World Tourism rankings

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-Increase 2.9
2 Spain83.5 million82.8 millionIncrease 0.8Increase 1.1
3 United States79.3 million79.7 millionDecrease 0.6Increase 3.3
4 China65.7 million62.9 millionIncrease 4.5Increase 3.6
5 Italy64.5 million61.6 millionIncrease 4.8Increase 5.7
6 Turkey51.2 million45.8 millionIncrease 11.9Increase 21.7
7 Mexico45.0 million41.3 millionIncrease 9.0Increase 5.1
8 Thailand39.8 million38.2 millionIncrease 4.3Increase 7.3
9 Germany39.6 million38.9 millionIncrease 1.8Increase 3.8
10 United Kingdom39.4 million38.7 millionIncrease 1.9Decrease 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 Egypt13.0 million 11.3 millionIncrease 14.8Increase 36.8
2 Morocco12.9 million 12.3 millionIncrease 5.2Increase 8.3
3 South Africa10.2 million 10.5 millionDecrease 2.3Increase 1.8
4 Tunisia9.4 million 8.3 millionIncrease 13.6Increase 17.7
5 Algeria2.4 million 2.7 millionDecrease 10.8Increase 8.4
6 Zimbabwe2.3 million 2.6 millionDecrease 10.8Increase 5.9
7 Mozambique2.0 million 2.7 millionDecrease 26.4Increase 89.6
8 Ivory Coast– 2.0 million-Increase 9.2
9 Kenya– 1.9 million-Increase 15.4
10 Botswana– 1.7 million-Increase 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 States79.3 million79.7 millionDecrease 0.6Increase 3.3
2 Mexico45.0 million41.3 millionIncrease 9.0Increase 5.1
3 Canada22.1 million21.1 millionIncrease 4.8Increase 1.2
4 Argentina7.4 million6.9 millionIncrease 6.6Increase 3.4
5 Dominican Republic6.4 million6.6 millionDecrease 1.9Increase 6.2
6 Brazil6.4 million6.6 millionDecrease 4.1Increase 0.5
7 Chile4.5 million5.7 millionDecrease 21.1Decrease 11.3
8 Peru4.4 million4.4 millionDecrease 1.1Increase 9.6
9 Cuba4.3 million4.7 millionDecrease 9.0Increase 2.0
10 Colombia4.2 million4.0 millionIncrease 3.4Increase 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 China65.7 million62.9 millionIncrease 4.5Increase 3.6
2 Thailand39.8 million38.2 millionIncrease 4.3Increase 7.3
3 Japan32.2 million31.2 millionIncrease 3.2Increase 8.7
4 Malaysia26.1 million25.8 millionIncrease 1.0Decrease 0.4
5 Hong Kong23.8 million29.3 millionDecrease 18.8Increase 4.9
6 Macau18.6 million18.5 millionIncrease 0.8Increase 7.2
7 Vietnam18.0 million15.5 millionIncrease 16.2Increase 19.9
8 India17.9 million17.4 millionIncrease 2.8Increase 12.1
9 South Korea17.5 million15.3 millionIncrease 14.0Increase 15.1
10 Indonesia15.5 million13.4 millionIncrease 15.4Increase 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-Increase 2.9
2 Spain83.7 million82.8 millionIncrease 1.1Increase 1.1
3 Italy64.5 million61.6 millionIncrease 4.8Increase 5.7
4 Turkey51.2 million45.8 millionIncrease 11.9Increase 21.7
5 Germany39.6 million38.9 millionIncrease 1.8Increase 3.8
6 United Kingdom39.4 million38.7 millionIncrease 1.9Decrease 2.2
7 Austria31.9 million30.8 millionIncrease 3.5Increase 4.6
8 Greece31.3 million30.1 millionIncrease 4.1Increase 10.8
9 Portugal24.6 million22.8 millionIncrease 7.9Increase 7.5
10 Russia24.4 million24.6 millionDecrease 0.5Increase 0.7

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)[1]		 International
tourist
arrivals
(2018)[1]		Change
(2018 to
2019)
(%)		Change
(2017 to
2018)
(%)
1 Saudi Arabia17.5 million15.5 millionIncrease 13.0Decrease 3.7
2 United Arab Emirates16.7 million15.9 millionIncrease 5.1Increase 0.8
3 Egypt13.0 million11.3 millionIncrease 14.8Increase 36.8
4 Iran9.1 million7.3 millionIncrease 24.4Increase 49.9
5 Israel4.6 million4.1 millionIncrease 10.5Increase 14.1
6 Jordan4.5 million4.2 millionIncrease 8.1Increase 8.0
7 Bahrain3.8 million4.4 millionDecrease 11.8Decrease 0.2
8 Oman2.5 million2.3 millionIncrease 8.6Decrease 0.6
9 Qatar2.1 million1.8 millionIncrease 17.4Decrease 19.4
10 Lebanon1.9 million2.0 millionDecrease 1.4Increase 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 States214.1214.7Decrease 0.3%
2 Spain79.781.7Increase 2.9%
3 France63.866.0Increase 1.9%
4 Thailand60.556.4Increase 3.2%
5 United Kingdom52.750.0Increase 10.1%
6 Italy49.649.3Increase 6.2%
7 Japan46.142.1Increase 8.0%
8 Australia45.745.0Increase 9.1%
9 Germany41.643.0Increase 2.2%
10 China40.140.4Decrease 1.6%

Africa
Rank Region International
tourism
receipts
(US$ million)
(2019)[1]
1 Egypt13,030
2 South Africa8,384
3 Morocco8,179
4 Tanzania2,605
5 Tunisia2,116
6 Mauritius1,779
7 Uganda1,463
8 Nigeria1,449
9 Ghana1,425
10 Kenya1,072*
Note: Number for Kenya is for 2018.

Americas
Rank Region International
tourism
receipts
(US$ million)
(2019)[1]
1 United States214,134
2 Canada28,012
3 Mexico24,573
4 Dominican Republic7,468
5 Brazil5,995
6 Colombia5,652
7 Argentina5,241
8 Panama4,521
9 Bahamas4,126
10 Costa Rica4,010

Asia and the Pacific
Rank Region International
tourism
receipts
(US$ million)
(2019)[1]
1 Thailand60,521
2 Japan46,054
3 Australia45,709
4 Macau40,060
5 China35,832
6 India30,720
7 Hong Kong29,043
8 South Korea21,628
9 Singapore20,052
10 Malaysia19,823

Europe
Rank Region International
tourism
receipts
(US$ million)
(2019)[1]
1 Spain79,714
2 France63,801
3 United Kingdom50,437
4 Italy49,596
5 Germany41,638
6 Turkey29,829
7 Austria22,942
8 Portugal20,633
9 Greece20,351
10 Netherlands18,487

West Asia
Rank Region International
tourism
receipts
(US$ million)
(2019)[1]
1 United Arab Emirates21,800
2 Saudi Arabia16,382
3 Egypt13,030
4 Lebanon8,593
5 Israel7,600
6 Jordan5,786
7 Qatar5,442
8 Iran4,402*
9 Bahrain3,681
10 Iraq3,593
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 billionDecrease 4.2
2 United States$152.3 billion$144.5 billionIncrease 5.4
3 Germany$93.2 billion$95.6 billionIncrease 2.9
4 United Kingdom$71.9 billion$70.9 billionIncrease 6.0
5 France$51.7 billion$48.9 billionIncrease 11.5
6 Russia$36.2 billion$34.3 billionIncrease 5.5
7 Australia$36.0 billion$37.0 billionIncrease 4.6
8 Canada$35.8 billion$34.5 billionIncrease 6.1
9 South Korea$32.3 billion$35.1 billionDecrease 8.1
10 Italy$30.3 billion$30.1 billionIncrease 6.3

See also

References
  1. "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. "WTO/ Member States of Middle East". World Tourism Organization. Retrieved 16 January 2015.
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