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 three times throughout the year. In the publication, UN regions and subregions are ranked by the number of international visitor arrivals, by the revenue generated by inbound tourism, and by the expenditures of outbound travelers.

Most visited destinations by international tourist arrivals

In 2017, there were 1.323 billion international tourist arrivals worldwide, with a growth of 6.8% as compared to 2016.[1] The top 10 international tourism destinations in 2017 were (2017 numbers are preliminary, US numbers not yet available):

Rank Destination International
tourist
arrivals
(2017)[1]
International
tourist
arrivals
(2016)[1]
Change
(2016 to
2017)
(%)
Change
(2015 to
2016)
(%)
1 France86.9 million82.7 millionIncrease 5.1Decrease 2.1
2 Spain81.8 million75.3 millionIncrease 8.6Increase 10.5
3 United States76.9 million75.6 millionIncrease 0.8Decrease 2.1[2]
4 China60.7 million59.3 millionIncrease 2.5Increase 4.2
5 Italy58.3 million52.4 millionIncrease 11.2Increase 3.2
6 Mexico39.3 million35.1 millionIncrease 12.0Increase 9.3
7 United Kingdom37.7 million35.8 millionIncrease 5.1Increase 4.0
8 Turkey37.6 million30.3 millionIncrease 24.1Decrease 23.3
9 Germany37.5 million35.6 millionIncrease 5.2Increase 1.8
10 Thailand35.4 million32.6 millionIncrease 8.6Increase 8.9

Africa

In 2016, there were over 57.8 million international tourist arrivals to Africa, an increase of 7.8% from 2015. Preliminary numbers for 2017 indicate a similar increase.[1] In 2016, the top ten African destinations were:

Rank Destination International
tourist
arrivals
(2016)[1]
International
tourist
arrivals
(2015)[3]
Change
(2015 to
2016)
(%)
Change
(2014 to
2015)
(%)
1 Morocco10.3 million10.2 millionIncrease 1.5Decrease 1.0
2 South Africa10.0 million8.9 millionIncrease 12.8Decrease 6.8
3 Tunisia5.7 million5.4 millionIncrease 6.8Decrease 25.2
4 Egypt5.3 million9.1 millionDecrease 42.5Increase 5.1
5 Zimbabwe2.2 million2.0 millionIncrease 5.4Increase 9.4
6 Algeria2.0 million1.7 millionIncrease 19.2Decrease 25.7
7 Nigeria1.9 million1.3 millionIncrease 50.5
8 Mozambique1.6 million1.6 millionIncrease 5.6Decrease 6.6
9 Ivory Coast1.6 million1.4 millionIncrease 9.9Increase 205.9
10 Namibia1.5 million1.4 millionIncrease 5.8Increase 5.1
Note: Egypt is classified under "Middle East" in the UNWTO.[4]

Americas

In 2017, there were 208.7 million international tourist arrivals to the Americas, an increase of 4.0%.[1] In 2017, the top ten destinations were (2017 numbers are preliminary, US and Cuba numbers not yet available):

Rank Destination International
tourist
arrivals
(2017)[1]
International
tourist
arrivals
(2016)[1]
Change
(2016 to
2017)
(%)
Change
(2015 to
2016)
(%)
1 United States76.9 million75.6 millionIncrease 0.8Decrease 2.1[5]
2 Mexico39.3 million35.1 millionIncrease 12.0Increase 9.3
3 Canada20.8 million20.0 millionIncrease 4.1Increase 11.1
4 Argentina6.7 million6.6 millionIncrease 1.0Increase 15.7
5 Brazil6.6 million6.5 millionIncrease 0.6Increase 3.8
6 Chile6.5 million5.6 millionIncrease 14.3Increase 26.0
7 Dominican Republic6.2 million6.0 millionIncrease 3.8Increase 6.4
8 Cuba4.0 millionIncrease 13.4
9 Peru4.0 million3.7 millionIncrease 7.7Increase 8.4
10 Colombia4.0 million3.3 millionIncrease 21.4Increase 11.4

Asia-Pacific

In 2017, there were over 323 million international tourist arrivals to Asia-Pacific, an increase of 5.6% over 2016.[1] In 2017, the top ten destinations were (2017 numbers are preliminary):

Rank Destination International
tourist
arrivals
(2017)[1]
International
tourist
arrivals
(2016)[1]
Change
(2016 to
2017)
(%)
Change
(2015 to
2016)
(%)
1 China60.7 million59.3 millionIncrease 2.5Increase 4.2
2 Thailand35.4 million32.6 millionIncrease 8.6Increase 8.9
3 Japan28.7 million24.0 millionIncrease 19.4Increase 21.8
4 Hong Kong27.9 million26.6 millionIncrease 5.0Decrease 0.5
5 Malaysia26.0 million26.8 millionDecrease 3.0Increase 4.0
6 Macau17.3 million15.7 millionIncrease 9.9Increase 9.8
7 India15.5 million14.6 millionIncrease 6.7Increase 9.7
8 Singapore13.9 million12.9 millionIncrease 7.7Increase 7.2
9 South Korea13.3 million17.2 millionDecrease 22.7Increase 30.3
10 Indonesia12.9 million11.0 millionIncrease 16.9Increase 11.1

Europe

In 2017, there were over 670 million international tourist arrivals to Europe, an increase of 8.3% over 2016.[1] In 2017, the top ten destinations were (2017 numbers are preliminary):

Rank Destination International
tourist
arrivals
(2017)[1]
International
tourist
arrivals
(2016)[1]
Change
(2016 to
2017)
(%)
Change
(2015 to
2016)
(%)
1 France86.9 million82.7 millionIncrease 5.1Decrease 2.1
2 Spain81.8 million75.3 millionIncrease 8.6Increase 10.5
3 Italy58.3 million52.4 millionIncrease 11.2Increase 3.2
4 United Kingdom37.7 million35.8 millionIncrease 5.1Increase 4.0
5 Turkey37.6 million30.3 millionIncrease 24.1Decrease 23.3
6 Germany37.5 million35.6 millionIncrease 5.2Increase 1.8
7 Austria29.5 million28.1 millionIncrease 4.8Increase 5.2
8 Greece27.2 million24.8 millionIncrease 9.7Increase 5.1
9 Russia24.4 million24.6 millionDecrease 0.7Decrease 8.5
10 Poland18.4 million17.5 millionIncrease 5.4Increase 4.4

Middle East

In 2016, there were 55,6 million international tourist arrivals to the Middle East (excluding Turkey, Iran and Israel), a decrease of 4.4% over 2015. Preliminary numbers for 2017 indicate an increase of 4.6%.[1] In 2016, the top ten destinations were:

Rank Destination International
tourist
arrivals
(2016)[1]
International
tourist
arrivals
(2015)[3]
Change
(2015 to
2016)
(%)
Change
(2014 to
2015)
(%)
1 Turkey30.3 million39.5 millionDecrease 23.3Increase 5.3
2 Saudi Arabia18.0 million18.0 millionIncrease 0.3Decrease 1.5
3 United Arab Emirates14.9 million14.2 millionIncrease 4.7Increase 7.6
4 Egypt5.3 million9.1 millionDecrease 42.5Decrease 5.1
5 Iran4.9 million5.2 millionDecrease 5.6Increase 5.4
6 Jordan3.6 million3.8 millionDecrease 5.2Decrease 5.7
7 Qatar2.9 million2.9 millionDecrease 0.1Increase 3.7
8 Israel2.9 million2.8 millionIncrease 3.6Decrease 4.4
9 Oman2.3 million1.9 millionIncrease 20.1Increase 17.8
10 Lebanon1.7 million1.5 millionIncrease 11.2Increase 12.1
Note: Iran is classified as part of "South Asia" in the UNWTO.[4]

Turkey and Israel are classified as part of "Southern/Medit.Europe" in the UNWTO.[4]

International tourism receipts

International tourism receipts grew to US$1,340 billion in 2017, corresponding to an increase in real terms of 4.9% from 2016.[1] The World Tourism Organization reports the following destinations as the top ten tourism earners for the year 2017, with the United States by far the top earner.

Rank Region International
tourism
receipts

(US$ billion) (2017)[1]

International
tourism
receipts

(US$ billion)
(2016)[1]

Change
(2016 to
2017)
(%)
1 United States210.7206.9Increase 1.9%
2 Spain68.060.5Increase 10.1%
3 France60.754.5Increase 9.0%
4 Thailand57.548.8Increase 13.1%
5 United Kingdom51.247.9Increase 12.1%
6 Italy44.240.2Increase 7.7%
7 Australia41.737.0Increase 9.3%
8 Germany39.837.5Increase 4.2%
9 Macau35.630.4Increase 17.6%
10 Japan34.130.7Increase 14.4%

Africa

Rank Region International
tourism
receipts
(US$ million)
(2017)[1]
1 South Africa8,818
2 Egypt7,775
3 Morocco7,417
4 Nigeria2,549
5 Tanzania2,339
6 Mauritius1,748
7 Tunisia1,299
8 Sudan1,029
9 Kenya926
10 Uganda918

Americas

Rank Region International
tourism
receipts
(US$ million)
(2017)[1]
1 United States210,747
2 Mexico21,333
3 Canada20,328
4 Dominican Republic7,178
5 Brazil5,809
6 Argentina5,060
7 Colombia4,821
8 Panama4,452
9 Puerto Rico4,090
10 Costa Rica3,876

Asia-Pacific

Rank Region International
tourism
receipts
(US$ million)
(2017)[1]
1 Thailand57,477
2 Australia41,732
3 Macau35,575
4 Japan34,054
5 Hong Kong33,304
6 China32,617
7 India27,365
8 Singapore19,707
9 Malaysia18,323
10 South Korea13,427

Europe

Rank Region International
tourism
receipts
(US$ million)
(2017)[1]
1 Spain67,964
2 France60,681
3 United Kingdom51,211
4 Italy44,233
5 Germany39,823
6 Turkey22,478
7 Austria20,400
8 Switzerland17,003
9 Greece16,528
10 Netherlands15,867

Middle East

Rank Region International
tourism
receipts
(US$ million)
(2017)[1]
1 Turkey22,478
2 United Arab Emirates21,048
3 Saudi Arabia12,056
4 Lebanon7,611
5 Egypt7,775
6 Israel6,821
7 Qatar5,971
8 Jordan4,639
9 Iran3,713*
10 Iraq2,423*
Note: Numbers for Iran and Iraq are for 2016.

International tourism expenditures

The World Tourism Organization reports the following source countries as the top ten spenders on international tourism for the year 2017, with China by far being the top spender:

Rank Country International
tourism
expenditure
(2017)[1]
International
tourism
expenditure
(2016)[6]
Change
(2016 to
2017)
(%) [1]
1 China$257.7 billion$250.1 billionIncrease 4.7
2 United States$135.0 billion$123.6 billionIncrease 9.3
3 Germany$89.1 billion$79.8 billionIncrease 9.4
4 United Kingdom$71.4 billion$64.8 billionIncrease 2.4
5 France$41.4 billion$40.3 billionIncrease 0.8
6 Australia$34.2 billion$30.8 billionIncrease 7.7
7 Canada$31.8 billion$28.7 billionIncrease 8.5
8 Russia$31.1 billion$24.0 billionIncrease 29.7
9 South Korea$30.6 billion$27.2 billionIncrease 12.3
10 Italy$27.7 billion$25.0 billionIncrease 8.9

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 "UNWTO Tourism Highlights: 2018 Edition | World Tourism Organization". doi:10.18111/9789284419029.
  2. https://www.e-unwto.org/doi/pdf/10.18111/9789284419876
  3. 1 2 "UNWTO Tourism Highlights 2017 Edition | World Tourism Organization".
  4. 1 2 3 "WTO/ Member States of Middle East". World Tourism Organization. Retrieved 2015-01-16.
  5. https://www.e-unwto.org/doi/pdf/10.18111/9789284419876
  6. "UNWTO World Tourism Barometer April 2018" (PDF).
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