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Hot countries Compared by Economy > International tourism > Number of arrivals

DEFINITION: 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.

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# COUNTRY AMOUNT DATE GRAPH HISTORY
1 Hong Kong 23.36 million 2005
2 Mexico 21.91 million 2005
3 Malaysia 16.43 million 2005
4 Thailand 11.57 million 2005
5 Saudi Arabia 9.1 million 2005
6 Macau 9.01 million 2005
7 Egypt 8.24 million 2005
8 Singapore 7.08 million 2005
9 Australia 5.5 million 2005
10 Brazil 5.36 million 2005
11 Indonesia 5 million 2005
12 India 3.92 million 2005
13 Bahrain 3.91 million 2005
14 Dominican Republic 3.69 million 2005
15 Vietnam 3.47 million 2005
16 Philippines 2.62 million 2005
17 Cuba 2.26 million 2005
18 Zimbabwe 2.07 million 2001
19 The Bahamas 1.61 million 2005
20 Botswana 1.52 million 2004
21 Jamaica 1.48 million 2005
22 Costa Rica 1.45 million 2004
23 Algeria 1.44 million 2005
24 Cambodia 1.42 million 2005
25 Guatemala 1.32 million 2005
26 Kenya 1.2 million 2004
27 El Salvador 1.15 million 2005
28 Oman 1.12 million 2005
29 Nigeria 962,000 2004
30 Colombia 933,000 2005
31 Qatar 913,000 2005
32 Ecuador 861,000 2005
33 Swaziland 839,000 2005
34 Brunei 815,000 2005
35 Pakistan 798,000 2005
36 Mauritius 761,000 2005
37 Honduras 749,000 2005
38 Nicaragua 712,000 2005
39 Venezuela 706,000 2005
40 Panama 702,000 2005
41 Laos 672,000 2005
42 Ghana 584,000 2004
43 Virgin Islands 575,000 2005
44 Tanzania 566,000 2004
45 Fiji 550,000 2005
46 Sri Lanka 549,000 2005
47 Barbados 548,000 2005
48 Zambia 515,000 2004
49 Bolivia 504,000 2005
50 Malawi 471,000 2004
51 Mozambique 470,000 2004
52 Uganda 468,000 2005
53 Trinidad and Tobago 463,000 2005
54 Maldives 395,000 2005
55 Senegal 387,000 2005
56 Paraguay 341,000 2005
57 Yemen 336,000 2005
58 Saint Lucia 318,000 2005
59 Cote d'Ivoire 301,000 1998
60 Bermuda 270,000 2005
61 Antigua and Barbuda 261,000 2005
62 Belize 237,000 2005
63 Burma 232,000 2005
64 Madagascar 229,000 2004
65 Ethiopia 227,000 2005
=66 Burkina Faso 222,000 2004
=66 Gabon 222,000 2003
68 Angola 210,000 2005
69 Bangladesh 208,000 2005
70 Cape Verde 198,000 2005
71 Cameroon 190,000 2004
72 Benin 174,000 2004
73 Suriname 160,000 2005
74 Libya 149,000 2004
75 Mali 143,000 2005
76 Seychelles 129,000 2005
77 Iraq 127,000 2001
78 Guyana 117,000 2005
79 Samoa 102,000 2005
80 New Caledonia 101,000 2005
81 Grenada 99,000 2005
=82 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 96,000 2005
=82 Haiti 96,000 2004
84 Kuwait 91,000 2004
85 Eritrea 83,000 2005
86 Togo 81,000 2005
87 Dominica 79,000 2005
88 Papua New Guinea 69,000 2005
=89 Democratic Republic of the Congo 61,000 2005
=89 Sudan 61,000 2004
91 Niger 55,000 2003
92 Guinea 45,000 2005
93 Tonga 42,000 2005
94 Sierra Leone 40,000 2005
=95 Djibouti 30,000 2005
=95 Mauritania 30,000 2000
97 Chad 29,000 2005
98 Solomon Islands 21,000 1999
99 Comoros 18,000 2004
100 Marshall Islands 9,000 2005
101 Guinea-Bissau 5,000 2005
102 Kiribati 3,000 2004

Citation

Hot countries Compared by Economy > International tourism > Number of arrivals

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Interesting observations about Economy > International tourism > Number of arrivals

  • France ranked first for international tourism > number of arrivals amongst Christian countries in 2005.
  • Hong Kong ranked first for international tourism > number of arrivals amongst Hot countries in 2005.
  • United States ranked first for international tourism > number of arrivals amongst Former British colonies in 2005.
  • China ranked first for international tourism > number of arrivals amongst Emerging markets in 2005.
  • Mexico ranked first for international tourism > number of arrivals amongst Latin America and Caribbean in 2005.
  • Turkey ranked first for international tourism > number of arrivals amongst Muslim countries in 2005.
  • Spain ranked second for international tourism > number of arrivals globally in 2005.
  • Italy ranked third for international tourism > number of arrivals amongst Europe in 2005.
  • Japan ranked last for international tourism > number of arrivals amongst Group of 7 countries (G7) in 2005.
  • Russia ranked first for international tourism > number of arrivals amongst Eastern Europe in 2005.
  • Austria ranked first for international tourism > number of arrivals amongst Landlocked countries in 2005.
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