.6 million | 6.5 million | 24.5 million | ― | 48.4 |
10 | Netherlands | 15.9 million | 6.2 million | 7.3 million | 20.1 million | 155 | 14.0 |
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 (2019)[4] |
International tourist arrivals (2018)[4] |
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.[5]
Israel is classified as part of "Southern/Medit.Europe" in the UNWTO.[5] |
International tourism receipts
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.
Rank | Region | International tourism receipts (US$ billion) |
International tourism receipts (US$ billion) |
Change (local currency) (2021 to 2022) (%) |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | United States | 135.2 | 70.2 | 93% |
2 | Spain | 72.9 | 34.5 | 137% |
3 | United Kingdom | 68.2 | 33.1 | 129% |
4 | France | 59.7 | 40.8 | 64% |
5 | Italy | 44.3 | 25.2 | 98% |
6 | Turkey | 41.2 | 26.6 | 55% |
7 | United Arab Emirates | ― | 34.4 | ― |
8 | Germany | 31.5 | 22.3 | 59% |
9 | Mexico | 28.0 | 19.8 | 42% |
10 | Canada | 24.0 | 14.5 | 73% |
Africa
Rank | Region | International tourism receipts (US$ million) (2019)[4] |
---|---|---|
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)[4] |
---|---|---|
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)[4] |
---|---|---|
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)[4] |
---|---|---|
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)[4] |
---|---|---|
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
Rank | Country | International tourism expenditure (2022)[3] |
International tourism expenditure (2021)[3] |
Change (local currency) (2021 to 2022) (%) [3] |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | United States | $114.9 billion | $56.9 billion | 102 |
2 | China | $114.8 billion | $109.4 billion | 10 |
3 | Germany | $89.4 billion | $51.0 billion | 97 |
4 | France | $47.7 billion | $34.8 billion | 54 |
5 | United Kingdom | ― | $24.3 billion | ― |
6 | Italy | $26.3 billion | $15.0 billion | 97 |
7 | India | $25.9 billion | $14.3 billion | ― |
8 | Canada | $24.4 billion | $7.9 billion | 221 |
9 | Spain | $21.4 billion | $12.3 billion | 95 |
10 | United Arab Emirates | ― | $21.8 billion | ― |
See also
References
- ^ "Tourism on Track for Full Recovery as New Data Shows Strong Start to 2023". www.unwto.org. Retrieved 19 May 2023.
- ^ a b "Global and regional tourism performance". www.unwto.org. Retrieved 2 February 2024.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j "International Tourism – 2023 starts on a strong note with the Middle East recovering 2019 levels in the first quarter" (PDF). webunwto.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 August 2023.
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