Bulgaria vs Morocco: Arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes

Bulgaria
9.65 million trips
in 2022
Morocco
11.52 million trips
in 2019
Bulgaria rank
22nd
Morocco rank
21st

Arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes over time

  • Bulgaria
  • Morocco
2.0M4.0M6.0M8.0M10.0M12.0M199520082022

How they compare

Morocco currently reports 11.52 million trips against 9.65 million trips in Bulgaria, a difference of 1.86 million trips.

That makes Morocco's figure about 1.2 times Bulgaria's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 22 shared years of data; in 1995 it was Bulgaria ahead.

Bulgaria ranks 22nd and Morocco ranks 21st of 179 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Bulgaria averaged higher in 2 and Morocco in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bulgaria Morocco Difference Ahead
1990s 6.36 million trips 2.81 million trips 3.55 million trips Bulgaria
2000s 6.09 million trips 5.30 million trips 786,250 trips Bulgaria
2010s 8.92 million trips 9.87 million trips 947,722 trips Morocco

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, Bulgaria or Morocco?
Morocco, at 11.52 million trips against 9.65 million trips in Bulgaria as of 2019.
What is the difference in arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes between Bulgaria and Morocco?
1.86 million trips, with Morocco ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Morocco?
22 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2019.
How do Bulgaria and Morocco rank globally for arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes?
Bulgaria ranks 22nd and Morocco ranks 21st of 179 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UN Tourism (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes
Unit
trips
Source
UN Tourism (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
179 places, 4,054 data points, 1995–2024
Last refreshed

Number of international trips where the main purpose is personal (leisure, visiting friends and relatives, health, etc.) and the visitor stays overnight.