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 2023 there were 1.3 billion international tourists, with a growth of 33,4% compared to 2022 and growth of 112.2% compared to 2021.[1] The top 10 international tourism destinations in 2023 were:[2][3]

Rank Destination International
tourist
arrivals
(2023)[4]		 International
tourist
arrivals
(2022)[3]		Change
(2022 to
2023)
(%)		Change
(2021 to
2022)
(%)
1 France100 million79.4 million 25.9 64
2 Spain85.2 million71.7 million 18.8 130
3 United States66.5 million50.9 million 30.6 130
4 Italy57.2 million49.8 million 14.8 85
5 Turkey55.2 million50.5 million 9.3 69
6 Mexico42.2 million38.3 million 10.1 20
7 United Kingdom37.2 million30.7 million 21.1 389
8 Germany34.8 million28.5 million 22.1 144
9 Greece32.7 million27.8 million 17.6 89
10 Austria30.9 million26.2 million 17.9 106

Africa

In 2019, there were 69.9 million international tourist arrivals to Africa (excluding Egypt and Libya), an increase of 2.4% from 2018.[5] In 2019, the top ten African destinations were:

Rank Destination International
tourist
arrivals
(2019)[5]		 International
tourist
arrivals
(2018)[5]		Change
(2018 to
2019)
(%)		Change
(2017 to
2018)
(%)
1 Egypt13.0 million 11.3 million 14.8 36.8
2 Morocco12.9 million 12.3 million 5.2 8.3
3 South Africa10.2 million 10.5 million 2.3 1.8
4 Tunisia9.4 million 8.3 million 13.6 17.7
5 Algeria2.4 million 2.7 million 10.8 8.4
6 Zimbabwe2.3 million 2.6 million 10.8 5.9
7 Mozambique2.0 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.[6]

Americas

In 2022, there were 156.2 million international tourist arrivals to the Americas, an increase of 90.9%.[5] In 2022, the top ten destinations were:

Rank Destination International
tourist
arrivals
(2022)[5]		 International
tourist
arrivals
(2021)[5]		Change
(2021 to
2022)
(%)		Change
(2020 to
2021)
(%)
1 United States50.8 million22.2 million 128.8 15.6
2 Mexico38.3 million31.8 million 20.4 31.4
3 Canada12.8 million3.0 million 326.6 3.4
4 Dominican Republic6.9 million4.9 million 40.8 104.1
5 Colombia4.5 million2.1 million 114.2 74.9
6 Argentina3.8 million0.3 million 1196.6 85.6
7 Brazil3.6 million0.7 million 386.5 65.2
8 Jamaica2.4 million1.4 million 71.4 66.3
9 Uruguay2.4 million0.2 million 962.4 74.9
10 Peru2.0 million0.4 million 452.2 20.1

Asia and the Pacific

In 2019, there were 360.7 million international tourist arrivals to Asia-Pacific, an increase of 4.1% over 2018.[5] In 2019, the top ten destinations were:

Rank Destination International
tourist
arrivals
(2019)[5]		 International
tourist
arrivals
(2018)[5]		Change
(2018 to
2019)
(%)		Change
(2017 to
2018)
(%)
1 China65.7 million62.9 million 4.5 3.6
2 Thailand39.8 million38.2 million 4.3 7.3
3 Japan32.2 million31.2 million 3.2 8.7
4 Malaysia26.1 million25.8 million 1.0 0.4
5 Hong Kong23.8 million29.3 million 18.8 4.9
6 Macau18.6 million18.5 million 0.8 7.2
7 Vietnam18.0 million15.5 million 16.2 19.9
8 India17.9 million17.4 million 2.8 12.1
9 South Korea17.5 million15.3 million 14.0 15.1
10 Indonesia15.5 million13.4 million 15.4 3.5

Europe

In 2022, there were 594.5 million international tourist arrivals to Europe, an increase of 95% over 2021.[5]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)[5]		 International
tourist
arrivals
(2019)[5]		Change
(2021 to
2022)
(%)		Change
(2020 to
2021)
(%)
1 France―48.4 million41.7 million90.9 million— 16.1
2 Spain71.7 million31.2 million18.9 million83.5 million 130 64.7
3 Turkey50.5 million29.9 million15.9 million51.2 million 69 88.3
4 Italy49.8 million26.9 million25.2 million64.5 million 85 6.7
5 United Kingdom―6.3 million10.7 million39.4 million― 41.3
6 Germany28.5 million11.7 million12.4 million39.6 million 144 6.1
7 Greece27.8 million14.7 million7.4 million31.3 million 89 99.4
8 Austria26.2 million12.7 million15.1 million31.9 million 106 15.7
9 Portugal―9.6 million6.5 million24.5 million― 48.4
10 Netherlands15.9 million6.2 million7.3 million20.1 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)[5]		 International
tourist
arrivals
(2018)[5]		Change
(2018 to
2019)
(%)		Change
(2017 to
2018)
(%)
1 Saudi Arabia17.5 million15.5 million 13.0 3.7
2 United Arab Emirates16.7 million15.9 million 5.1 0.8
3 Egypt13.0 million11.3 million 14.8 36.8
4 Iran9.1 million7.3 million 24.4 49.9
5 Israel4.6 million4.1 million 10.5 14.1
6 Jordan4.5 million4.2 million 8.1 8.0
7 Bahrain3.8 million4.4 million 11.8 0.2
8 Oman2.5 million2.3 million 8.6 0.6
9 Qatar2.1 million1.8 million 17.4 19.4
10 Lebanon1.9 million2.0 million 1.4 5.8
Note: Iran is classified as part of "South Asia" in the UNWTO.[6]

Israel is classified as part of "Southern/Medit.Europe" in the UNWTO.[6]

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.[5] The World Tourism Organization reports the following destinations as the top ten tourism earners for the year 2022, with the United States by far the top earner.

Rank Region International
tourism
receipts

(US$ billion)
(2023)[4]

 International
tourism
receipts

(US$ billion)
(2022)[3]

 Change
(local currency)
(2022 to 2023)
(%)
1 United States175.9135.2 30.1%
2 Spain92.072.9 26.2%
3 United Kingdom73.968.2 8.3%
4 France68.659.7 14.9%
5 Italy55.944.3 26.1%
6 United Arab Emirates51.9――
7 Turkey49.541.2 21.3%
8 Australia46.6――
9 Canada39.224.0 63.3%
10 Japan38.6――

Africa
Rank Region International
tourism
receipts
(US$ million)
(2019)[5]
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)[5]
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)[5]
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$ billion)
(2022)[5]
1 Spain72,9
2 United Kingdom68,2
3 France59,7
4 Italy44,3
5 Turkey41,2
6 Germany31,5
7 Portugal22,2
8 Austria19,2
9 Greece18,6
10 Switzerland16,2

West Asia
Rank Region International
tourism
receipts
(US$ million)
(2019)[5]
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 2022 and 2023, with China and the United States by far being the top spender:

Rank Country International
tourism
expenditure
(2023)[4]		 International
tourism
expenditure
(2022)[3]		 Change
(local currency)
(2021 to 2022)
(%) [3]
1 China$196.5 billion$114.8 billion 71.1%
2 United States$150.0 billion$114.9 billion 30.5%
3 Germany$111.9 billion$89.4 billion 25.1%
4 United Kingdom$110.3 billion――
5 France$49.0 billion$47.7 billion 2.7%
6 Canada$38.3 billion$24.4 billion 56.9%
7 Italy$34.2 billion$26.5 billion 29%
8 India$33.3 billion$25.9 billion 28.5%
9 Russia$33.0 billion――
10 South Korea$27.8 billion――

See also

References
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