International tourist arrivals — all countries

International tourist arrivals — OPEC

International tourist arrivals in OPEC in 2017 — 55,566,000 people. Since 1995, the indicator has risen by 423.4%.

2017 55.57M people −10.03% vs 2016
World rank
Period maximum 61.93M people2015
Period minimum 6.19M people1997

Trend over time

1995–2017 · people

International tourist arrivals — OPEC, 1995–2017020M40M60M80M199519982001200420072010201320161995: 10,616,000 people1996: 6,260,000 people1997: 6,190,000 people1998: 6,514,000 people1999: 7,076,000 people2000: 7,287,000 people2001: 8,000,000 people2002: 8,383,000 people2003: 8,960,000 people2004: 20,296,000 people2005: 20,847,000 people2006: 23,298,000 people2007: 28,166,000 people2008: 34,405,000 people2009: 30,317,000 people2010: 31,407,000 people2011: 32,999,000 people2012: 38,889,000 people2013: 39,668,000 people2014: 42,577,000 people2015: 61,934,000 people2016: 61,763,000 people2017: 55,566,000 people
Change over the period: +44.95M (+423.42%) Average annual rate: 7.81 %

Comparison, 2017

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: OPEC

OPEC 55.57M people
World 2.25B people
International tourist arrivals — OPEC, by year OPEC All countries CSV XLSX
Year people Change Change, %
2017 55.57M −6.2M −10.03%
2016 61.76M −171,000 −0.28%
2015 61.93M +19.36M +45.46%
2014 42.58M +2.91M +7.33%
2013 39.67M +779,000 +2%
2012 38.89M +5.89M +17.85%
2011 33M +1.59M +5.07%
2010 31.41M +1.09M +3.6%
2009 30.32M −4.09M −11.88%
2008 34.41M +6.24M +22.15%
2007 28.17M +4.87M +20.89%
2006 23.3M +2.45M +11.76%
2005 20.85M +551,000 +2.71%
2004 20.3M +11.34M +126.52%
2003 8.96M +577,000 +6.88%
2002 8.38M +383,000 +4.79%
2001 8M +713,000 +9.78%
2000 7.29M +211,000 +2.98%
1999 7.08M +562,000 +8.63%
1998 6.51M +324,000 +5.23%
1997 6.19M −70,000 −1.12%
1996 6.26M −4.36M −41.03%
1995 10.62M

About the indicator

The number of arrivals of foreign visitors who stay overnight in the country (tourists) over a year. Arrivals are counted, not people: the same person who comes three times gives three arrivals. Same-day visitors and passengers in transit are not counted, which noticeably lowers the indicator for transit hubs.

Source: Tourism Statistics (UN Tourism / UNWTO), license UN Tourism terms of use.