Tourism
Intl. tourist arrivals
ST.INT.ARVL
Annual series published by the World Bank. The chart carries the trajectory, the table carries the year by year figures, and the definition at the foot of the page is the World Bank's own, quoted as it stands.
Countries compared
8 countries compared out of 142 available.
Latest known value: 38.42 m for Italy in 2020, over a series running from 1995 to 2020 and 7 countries compared, from the highest (United States, 45.04 m) to the lowest (Sudan, 836,000).
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Year by year values
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| Italy | Spain | Netherlands | United States | China | Sudan | Singapore | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 38.42 m | 36.41 m | 7.27 m | 45.04 m | 30.4 m | 2.74 m | |
| 2019 | 95.4 m | 126.17 m | 20.13 m | 165.48 m | 162.54 m | 19.12 m | |
| 2018 | 93.23 m | 124.46 m | 18.78 m | 169.32 m | 158.61 m | 836,000 | 18.51 m |
| 2017 | 89.93 m | 121.72 m | 17.92 m | 174.29 m | 153.26 m | 813,000 | 17.43 m |
| 2016 | 84.93 m | 115.56 m | 15.83 m | 175.26 m | 141.77 m | 800,000 | 16.4 m |
| 2015 | 81.07 m | 109.83 m | 15.01 m | 176.86 m | 133.82 m | 741,000 | 15.23 m |
| 2014 | 77.69 m | 107.14 m | 13.93 m | 178.31 m | 128.5 m | 684,000 | 15.1 m |
| 2013 | 76.76 m | 103.23 m | 12.78 m | 179.31 m | 129.08 m | 591,000 | 15.57 m |
| 2012 | 76.29 m | 98.13 m | 11.68 m | 171.63 m | 132.41 m | 575,000 | 14.5 m |
| 2011 | 75.87 m | 99.19 m | 11.3 m | 147.27 m | 135.42 m | 536,000 | 13.17 m |
| 2010 | 73.23 m | 93.74 m | 10.88 m | 162.28 m | 133.76 m | 495,000 | 11.64 m |
| 2009 | 71.69 m | 91.9 m | 9.92 m | 160.51 m | 126.48 m | 420,000 | 9.68 m |
| 2008 | 70.72 m | 97.67 m | 10.1 m | 175.7 m | 130.03 m | 440,000 | 10.12 m |
| 2007 | 70.27 m | 98.91 m | 11.01 m | 175.3 m | 131.87 m | 436,000 | 10.29 m |
| 2006 | 66.35 m | 96.15 m | 10.74 m | 183.18 m | 124.94 m | 328,000 | 9.75 m |
| 2005 | 59.23 m | 92.56 m | 10.01 m | 71.48 m | 120.29 m | 246,000 | 8.94 m |
| 2004 | 58.48 m | 85.98 m | 9.65 m | 67.61 m | 109.04 m | 61,000 | 8.33 m |
| 2003 | 63.03 m | 82.33 m | 9.18 m | 62.08 m | 91.66 m | 52,000 | 6.13 m |
| 2002 | 63.56 m | 79.31 m | 9.6 m | 64.43 m | 97.91 m | 52,000 | 7.57 m |
| 2001 | 60.96 m | 75.56 m | 9.5 m | 70.98 m | 89.01 m | 50,000 | 7.52 m |
| 2000 | 62.7 m | 74.58 m | 10 m | 78.34 m | 83.44 m | 38,000 | 7.69 m |
| 1999 | 59.52 m | 72.04 m | 9.87 m | 75.8 m | 72.8 m | 39,000 | 6.96 m |
| 1998 | 58.5 m | 68.07 m | 9.31 m | 74.77 m | 63.48 m | 36,000 | 6.24 m |
| 1997 | 58 m | 62.42 m | 7.84 m | 82.53 m | 57.59 m | 30,000 | 7.2 m |
| 1996 | 59.81 m | 55.08 m | 6.58 m | 82.76 m | 51.13 m | 38,000 | 7.29 m |
| 1995 | 55.71 m | 52.46 m | 6.57 m | 79.73 m | 46.39 m | 29,000 | 7.14 m |
World Bank definition
International tourism, number of arrivals
International inbound tourists (overnight visitors) are the number of tourists who travel to a country other than that in which they have their usual residence, but outside their usual environment, for a period not exceeding 12 months and whose main purpose in visiting is other than an activity remunerated from within the country visited. When data on number of tourists are not available, the number of visitors, which includes tourists, same-day visitors, cruise passengers, and crew members, is shown instead. Sources and collection methods for arrivals differ across countries. In some cases data are from border statistics (police, immigration, and the like) and supplemented by border surveys. In other cases data are from tourism accommodation establishments. For some countries number of arrivals is limited to arrivals by air and for others to arrivals staying in hotels. Some countries include arrivals of nationals residing abroad while others do not. Caution should thus be used in comparing arrivals across countries. The data on inbound tourists refer to the number of arrivals, not to the number of people traveling. Thus a person who makes several trips to a country during a given period is counted each time as a new arrival.
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