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Inbound tourism receipts

How much foreign tourists spend in the country over a year.

Unit: US$ Period: 1995–2020 Source: Tourism Statistics (UN Tourism / UNWTO)
Source: UN Tourism · About the indicator
Average: 3.84B US$ Countries: 203

The ranking uses the latest available value for each country — the year is shown in the row. The table spans 1995 to 2020.

Inbound tourism receipts, 1995–2020

Top-20 · US$

Inbound tourism receipts, 1995–2020025B50B75B100BUnited StatesUnited States: 84,205,000,000 US$84.21BGermanyGermany: 58,372,000,000 US$58.37BFranceFrance: 35,958,000,000 US$35.96BHong KongHong Kong: 32,697,000,000 US$32.7BUnited KingdomUnited Kingdom: 31,658,000,000 US$31.66BSpainSpain: 31,592,000,000 US$31.59BChinaChina: 27,755,000,000 US$27.76BAustraliaAustralia: 26,234,000,000 US$26.23BUnited Arab EmiratesUnited Arab Emirates: 24,615,400,391 US$24.62BItalyItaly: 20,459,000,000 US$20.46BSingaporeSingapore: 20,416,000,000 US$20.42BCanadaCanada: 19,994,000,000 US$19.99BAustriaAustria: 15,362,000,000 US$15.36BThailandThailand: 15,360,000,000 US$15.36BQatarQatar: 14,318,000,000 US$14.32BTürkiyeTürkiye: 13,771,000,000 US$13.77BIndiaIndia: 13,413,000,000 US$13.41BSouth KoreaSouth Korea: 11,776,000,000 US$11.78BMexicoMexico: 11,449,000,000 US$11.45BJapanJapan: 11,395,000,000 US$11.4B
Inbound tourism receipts — 1995–2020 Current breakdown Full series CSV XLSX JSON
# Year Subregion World rank
1 US United States 84.21B 2020 1
2 DE Germany 58.37B 2019 2
3 FR France 35.96B 2020 3
4 HK Hong Kong 32.7B 2019 4
5 GB United Kingdom 31.66B 1998 5
6 ES Spain 31.59B 1998 6
7 CN China 27.76B 2004 7
8 AU Australia 26.23B 2020 8
9 AE United Arab Emirates 24.62B 2020 9
10 IT Italy 20.46B 2020 10
11 SG Singapore 20.42B 2018 11
12 CA Canada 19.99B 2011 12
13 AT Austria 15.36B 2020 13
14 TH Thailand 15.36B 2020 14
15 QA Qatar 14.32B 2020 15
16 TR Türkiye 13.77B 2020 16
17 IN India 13.41B 2020 17
18 KR South Korea 11.78B 2020 18
19 MX Mexico 11.45B 2020 19
20 JP Japan 11.4B 2020 20
21 NZ New Zealand 10.96B 2018 21
22 NL Netherlands 10.93B 2020 22
23 SE Sweden 10.67B 2010 23
24 PT Portugal 10.52B 2020 24
25 CH Switzerland 9.99B 2020 25
26 MO Macao 9.44B 2020 26
27 DK Denmark 9.1B 2018 27
28 PL Poland 8.38B 2020 28
29 DO Dominican Republic 7.56B 2018 29
30 BE Belgium 7.45B 2020 30
31 GR Greece 6.19B 2020 31
32 SA Saudi Arabia 5.96B 2020 32
33 HR Croatia 5.63B 2020 33
34 IR Iran 5.25B 2018 34
35 RU Russia 4.96B 2020 35
36 EG Egypt 4.87B 2020 36
37 MA Morocco 4.51B 2020 37
38 LU Luxembourg 4.45B 2020 38
39 HU Hungary 4.22B 2020 39
40 IE Ireland 4.16B 2020 40
41 CZ Czechia 3.89B 2020 41
42 ID Indonesia 3.53B 2020 42
43 MY Malaysia 3.39B 2020 43
44 VN Vietnam 3.23B 2020 44
45 BR Brazil 3.1B 2020 45
46 PR Puerto Rico 2.92B 2020 46
47 PH Philippines 2.77B 2020 47
48 ZA South Africa 2.72B 2020 48
49 IL Israel 2.66B 2020 49
50 TZ Tanzania 2.62B 2019 50
51 MM Myanmar 2.5B 2019 51
52 LB Lebanon 2.37B 2020 52
53 ET Ethiopia 2.28B 2020 53
54 NO Norway 2.2B 2020 54
55 JM Jamaica 2.06B 2011 55
56 CO Colombia 1.96B 2020 56
57 AD Andorra 1.91B 2019 57
58 PA Panama 1.84B 2020 58
59 SY Syria 1.82B 2011 59
60 BG Bulgaria 1.79B 2020 60
61 KE Kenya 1.76B 2019 61
62 FI Finland 1.76B 2020 62
63 JO Jordan 1.75B 2020 63
64 AR Argentina 1.7B 2020 64
65 RO Romania 1.61B 2020 65
66 CR Costa Rica 1.48B 2020 66
67 RS Serbia 1.42B 2020 67
68 SI Slovenia 1.42B 2020 68
69 MV Maldives 1.41B 2020 69
70 SK Slovakia 1.3B 2020 70
71 AL Albania 1.24B 2020 71
72 MT Malta 1.19B 2007 72
73 CU Cuba 1.15B 2020 73
74 KH Cambodia 1.12B 2020 74
75 UY Uruguay 1.09B 2020 75
76 AW Aruba 1.08B 2020 76
77 LK Sri Lanka 1.08B 2020 77
78 BB Barbados 1.07B 2016 78
79 SD Sudan 1.04B 2018 79
80 CL Chile 1.03B 2020 80
81 BS Bahamas 1.01B 2020 81
82 TN Tunisia 1.01B 2020 81
83 PE Peru 1B 2020 83
84 LC Saint Lucia 989M 2018 84
85 KY Cayman Islands 964M 2019 85
86 IQ Iraq 955M 2020 86
87 IS Iceland 881M 2008 87
88 LV Latvia 880M 2007 88
89 EE Estonia 865M 2020 89
90 LT Lithuania 834M 2004 90
91 PF French Polynesia 782M 2016 91
92 PK Pakistan 765M 2020 92
93 SV El Salvador 755M 2020 93
94 BH Bahrain 724M 2020 94
95 EC Ecuador 705M 2020 95
96 UA Ukraine 687M 2020 96
97 VI United States Virgin Islands 686M 2020 97
98 OM Oman 669M 2020 98
99 CY Cyprus 663M 2020 99
100 MP Northern Mariana Islands 655M 1995 100
101 HT Haiti 620M 2018 101
102 KZ Kazakhstan 589M 2020 102
103 GE Georgia 586M 2020 103
104 SN Senegal 557M 2018 104
105 GD Grenada 548M 2018 105
106 VE Venezuela 546M 2016 106
107 BY Belarus 542M 2020 107
108 KW Kuwait 524M 2020 108
109 MU Mauritius 518M 2020 109
110 UG Uganda 518M 2020 109
111 VG British Virgin Islands 484M 2015 111
112 BA Bosnia and Herzegovina 438M 2020 112
113 CM Cameroon 437M 2020 113
114 AG Antigua and Barbuda 416M 2020 114
115 UZ Uzbekistan 395M 2020 115
116 KN Saint Kitts and Nevis 367M 2018 116
117 MD Moldova 354M 2020 117
118 AZ Azerbaijan 340M 2020 118
119 NG Nigeria 321M 2020 119
120 AM Armenia 303M 2020 120
121 GT Guatemala 299M 2020 121
122 TC Turks and Caicos Islands 292M 2002 122
123 CW Curaçao 282M 2020 123
124 TG Togo 264M 2019 124
125 MK North Macedonia 253M 2020 125
126 NC New Caledonia 248M 2016 126
127 PS Palestine 245M 2018 127
128 BO Bolivia 243M 2020 128
129 SX Sint Maarten 243M 2020 128
130 BJ Benin 241M 2019 130
131 NP Nepal 238M 2020 131
132 FJ Fiji 236M 2020 132
133 ML Mali 231M 2018 133
134 SC Seychelles 228M 2020 134
135 LA Laos 227M 2020 135
136 BD Bangladesh 218M 2020 136
137 BW Botswana 217M 2020 137
138 RW Rwanda 212M 2020 138
139 MG Madagascar 202M 2020 139
140 CI Côte d'Ivoire 199M 2020 140
141 KG Kyrgyzstan 195M 2020 141
142 GH Ghana 191M 2020 142
143 BN Brunei Darussalam 190M 2018 143
144 HN Honduras 189M 2020 144
145 ME Montenegro 180M 2020 145
146 BF Burkina Faso 173M 2019 146
147 LY Libya 170M 2010 147
148 CV Cabo Verde 169M 2020 148
149 NA Namibia 155M 2020 149
150 TT Trinidad and Tobago 151M 2020 150
151 NE Niger 130M 2019 151
152 NI Nicaragua 128M 1999 152
153 LR Liberia 123M 2009 153
154 PW Palau 123M 2017 153
155 YE Yemen 116M 2016 155
156 MZ Mozambique 113M 2020 156
157 DM Dominica 111M 2018 157
158 PY Paraguay 104M 2020 158
159 TJ Tajikistan 102M 2020 159
160 BZ Belize 101M 1998 160
161 BM Bermuda 94M 2020 161
162 VC Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 85M 2020 162
163 BT Bhutan 84M 2020 163
164 TL Timor-Leste 78M 2018 164
165 AF Afghanistan 75M 2020 165
166 ST Sao Tome and Principe 71.9M 2018 166
167 VU Vanuatu 67M 2020 167
168 ZW Zimbabwe 66M 2020 168
169 CD Democratic Republic of the Congo 60.5M 2018 169
170 DJ Djibouti 57M 2018 170
171 GM Gambia 53M 2020 171
172 DZ Algeria 50M 2020 172
173 MN Mongolia 49M 2020 173
174 ER Eritrea 48M 2016 174
175 TO Tonga 47.7M 2020 175
176 TM Turkmenistan 46M 1997 176
177 CG Republic of the Congo 42.9M 2016 177
178 SL Sierra Leone 39M 2018 178
179 MW Malawi 35M 2020 179
180 GA Gabon 28.7M 2015 180
181 GY Guyana 28M 2003 181
182 FM Micronesia 27M 2008 182
183 TD Chad 25M 2002 183
184 LS Lesotho 23.1M 1999 184
185 WS Samoa 23.06M 2020 185
186 AS American Samoa 22M 2017 186
187 MH Marshall Islands 20.1M 2018 187
188 AO Angola 19M 2020 188
189 SR Suriname 19M 2020 188
190 GW Guinea-Bissau 18.92M 2019 190
191 KM Comoros 18.5M 2020 191
192 CF Central African Republic 15.6M 2013 192
193 GQ Equatorial Guinea 14M 2001 193
194 SS South Sudan 12M 2018 194
195 SZ Eswatini 7.3M 2020 195
196 SB Solomon Islands 7M 2020 196
197 MR Mauritania 6.4M 2020 197
198 KI Kiribati 5.17M 2017 198
199 PG Papua New Guinea 4.23M 2018 199
200 BI Burundi 3.7M 2011 200
201 TV Tuvalu 2.4M 2013 201
202 NR Nauru 1.6M 2018 202
203 GN Guinea 1.29M 2020 203
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Maximum 84.21B US$
Median 589M US$
Minimum 1.29M US$
World 1.86T US$

About the indicator

Receipts from inbound tourism in current US dollars — spending by foreign visitors inside the country on accommodation, food, transport, entertainment and shopping, including prepaid tours. International passenger transport is recorded under a separate item of the balance of payments.

Updates
annually
Unit of measurement
US$
Observation period
1995–2020
License
UN Tourism terms of use
Dataset
Tourism Statistics Database

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