China vs United Kingdom: Arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, gaps filled

China
42.83 million trips
in 2019
United Kingdom
31.30 million trips
in 2024
China rank
7th
United Kingdom rank
8th

Arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, gaps filled over time

  • China
  • United Kingdom
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How they compare

China currently reports 42.83 million trips against 31.30 million trips in United Kingdom, a difference of 11.53 million trips.

That makes China's figure about 1.4 times United Kingdom's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 18 shared years of data; in 2002 it was United Kingdom ahead.

China ranks 7th and United Kingdom ranks 8th of 179 countries.

United Kingdom has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade China United Kingdom Difference Ahead
2000s 14.83 million trips 20.93 million trips 6.11 million trips United Kingdom
2010s 27.09 million trips 27.19 million trips 101,390 trips United Kingdom

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, gaps filled, China or United Kingdom?
China, at 42.83 million trips against 31.30 million trips in United Kingdom as of 2019.
What is the difference in arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, gaps filled between China and United Kingdom?
11.53 million trips, with China ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for China and United Kingdom?
18 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2019.
How do China and United Kingdom rank globally for arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, gaps filled?
China ranks 7th and United Kingdom ranks 8th of 179 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, gaps filled. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, gaps filled
Unit
trips
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
179 places, 4,184 data points, 1995–2024
Last refreshed

Arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes with 130 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.