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International tourist arrivals: ranking of countries
196 countries ranked by their latest value (2015–2020). France is highest at 117m; American Samoa is lowest at 900.
World 2.4bn (2019)Median country 981,000196 countries
Tourist arrivals: world and regions, 1994–2020
WorldEast Asia & PacificEurope & Central AsiaLatin America & CaribbeanMiddle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & PakistanNorth AmericaSouth AsiaSub-Saharan Africa
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)Regional lines are World Bank aggregates.
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All 196 countries
Latest value for each country; the year column shows when it was reported.
196 shown
| # | Country | Region | Tourist arrivals | Year | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | France | Europe & Central Asia | 117m | 2020 | |
| 2 | Poland | Europe & Central Asia | 88.5m | 2019 | |
| 3 | Mexico | Latin America & Caribbean | 51.1m | 2020 | |
| 4 | United States | North America | 45.0m | 2020 | |
| 5 | Thailand | East Asia & Pacific | 39.9m | 2019 | |
| 6 | Italy | Europe & Central Asia | 38.4m | 2020 | |
| 7 | Czechia | Europe & Central Asia | 37.2m | 2019 | |
| 8 | Spain | Europe & Central Asia | 36.4m | 2020 | |
| 9 | Canada | North America | 32.4m | 2019 | |
| 10 | Hungary | Europe & Central Asia | 31.6m | 2020 | |
| 11 | China | East Asia & Pacific | 30.4m | 2020 | |
| 12 | Croatia | Europe & Central Asia | 21.6m | 2020 | |
| 13 | Saudi Arabia | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 20.3m | 2019 | |
| 14 | India | South Asia | 17.9m | 2019 | |
| 15 | Türkiye | Europe & Central Asia | 16.0m | 2020 | |
| 16 | Denmark | Europe & Central Asia | 15.6m | 2020 | |
| 17 | Slovakia | Europe & Central Asia | 15.3m | 2018 | |
| 18 | Austria | Europe & Central Asia | 15.1m | 2020 | |
| 19 | Egypt | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 13.0m | 2019 | |
| 20 | Germany | Europe & Central Asia | 12.4m | 2020 | |
| 21 | Switzerland | Europe & Central Asia | 11.8m | 2019 | |
| 22 | United Kingdom | Europe & Central Asia | 11.1m | 2020 | |
| 23 | Ireland | Europe & Central Asia | 11.0m | 2019 | |
| 24 | US Virgin Islands | Latin America & Caribbean | 8.6m | 2020 | |
| 25 | Kyrgyzstan | Europe & Central Asia | 8.5m | 2019 | |
| 26 | United Arab Emirates | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 8.1m | 2020 | |
| 27 | Greece | Europe & Central Asia | 7.4m | 2020 | |
| 28 | Argentina | Latin America & Caribbean | 7.4m | 2019 | |
| 29 | Netherlands | Europe & Central Asia | 7.3m | 2020 | |
| 30 | Uzbekistan | Europe & Central Asia | 6.7m | 2019 | |
| 31 | Russia | Europe & Central Asia | 6.4m | 2020 | |
| 32 | Brazil | Latin America & Caribbean | 6.4m | 2019 | |
| 33 | Macao | East Asia & Pacific | 5.9m | 2020 | |
| 34 | Chile | Latin America & Caribbean | 5.4m | 2019 | |
| 35 | Nigeria | Sub-Saharan Africa | 5.3m | 2016 | |
| 36 | Andorra | Europe & Central Asia | 5.2m | 2020 | |
| 37 | Romania | Europe & Central Asia | 5.0m | 2020 | |
| 38 | Bulgaria | Europe & Central Asia | 5.0m | 2020 | |
| 39 | Israel | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 4.9m | 2019 | |
| 40 | Malaysia | East Asia & Pacific | 4.3m | 2020 | |
| 41 | Portugal | Europe & Central Asia | 4.2m | 2020 | |
| 42 | Cyprus | Europe & Central Asia | 4.1m | 2019 | |
| 43 | Japan | East Asia & Pacific | 4.1m | 2020 | |
| 44 | Indonesia | East Asia & Pacific | 4.1m | 2020 | |
| 45 | South Africa | Sub-Saharan Africa | 3.9m | 2020 | |
| 46 | Puerto Rico | Latin America & Caribbean | 3.9m | 2020 | |
| 47 | Vietnam | East Asia & Pacific | 3.8m | 2020 | |
| 48 | Belarus | Europe & Central Asia | 3.6m | 2020 | |
| 49 | Hong Kong | East Asia & Pacific | 3.6m | 2020 | |
| 50 | Uruguay | Latin America & Caribbean | 3.5m | 2019 | |
| 51 | Ukraine | Europe & Central Asia | 3.4m | 2020 | |
| 52 | Latvia | Europe & Central Asia | 3.2m | 2020 | |
| 53 | Morocco | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 2.8m | 2020 | |
| 54 | Dominican Republic | Latin America & Caribbean | 2.7m | 2020 | |
| 55 | Singapore | East Asia & Pacific | 2.7m | 2020 | |
| 56 | Albania | Europe & Central Asia | 2.7m | 2020 | |
| 57 | Belgium | Europe & Central Asia | 2.6m | 2020 | |
| 58 | South Korea | East Asia & Pacific | 2.5m | 2020 | |
| 59 | Syria | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 2.4m | 2019 | |
| 60 | Lithuania | Europe & Central Asia | 2.3m | 2020 | |
| 61 | Kuwait | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 2.2m | 2020 | |
| 62 | Ecuador | Latin America & Caribbean | 2.1m | 2019 | |
| 63 | Kenya | Sub-Saharan Africa | 2.0m | 2019 | |
| 64 | Kazakhstan | Europe & Central Asia | 2.0m | 2020 | |
| 65 | Mozambique | Sub-Saharan Africa | 2.0m | 2019 | |
| 66 | Tunisia | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 2.0m | 2020 | |
| 67 | Sweden | Europe & Central Asia | 2.0m | 2020 | |
| 68 | Sint Maarten | Latin America & Caribbean | 2.0m | 2019 | |
| 69 | Aruba | Latin America & Caribbean | 2.0m | 2019 | |
| 70 | Lebanon | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 1.9m | 2019 | |
| 71 | Bahrain | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 1.9m | 2020 | |
| 72 | San Marino | Europe & Central Asia | 1.9m | 2019 | |
| 73 | Botswana | Sub-Saharan Africa | 1.8m | 2018 | |
| 74 | Australia | East Asia & Pacific | 1.8m | 2020 | |
| 75 | Bahamas | Latin America & Caribbean | 1.8m | 2020 | |
| 76 | Estonia | Europe & Central Asia | 1.7m | 2020 | |
| 77 | Rwanda | Sub-Saharan Africa | 1.6m | 2019 | |
| 78 | Iran | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 1.6m | 2020 | |
| 79 | Tanzania | Sub-Saharan Africa | 1.5m | 2019 | |
| 80 | Georgia | Europe & Central Asia | 1.5m | 2020 | |
| 81 | Philippines | East Asia & Pacific | 1.5m | 2020 | |
| 82 | Norway | Europe & Central Asia | 1.4m | 2020 | |
| 83 | Colombia | Latin America & Caribbean | 1.4m | 2020 | |
| 84 | Senegal | Sub-Saharan Africa | 1.4m | 2017 | |
| 85 | Jamaica | Latin America & Caribbean | 1.3m | 2020 | |
| 86 | Cambodia | East Asia & Pacific | 1.3m | 2020 | |
| 87 | Curaçao | Latin America & Caribbean | 1.3m | 2019 | |
| 88 | Jordan | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 1.2m | 2020 | |
| 89 | Slovenia | Europe & Central Asia | 1.2m | 2020 | |
| 90 | Costa Rica | Latin America & Caribbean | 1.1m | 2020 | |
| 91 | Lesotho | Sub-Saharan Africa | 1.1m | 2019 | |
| 92 | Peru | Latin America & Caribbean | 1.1m | 2020 | |
| 93 | Cuba | Latin America & Caribbean | 1.1m | 2020 | |
| 94 | Paraguay | Latin America & Caribbean | 1.1m | 2020 | |
| 95 | Brunei | East Asia & Pacific | 1.1m | 2020 | |
| 96 | Tajikistan | Europe & Central Asia | 1.0m | 2018 | |
| 97 | Cameroon | Sub-Saharan Africa | 1.0m | 2019 | |
| 98 | New Zealand | East Asia & Pacific | 996,000 | 2020 | |
| 99 | Barbados | Latin America & Caribbean | 966,000 | 2019 | |
| 100 | Haiti | Latin America & Caribbean | 938,000 | 2019 | |
| 101 | Myanmar | East Asia & Pacific | 903,000 | 2020 | |
| 102 | Ghana | Sub-Saharan Africa | 897,000 | 2015 | |
| 103 | Finland | Europe & Central Asia | 896,000 | 2020 | |
| 104 | Laos | East Asia & Pacific | 886,400 | 2020 | |
| 105 | Malawi | Sub-Saharan Africa | 871,000 | 2018 | |
| 106 | Oman | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 869,000 | 2020 | |
| 107 | Sudan | Sub-Saharan Africa | 836,000 | 2018 | |
| 108 | Azerbaijan | Europe & Central Asia | 796,000 | 2020 | |
| 109 | Malta | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 718,000 | 2020 | |
| 110 | El Salvador | Latin America & Caribbean | 707,000 | 2020 | |
| 111 | Honduras | Latin America & Caribbean | 669,000 | 2020 | |
| 112 | Côte d'Ivoire | Sub-Saharan Africa | 668,000 | 2020 | |
| 113 | Cayman Islands | Latin America & Caribbean | 660,000 | 2020 | |
| 114 | Panama | Latin America & Caribbean | 647,000 | 2020 | |
| 115 | Zimbabwe | Sub-Saharan Africa | 639,000 | 2020 | |
| 116 | Guatemala | Latin America & Caribbean | 594,000 | 2020 | |
| 117 | Algeria | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 591,000 | 2020 | |
| 118 | Qatar | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 582,000 | 2020 | |
| 119 | Maldives | South Asia | 555,000 | 2020 | |
| 120 | Sri Lanka | South Asia | 540,000 | 2020 | |
| 121 | Luxembourg | Europe & Central Asia | 525,000 | 2020 | |
| 122 | Ethiopia | Sub-Saharan Africa | 518,000 | 2020 | |
| 123 | Zambia | Sub-Saharan Africa | 502,000 | 2020 | |
| 124 | Iceland | Europe & Central Asia | 488,000 | 2020 | |
| 125 | Belize | Latin America & Caribbean | 487,000 | 2020 | |
| 126 | Northern Mariana Islands | East Asia & Pacific | 487,000 | 2019 | |
| 127 | Togo | Sub-Saharan Africa | 482,000 | 2020 | |
| 128 | Nicaragua | Latin America & Caribbean | 474,000 | 2020 | |
| 129 | Uganda | Sub-Saharan Africa | 473,000 | 2020 | |
| 130 | Serbia | Europe & Central Asia | 446,000 | 2020 | |
| 131 | Saint Lucia | Latin America & Caribbean | 432,500 | 2020 | |
| 132 | Venezuela | Latin America & Caribbean | 429,000 | 2017 | |
| 133 | Yemen | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 398,000 | 2015 | |
| 134 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | Latin America & Caribbean | 392,000 | 2019 | |
| 135 | Antigua and Barbuda | Latin America & Caribbean | 384,500 | 2020 | |
| 136 | Armenia | Europe & Central Asia | 375,000 | 2020 | |
| 137 | Turks and Caicos Islands | Latin America & Caribbean | 370,400 | 2020 | |
| 138 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | Sub-Saharan Africa | 351,000 | 2016 | |
| 139 | Montenegro | Europe & Central Asia | 351,000 | 2020 | |
| 140 | Eswatini | Sub-Saharan Africa | 345,300 | 2020 | |
| 141 | Benin | Sub-Saharan Africa | 337,000 | 2019 | |
| 142 | Guam | East Asia & Pacific | 328,000 | 2020 | |
| 143 | Bolivia | Latin America & Caribbean | 323,300 | 2020 | |
| 144 | Bangladesh | South Asia | 323,000 | 2019 | |
| 145 | Mauritius | Sub-Saharan Africa | 316,000 | 2020 | |
| 146 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | Latin America & Caribbean | 301,400 | 2020 | |
| 147 | Burundi | Sub-Saharan Africa | 299,000 | 2017 | |
| 148 | Suriname | Latin America & Caribbean | 279,000 | 2017 | |
| 149 | The Gambia | Sub-Saharan Africa | 246,000 | 2020 | |
| 150 | Nepal | South Asia | 230,000 | 2020 | |
| 151 | Angola | Sub-Saharan Africa | 218,000 | 2019 | |
| 152 | Grenada | Latin America & Caribbean | 217,000 | 2020 | |
| 153 | Mali | Sub-Saharan Africa | 217,000 | 2019 | |
| 154 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | Europe & Central Asia | 197,000 | 2020 | |
| 155 | Namibia | Sub-Saharan Africa | 187,100 | 2020 | |
| 156 | Cabo Verde | Sub-Saharan Africa | 180,000 | 2020 | |
| 157 | Fiji | East Asia & Pacific | 168,000 | 2020 | |
| 158 | Monaco | Europe & Central Asia | 159,000 | 2020 | |
| 159 | Republic of the Congo | Sub-Saharan Africa | 158,000 | 2018 | |
| 160 | Eritrea | Sub-Saharan Africa | 142,000 | 2016 | |
| 161 | Trinidad and Tobago | Latin America & Caribbean | 141,000 | 2020 | |
| 162 | Dominica | Latin America & Caribbean | 140,000 | 2020 | |
| 163 | Seychelles | Sub-Saharan Africa | 124,500 | 2020 | |
| 164 | North Macedonia | Europe & Central Asia | 118,000 | 2020 | |
| 165 | Guinea | Sub-Saharan Africa | 99,000 | 2017 | |
| 166 | Tonga | East Asia & Pacific | 94,000 | 2019 | |
| 167 | West Bank and Gaza | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 93,000 | 2020 | |
| 168 | French Polynesia | East Asia & Pacific | 89,400 | 2020 | |
| 169 | Madagascar | Sub-Saharan Africa | 87,100 | 2020 | |
| 170 | Central African Republic | Sub-Saharan Africa | 87,000 | 2019 | |
| 171 | Guyana | Latin America & Caribbean | 86,400 | 2020 | |
| 172 | Niger | Sub-Saharan Africa | 85,000 | 2020 | |
| 173 | British Virgin Islands | Latin America & Caribbean | 83,000 | 2020 | |
| 174 | Vanuatu | East Asia & Pacific | 82,400 | 2020 | |
| 175 | Timor-Leste | East Asia & Pacific | 74,800 | 2019 | |
| 176 | Sierra Leone | Sub-Saharan Africa | 71,000 | 2019 | |
| 177 | Burkina Faso | Sub-Saharan Africa | 67,000 | 2020 | |
| 178 | Mongolia | East Asia & Pacific | 66,900 | 2020 | |
| 179 | Liechtenstein | Europe & Central Asia | 58,400 | 2020 | |
| 180 | Guinea-Bissau | Sub-Saharan Africa | 52,400 | 2019 | |
| 181 | Bermuda | North America | 51,400 | 2020 | |
| 182 | Papua New Guinea | East Asia & Pacific | 39,000 | 2020 | |
| 183 | São Tomé and Príncipe | Sub-Saharan Africa | 33,400 | 2018 | |
| 184 | New Caledonia | East Asia & Pacific | 31,000 | 2020 | |
| 185 | Bhutan | South Asia | 29,800 | 2020 | |
| 186 | Moldova | Europe & Central Asia | 29,000 | 2020 | |
| 187 | Samoa | East Asia & Pacific | 23,900 | 2020 | |
| 188 | Palau | East Asia & Pacific | 18,400 | 2020 | |
| 189 | Micronesia | East Asia & Pacific | 18,000 | 2019 | |
| 190 | Kiribati | East Asia & Pacific | 12,000 | 2019 | |
| 191 | Chad | Sub-Saharan Africa | 10,400 | 2020 | |
| 192 | Comoros | Sub-Saharan Africa | 7,000 | 2020 | |
| 193 | Marshall Islands | East Asia & Pacific | 6,100 | 2019 | |
| 194 | Solomon Islands | East Asia & Pacific | 4,400 | 2020 | |
| 195 | Tuvalu | East Asia & Pacific | 3,600 | 2019 | |
| 196 | American Samoa | East Asia & Pacific | 900 | 2020 |
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)International tourism, number of arrivals