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International tourist arrivals

What this indicator measures

The number of foreign tourists who came to the country in one year.

How to read this?

The higher it is, the more visited the country is.

Ranking : ranked from highest to lowest

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202countries with data
117.1M arr.maximum · France
920.5K arr.median
900 arr.minimum · American Samoa
1998–2020data year(s)

In brief

The "International tourist arrivals" ranking covers 202 countries and territories. Lowest value: American Samoa (900 arr.). Highest value: France (117.1M arr.). Median: 920.5K arr. (data: 1998–2020). The top 10% of countries exceed 11.7M arr., while the bottom 10% stay below 66,910 arr.. By continent, the median is highest in Europe (3.6M arr.) and lowest in Oceania (35,000 arr.).

Median by continent

Lower Higher
  • Europe 3.6M arr. (43)
  • Asia 1.7M arr. (46)
  • South America 1.3M arr. (12)
  • North America 688K arr. (32)
  • Africa 477.5K arr. (48)
  • Oceania 35,000 arr. (18)

Why this indicator matters

This indicator shows how many foreign travelers choose a country. It lets you compare the tourist appeal of destinations. It is also a good reference for gauging the weight of tourism in an economy.

What makes this indicator vary

The number of visitors depends on climate, heritage, beaches or landscapes, but also on safety and transport prices. Proximity to large tourist-sending countries matters a lot. Health crises, conflicts or complicated visas bring it down.

Reading precautions

It counts arrivals of foreign visitors, not the number of nights or the money spent. Depending on the country, counting methods (borders, accommodation) are not always the same, and a traveler can be counted more than once.

Full ranking

ranked from highest to lowest

RankCountryValueYear
1er🇫🇷 France117,109,000 arr.2020
2e🇵🇱 Poland88,515,000 arr.2019
3e🇲🇽 Mexico51,128,000 arr.2020
4e🇺🇸 United States45,037,000 arr.2020
5e🇹🇭 Thailand39,916,000 arr.2019
6e🇮🇹 Italy38,419,000 arr.2020
7e🇨🇿 Czechia37,202,000 arr.2019
8e🇪🇸 Spain36,410,000 arr.2020
9e🇨🇦 Canada32,430,000 arr.2019
10e🇭🇺 Hungary31,641,000 arr.2020
11e🇨🇳 China30,402,000 arr.2020
12e🇭🇷 Croatia21,608,000 arr.2020
13e🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia20,292,000 arr.2019
14e🇮🇳 India17,914,000 arr.2019
15e🇹🇷 Türkiye15,971,000 arr.2020
16e🇩🇰 Denmark15,595,000 arr.2020
17e🇸🇰 Slovakia15,299,000 arr.2018
18e🇦🇹 Austria15,091,000 arr.2020
19e🇪🇬 Egypt13,026,000 arr.2019
20e🇩🇪 Germany12,449,000 arr.2020
21e🇨🇭 Switzerland11,818,000 arr.2019
22e🇬🇧 United Kingdom11,101,000 arr.2020
23e🇮🇪 Ireland10,951,000 arr.2019
24e🇻🇮 U.S. Virgin Islands8,612,000 arr.2020
25e🇰🇬 Kyrgyzstan8,508,000 arr.2019
26e🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates8,084,000 arr.2020
27e🇬🇷 Greece7,406,000 arr.2020
28e🇦🇷 Argentina7,399,000 arr.2019
29e🇳🇱 Netherlands7,265,000 arr.2020
30e🇺🇿 Uzbekistan6,749,000 arr.2019
31e🇷🇺 Russia6,359,000 arr.2020
32e🇧🇷 Brazil6,353,000 arr.2019
33e🇲🇴 Macao SAR China5,897,000 arr.2020
34e🇨🇱 Chile5,431,000 arr.2019
35e🇳🇬 Nigeria5,265,000 arr.2016
36e🇦🇩 Andorra5,207,000 arr.2020
37e🇷🇴 Romania5,023,000 arr.2020
38e🇧🇬 Bulgaria4,973,000 arr.2020
39e🇮🇱 Israel4,905,000 arr.2019
40e🇲🇾 Malaysia4,333,000 arr.2020
41e🇵🇹 Portugal4,208,000 arr.2020
42e🇨🇾 Cyprus4,117,000 arr.2019
43e🇯🇵 Japan4,115,800 arr.2020
44e🇮🇩 Indonesia4,053,000 arr.2020
45e🇿🇦 South Africa3,886,600 arr.2020
46e🇵🇷 Puerto Rico3,882,000 arr.2020
47e🇻🇳 Vietnam3,837,000 arr.2020
48e🇧🇾 Belarus3,598,000 arr.2020
49e🇭🇰 Hong Kong SAR China3,569,000 arr.2020
50e🇺🇾 Uruguay3,480,000 arr.2019
51e🇺🇦 Ukraine3,382,000 arr.2020
52e🇱🇻 Latvia3,204,000 arr.2020
53e🇲🇦 Morocco2,802,000 arr.2020
54e🇩🇴 Dominican Republic2,748,000 arr.2020
55e🇸🇬 Singapore2,742,000 arr.2020
56e🇦🇱 Albania2,658,000 arr.2020
57e🇧🇪 Belgium2,584,000 arr.2020
58e🇰🇷 South Korea2,519,000 arr.2020
59e🇸🇾 Syria2,424,000 arr.2019
60e🇱🇹 Lithuania2,284,000 arr.2020
61e🇰🇼 Kuwait2,161,000 arr.2020
62e🇪🇨 Ecuador2,108,000 arr.2019
63e🇰🇪 Kenya2,049,000 arr.2019
64e🇰🇿 Kazakhstan2,035,000 arr.2020
65e🇲🇿 Mozambique2,033,000 arr.2019
66e🇹🇳 Tunisia2,012,000 arr.2020
67e🇸🇪 Sweden1,957,000 arr.2020
68e🇸🇽 Sint Maarten1,952,000 arr.2019
69e🇦🇼 Aruba1,951,000 arr.2019
70e🇱🇧 Lebanon1,936,000 arr.2019
71e🇧🇭 Bahrain1,909,000 arr.2020
72e🇸🇲 San Marino1,904,000 arr.2019
73e🇧🇼 Botswana1,830,000 arr.2018
74e🇦🇺 Australia1,828,000 arr.2020
75e🇧🇸 Bahamas1,794,500 arr.2020
76e🇪🇪 Estonia1,695,000 arr.2020
77e🇷🇼 Rwanda1,634,000 arr.2019
78e🇮🇷 Iran1,550,000 arr.2020
79e🇹🇿 Tanzania1,527,000 arr.2019
80e🇬🇪 Georgia1,513,000 arr.2020
81e🇵🇭 Philippines1,483,000 arr.2020
82e🇳🇴 Norway1,397,000 arr.2020
83e🇨🇴 Colombia1,396,000 arr.2020
84e🇸🇳 Senegal1,376,000 arr.2017
85e🇯🇲 Jamaica1,329,700 arr.2020
86e🇰🇭 Cambodia1,306,000 arr.2020
87e🇨🇼 Curaçao1,293,000 arr.2019
88e🇯🇴 Jordan1,240,000 arr.2020
89e🇸🇮 Slovenia1,216,000 arr.2020
90e🇨🇷 Costa Rica1,146,500 arr.2020
91e🇱🇸 Lesotho1,142,000 arr.2019
92e🇵🇪 Peru1,119,000 arr.2020
93e🇨🇺 Cuba1,086,000 arr.2020
94e🇵🇾 Paraguay1,077,000 arr.2020
95e🇧🇳 Brunei1,071,000 arr.2020
96e🇹🇯 Tajikistan1,035,000 arr.2018
97e🇨🇲 Cameroon1,021,000 arr.2019
98e🇳🇿 New Zealand996,000 arr.2020
99e🇧🇧 Barbados966,000 arr.2019
99e🇵🇰 Pakistan966,000 arr.2012
101e🇭🇹 Haiti938,000 arr.2019
102e🇲🇲 Myanmar (Burma)903,000 arr.2020
103e🇬🇭 Ghana897,000 arr.2015
104e🇫🇮 Finland896,000 arr.2020
105e🇮🇶 Iraq892,000 arr.2013
106e🇱🇦 Laos886,400 arr.2020
107e🇲🇼 Malawi871,000 arr.2018
108e🇴🇲 Oman869,000 arr.2020
109e🇸🇩 Sudan836,000 arr.2018
110e🇦🇿 Azerbaijan796,000 arr.2020
111e🇱🇾 Libya760,000 arr.2008
112e🇲🇹 Malta718,000 arr.2020
113e🇸🇻 El Salvador707,000 arr.2020
114e🇭🇳 Honduras669,000 arr.2020
115e🇨🇮 Côte d’Ivoire668,000 arr.2020
116e🇰🇾 Cayman Islands660,000 arr.2020
117e🇵🇦 Panama647,000 arr.2020
118e🇿🇼 Zimbabwe639,000 arr.2020
119e🇬🇹 Guatemala594,000 arr.2020
120e🇩🇿 Algeria591,000 arr.2020
121e🇶🇦 Qatar582,000 arr.2020
122e🇲🇻 Maldives555,000 arr.2020
123e🇱🇰 Sri Lanka540,000 arr.2020
124e🇬🇦 Gabon526,000 arr.2005
125e🇱🇺 Luxembourg525,000 arr.2020
126e🇪🇹 Ethiopia518,000 arr.2020
127e🇿🇲 Zambia502,000 arr.2020
128e🇮🇸 Iceland488,000 arr.2020
129e🇧🇿 Belize487,000 arr.2020
129e🇲🇵 Northern Mariana Islands487,000 arr.2019
131e🇹🇬 Togo482,000 arr.2020
132e🇳🇮 Nicaragua474,000 arr.2020
133e🇺🇬 Uganda473,000 arr.2020
134e🇷🇸 Serbia446,000 arr.2020
135e🇱🇨 St. Lucia432,500 arr.2020
136e🇻🇪 Venezuela429,000 arr.2017
137e🇾🇪 Yemen398,000 arr.2015
138e🇻🇨 St. Vincent & Grenadines392,000 arr.2019
139e🇦🇬 Antigua & Barbuda384,500 arr.2020
140e🇹🇲 Turkmenistan380,000 arr.1998
141e🇦🇲 Armenia375,000 arr.2020
142e🇹🇨 Turks & Caicos Islands370,400 arr.2020
143e🇨🇩 Congo - Kinshasa351,000 arr.2016
143e🇲🇪 Montenegro351,000 arr.2020
145e🇸🇿 Eswatini345,300 arr.2020
146e🇧🇯 Benin337,000 arr.2019
147e🇬🇺 Guam328,000 arr.2020
148e🇧🇴 Bolivia323,300 arr.2020
149e🇧🇩 Bangladesh323,000 arr.2019
150e🇲🇺 Mauritius316,000 arr.2020
151e🇰🇳 St. Kitts & Nevis301,400 arr.2020
152e🇧🇮 Burundi299,000 arr.2017
153e🇸🇷 Suriname279,000 arr.2017
154e🇬🇲 Gambia246,000 arr.2020
155e🇳🇵 Nepal230,000 arr.2020
156e🇦🇴 Angola218,000 arr.2019
157e🇬🇩 Grenada217,000 arr.2020
157e🇲🇱 Mali217,000 arr.2019
159e🇧🇦 Bosnia & Herzegovina197,000 arr.2020
160e🇳🇦 Namibia187,100 arr.2020
161e🇨🇻 Cape Verde180,000 arr.2020
162e🇫🇯 Fiji168,000 arr.2020
163e🇲🇨 Monaco159,000 arr.2020
164e🇨🇬 Congo - Brazzaville158,000 arr.2018
165e🇪🇷 Eritrea142,000 arr.2016
166e🇹🇹 Trinidad & Tobago141,000 arr.2020
167e🇩🇲 Dominica140,000 arr.2020
168e🇸🇨 Seychelles124,500 arr.2020
169e🇲🇰 North Macedonia118,000 arr.2020
170e🇬🇳 Guinea99,000 arr.2017
171e🇹🇴 Tonga94,000 arr.2019
172e🇵🇫 French Polynesia89,400 arr.2020
173e🇲🇬 Madagascar87,100 arr.2020
174e🇨🇫 Central African Republic87,000 arr.2019
175e🇬🇾 Guyana86,400 arr.2020
176e🇳🇪 Niger85,000 arr.2020
177e🇻🇬 British Virgin Islands83,000 arr.2020
178e🇻🇺 Vanuatu82,400 arr.2020
179e🇹🇱 Timor-Leste74,800 arr.2019
180e🇸🇱 Sierra Leone71,000 arr.2019
181e🇧🇫 Burkina Faso67,000 arr.2020
182e🇲🇳 Mongolia66,900 arr.2020
183e🇩🇯 Djibouti63,000 arr.2013
184e🇱🇮 Liechtenstein58,400 arr.2020
185e🇬🇼 Guinea-Bissau52,400 arr.2019
186e🇧🇲 Bermuda51,400 arr.2020
187e🇵🇬 Papua New Guinea39,000 arr.2020
188e🇸🇹 São Tomé & Príncipe33,400 arr.2018
189e🇳🇨 New Caledonia31,000 arr.2020
190e🇲🇷 Mauritania30,000 arr.2000
191e🇧🇹 Bhutan29,800 arr.2020
192e🇲🇩 Moldova29,000 arr.2020
193e🇼🇸 Samoa23,900 arr.2020
194e🇵🇼 Palau18,400 arr.2020
195e🇫🇲 Micronesia18,000 arr.2019
196e🇰🇮 Kiribati12,000 arr.2019
197e🇹🇩 Chad10,400 arr.2020
198e🇰🇲 Comoros7,000 arr.2020
199e🇲🇭 Marshall Islands6,100 arr.2019
200e🇸🇧 Solomon Islands4,400 arr.2020
201e🇹🇻 Tuvalu3,600 arr.2019
202e🇦🇸 American Samoa900 arr.2020

Frequently asked questions

Which country has the highest value for "International tourist arrivals"?

The highest value is in France, at 117.1M arr. (2020).

Which country has the lowest value for "International tourist arrivals"?

The lowest value is in American Samoa, at 900 arr. (2020).

What is the world median value of "International tourist arrivals"?

The world median is 920.5K arr., calculated across 202 countries: half of the countries are above it, the other half below.

What is the value of "International tourist arrivals" for France?

France scores 117.1M arr. (2020), ranking 1 out of 202 countries (ranked from highest to lowest).

Where does the "International tourist arrivals" data come from?

It comes from Banque mondiale – Indicateurs du développement dans le monde (ST.INT.ARVL). Site last updated: November 8, 2026. Each country is shown with the year of its most recent value.

What does the number of international tourist arrivals measure?

It counts non-resident visitors who enter a country during a year for a tourist stay. It measures foreign visitor numbers, not spending or the length of stays.

Is a heavily visited country necessarily rich thanks to tourism?

No. Many visitors does not mean high revenue: it all depends on the length of stays and spending per person. This indicator should be read alongside the weight of tourism in the economy.

Source and update

Source : Banque mondiale – Indicateurs du développement dans le monde (ST.INT.ARVL). Site last updated: November 8, 2026.

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