Former British colonies Compared by Economy > Tourist 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. 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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#	COUNTRY	AMOUNT	DATE
1	United States	57.94 million	2008
2	Malaysia	22.05 million	2008
3	Canada	17.14 million	2008
4	Singapore	7.78 million	2008
5	United Arab Emirates	7.13 million	2005
6	Australia	5.59 million	2008
7	India	5.37 million	2008
8	Bahrain	4.93 million	2007
9	Jordan	3.73 million	2008
10	Israel	2.57 million	2008
11	Zimbabwe	2.51 million	2007
12	New Zealand	2.41 million	2008
13	Jamaica	1.77 million	2008
14	Kenya	1.64 million	2006
15	Botswana	1.5 million	2008
16	The Bahamas	1.46 million	2008
17	Qatar	1.41 million	2008
18	Nigeria	1.11 million	2006
19	Namibia	929,000	2007
20	Uganda	844,000	2008
21	Pakistan	823,000	2008
22	Zambia	812,000	2008
23	Swaziland	754,000	2008
24	Tanzania	750,000	2008
25	Malawi	742,000	2008
26	Maldives	683,000	2008
27	Ghana	587,000	2007
28	Fiji	585,000	2008
29	Barbados	568,000	2008
30	Bangladesh	467,000	2008
31	Sri Lanka	438,000	2008
32	Sudan	436,000	2007
33	Trinidad and Tobago	433,000	2008
34	Saint Lucia	296,000	2008
35	Kuwait	293,000	2007
36	Lesotho	285,000	2008
37	Antigua and Barbuda	266,000	2008
38	Belize	245,000	2008
39	Brunei	226,000	2008
40	Burma	193,000	2008
41	The Gambia	147,000	2008
42	Guyana	131,000	2007
43	Grenada	130,000	2007
44	Saint Kitts and Nevis	121,000	2008
45	Dominica	81,000	2007
46	Sierra Leone	36,000	2008
47	Bhutan	28,000	2008
48	Tuvalu	1,100	2007

Citation

"Countries Compared by Economy > Tourist arrivals. International Statistics at NationMaster.com", World Tourism Organisation, Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files. Aggregates compiled by NationMaster. Retrieved from http://www.nationmaster.com/country-info/group-stats/Former-British-colonies/Economy/Tourist-arrivals

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