Arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, annual growth rate by country
The year-on-year percentage change in Arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Countries reporting
174
Highest
877.78 % change on previous year
Papua New Guinea
Lowest
-100 % change on previous year
Bhutan
Median
12.62 % change on previous year
Years covered
29
1996–2024
Data points
3,755
What the numbers show
Arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, annual growth rate is currently reported for 174 countries. The highest value is 877.78 % change on previous year in Papua New Guinea; the lowest is -100 % change on previous year in Bhutan.
The median across all reporting countries is 12.62 % change on previous year, and the mean is 64.4 % change on previous year.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 9.
Over the past decade 107 countries rose and 63 fell. The largest increase was in New Zealand (up 39,840.1%), and the largest decrease in Samoa (down 10,342.5%).
Arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes … annual: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Papua New Guinea | 877.78 % change on previous year | 2022 | up 17,073.9% | volatile |
| 2 | Northern Mariana Islands | 660.63 % change on previous year | 2022 | up 3,654.6% | volatile |
| 3 | Japan | 603.84 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 2,004.6% | volatile |
| 4 | New Zealand | 599.08 % change on previous year | 2022 | up 39,840.1% | volatile |
| 5 | Indonesia | 529.51 % change on previous year | 2022 | up 7,194.2% | volatile |
| 6 | Kazakhstan | 520.99 % change on previous year | 2022 | up 6,324.8% | volatile |
| 7 | Tuvalu | 505 % change on previous year | 2022 | up 4,645.0% | volatile |
| 8 | Dominica | 367.8 % change on previous year | 2022 | up 5,718.7% | volatile |
| 9 | Oman | 355.56 % change on previous year | 2022 | up 1,697.3% | volatile |
| 10 | Cuba | 355.27 % change on previous year | 2022 | up 6,973.7% | volatile |
| 11 | Comoros | 355.21 % change on previous year | 2021 | up 1,191.7% | volatile |
| 12 | Peru | 350.51 % change on previous year | 2022 | up 3,572.9% | volatile |
| 13 | Cook Islands | 329.23 % change on previous year | 2022 | up 4,426.9% | volatile |
| 14 | Nepal | 307.15 % change on previous year | 2022 | up 4,013.4% | volatile |
| 15 | Nicaragua | 276.25 % change on previous year | 2022 | up 14,351.2% | volatile |
| 16 | Sri Lanka | 256.14 % change on previous year | 2022 | up 1,545.8% | volatile |
| 17 | Bolivia | 247.38 % change on previous year | 2022 | up 1,916.1% | volatile |
| 18 | Anguilla | 236.43 % change on previous year | 2022 | up 4,652.2% | volatile |
| 19 | South Korea | 233.34 % change on previous year | 2022 | up 1,521.0% | volatile |
| 20 | Malawi | 223.08 % change on previous year | 2021 | up 17,444.2% | volatile |
| 21 | Grenada | 219.44 % change on previous year | 2022 | up 8,701.9% | volatile |
| 22 | Zimbabwe | 216.03 % change on previous year | 2022 | up 845.9% | volatile |
| 23 | Eswatini | 198.57 % change on previous year | 2022 | up 5,740.3% | volatile |
| 24 | Guatemala | 188.6 % change on previous year | 2022 | up 4,703.5% | volatile |
| 25 | French Polynesia | 171.26 % change on previous year | 2022 | up 4,210.0% | volatile |
| 26 | Tajikistan | 159.29 % change on previous year | 2018 | up 1,170.8% | volatile |
| 27 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 149.27 % change on previous year | 2022 | up 8,856.1% | volatile |
| 28 | Ecuador | 147.91 % change on previous year | 2022 | up 705.6% | volatile |
| 29 | Colombia | 137.14 % change on previous year | 2022 | up 1,355.0% | volatile |
| 30 | Mali | 129.87 % change on previous year | 2021 | up 917.4% | volatile |
| 31 | Uganda | 126.03 % change on previous year | 2021 | up 319.4% | volatile |
| 32 | Aruba | 121.38 % change on previous year | 2021 | up 5,969.1% | volatile |
| 33 | Chad | 121.13 % change on previous year | 2021 | up 271.0% | volatile |
| 34 | Namibia | 121.03 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 1,043.4% | volatile |
| 35 | Ethiopia | 120.51 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 829.2% | volatile |
| 36 | Ghana | 118.46 % change on previous year | 2021 | up 687.9% | volatile |
| 37 | Martinique | 109 % change on previous year | 2022 | up 2,171.0% | volatile |
| 38 | Azerbaijan | 101.95 % change on previous year | 2022 | up 593.8% | volatile |
| 39 | Panama | 98.29 % change on previous year | 2022 | up 750.3% | volatile |
| 40 | Reunion | 98.26 % change on previous year | 2022 | up 1,852.2% | volatile |
| 41 | Curacao | 87.02 % change on previous year | 2022 | up 821.4% | volatile |
| 42 | Bermuda | 86.21 % change on previous year | 2022 | up 5,187.7% | volatile |
| 43 | Honduras | 83.54 % change on previous year | 2022 | up 4,044.4% | volatile |
| 44 | Seychelles | 80 % change on previous year | 2022 | up 897.3% | volatile |
| 45 | Saint Lucia | 79.62 % change on previous year | 2022 | up 23,349.4% | volatile |
| 46 | Guyana | 79.5 % change on previous year | 2022 | up 441.2% | volatile |
| 47 | Turkey | 75.91 % change on previous year | 2022 | up 8,251.5% | volatile |
| 48 | Gambia | 71.04 % change on previous year | 2022 | up 231.5% | volatile |
| 49 | Kenya | 70.23 % change on previous year | 2022 | up 1,245.8% | volatile |
| 50 | Denmark | 69.31 % change on previous year | 2022 | up 3,037.3% | volatile |
| 51 | Jamaica | 67.39 % change on previous year | 2022 | up 3,010.1% | volatile |
| 52 | Burundi | 61.54 % change on previous year | 2017 | up 473.1% | volatile |
| 53 | Angola | 59.72 % change on previous year | 2022 | up 241.7% | volatile |
| 54 | Myanmar | 59.71 % change on previous year | 2022 | up 124.5% | volatile |
| 55 | Belarus | 59.12 % change on previous year | 2022 | up 1,147.2% | volatile |
| 56 | United Arab Emirates | 58.14 % change on previous year | 2021 | up 817.8% | volatile |
| 57 | Guinea | 57.67 % change on previous year | 2017 | up 287.4% | volatile |
| 58 | Sierra Leone | 56.55 % change on previous year | 2021 | up 107.3% | volatile |
| 59 | Tanzania | 55.34 % change on previous year | 2021 | up 328.0% | volatile |
| 60 | Armenia | 54.39 % change on previous year | 2022 | up 163.4% | volatile |
| 61 | Bulgaria | 52.69 % change on previous year | 2022 | up 4,698.3% | volatile |
| 62 | Belize | 50.63 % change on previous year | 2021 | up 1,570.8% | volatile |
| 63 | Syria | 47.38 % change on previous year | 2010 | up 384.3% | volatile |
| 64 | Monaco | 37.33 % change on previous year | 2022 | — | volatile |
| 65 | United States | 34.81 % change on previous year | 2021 | up 266.2% | volatile |
| 66 | Albania | 33.09 % change on previous year | 2022 | up 64.0% | volatile |
| 67 | Kuwait | 31.59 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 456.6% | volatile |
| 68 | Djibouti | 29.08 % change on previous year | 2022 | — | volatile |
| 69 | Hungary | 28.99 % change on previous year | 2022 | up 404.2% | volatile |
| 70 | Uzbekistan | 26.72 % change on previous year | 2019 | up 45.9% | volatile |
| 71 | Maldives | 26.7 % change on previous year | 2022 | up 820.7% | volatile |
| 72 | Benin | 23.95 % change on previous year | 2020 | down 6.5% | volatile |
| 73 | Sao Tome and Principe | 23.73 % change on previous year | 2018 | down 17.3% | volatile |
| 74 | El Salvador | 22.79 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 406.9% | volatile |
| 75 | Paraguay | 22.71 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 253.2% | volatile |
| 76 | Taiwan | 21.57 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 27.8% | volatile |
| 77 | Bahrain | 20.68 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 10.9% | volatile |
| 78 | Malta | 20.06 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 206.8% | volatile |
| 79 | Zambia | 19.62 % change on previous year | 2021 | up 411.5% | volatile |
| 80 | Eritrea | 19.3 % change on previous year | 2016 | up 374.0% | volatile |
| 81 | Mongolia | 19.14 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 381.0% | volatile |
| 82 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 18.5 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 21.8% | volatile |
| 83 | French Guiana | 17.02 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 67.0% | volatile |
| 84 | Antigua and Barbuda | 15.81 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 6,234.1% | volatile |
| 85 | Barbados | 15.36 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 518.4% | volatile |
| 86 | Egypt | 15 % change on previous year | 2019 | up 506.2% | volatile |
| 87 | Guam | 13.53 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 17,519.4% | volatile |
| 88 | Romania | 11.71 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 89 | Niue | 11.69 % change on previous year | 2017 | down 24.0% | volatile |
| 90 | Georgia | 10.99 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 315.7% | volatile |
| 91 | Laos | 10.94 % change on previous year | 2019 | down 35.6% | volatile |
| 92 | Spain | 10.36 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 45.9% | volatile |
| 93 | Burkina Faso | 10.14 % change on previous year | 2022 | up 25.3% | volatile |
| 94 | Mexico | 9.84 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 54.6% | volatile |
| 95 | Canada | 9.34 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 283.1% | volatile |
| 96 | Costa Rica | 9 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 393.8% | volatile |
| 97 | Saudi Arabia | 8.58 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 4.2% | volatile |
| 98 | Sweden | 8.5 % change on previous year | 2014 | up 549.7% | volatile |
| 99 | Slovenia | 8.48 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 22.5% | volatile |
| 100 | Trinidad and Tobago | 8.09 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 161.3% | volatile |
| 101 | Mauritius | 6.72 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 33.2% | volatile |
| 102 | Portugal | 6.54 % change on previous year | 2006 | up 819.5% | volatile |
| 103 | Marshall Islands | 6.25 % change on previous year | 2017 | down 78.4% | volatile |
| 104 | Dominican Republic | 5.88 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 43.5% | volatile |
| 105 | Ukraine | 5.81 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 112.0% | volatile |
| 106 | Finland | 5.64 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 23.4% | volatile |
| 107 | South Africa | 5.6 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 521.5% | volatile |
| 108 | Morocco | 5.23 % change on previous year | 2019 | down 59.1% | volatile |
| 109 | Malaysia | 5.2 % change on previous year | 2008 | up 139.2% | volatile |
| 110 | Libya | 5.15 % change on previous year | 2003 | up 110.7% | volatile |
| 111 | Singapore | 4.81 % change on previous year | 2019 | up 1,805.6% | volatile |
| 112 | Norway | 4.43 % change on previous year | 2011 | up 443.5% | volatile |
| 113 | Cyprus | 4.33 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 55.5% | volatile |
| 114 | India | 4.21 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 82.4% | volatile |
| 115 | British Virgin Islands | 3.94 % change on previous year | 2013 | down 69.8% | volatile |
| 116 | Vietnam | 3.92 % change on previous year | 2014 | down 82.7% | volatile |
| 117 | Poland | 3.88 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 47.4% | volatile |
| 118 | Lesotho | 3.75 % change on previous year | 2013 | down 70.5% | volatile |
| 119 | Belgium | 3.47 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 15.6% | volatile |
| 120 | Sudan | 3 % change on previous year | 2018 | up 235.4% | volatile |
| 121 | China | 2.45 % change on previous year | 2019 | up 123.5% | volatile |
| 122 | Argentina | 2.21 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 19.1% | volatile |
| 123 | United Kingdom | 2.12 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 58.1% | volatile |
| 124 | France | 1.78 % change on previous year | 2019 | up 177.0% | volatile |
| 125 | San Marino | 1.73 % change on previous year | 2015 | up 1.9% | volatile |
| 126 | Italy | 1.2 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 49.5% | volatile |
| 127 | Russia | 0.2068 % change on previous year | 2015 | up 110.9% | volatile |
| 128 | Bahamas | 0.0332 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 99.4% | volatile |
| 129 | Turkmenistan | 0 % change on previous year | 2007 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 130 | Democratic Republic of Congo | -0.6767 % change on previous year | 2016 | down 112.9% | volatile |
| 131 | Ireland | -0.8466 % change on previous year | 2019 | up 90.3% | volatile |
| 132 | American Samoa | -0.9524 % change on previous year | 2018 | down 491.3% | volatile |
| 133 | Lithuania | -1.42 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 213.0% | volatile |
| 134 | Turks and Caicos Islands | -2.78 % change on previous year | 2003 | down 126.0% | volatile |
| 135 | Estonia | -3.1 % change on previous year | 2001 | down 122.6% | volatile |
| 136 | Brazil | -6.16 % change on previous year | 2019 | down 970.6% | volatile |
| 137 | Micronesia (country) | -7.14 % change on previous year | 2016 | — | volatile |
| 138 | Suriname | -8.69 % change on previous year | 2015 | down 148.6% | volatile |
| 139 | Uruguay | -13.66 % change on previous year | 2019 | down 555.8% | volatile |
| 140 | Cote d'Ivoire | -13.85 % change on previous year | 2021 | down 274.3% | volatile |
| 141 | Hong Kong | -18.19 % change on previous year | 2019 | down 1,600.0% | volatile |
| 142 | Jordan | -18.66 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 873.3% | volatile |
| 143 | Pakistan | -20.18 % change on previous year | 2012 | down 3,662.9% | volatile |
| 144 | Congo | -21.17 % change on previous year | 2018 | down 226.6% | volatile |
| 145 | Botswana | -21.64 % change on previous year | 2021 | down 262.9% | volatile |
| 146 | Chile | -22.02 % change on previous year | 2019 | down 306.6% | volatile |
| 147 | Haiti | -27.82 % change on previous year | 2021 | down 163.8% | volatile |
| 148 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | -28.91 % change on previous year | 2021 | down 554.3% | volatile |
| 149 | Central African Republic | -29.09 % change on previous year | 2020 | down 169.8% | volatile |
| 150 | Venezuela | -35.69 % change on previous year | 2017 | down 435.6% | volatile |
| 151 | Latvia | -37.99 % change on previous year | 2021 | down 505.6% | volatile |
| 152 | Mozambique | -41.55 % change on previous year | 2021 | down 1,718.4% | volatile |
| 153 | Rwanda | -44.13 % change on previous year | 2021 | down 202.9% | volatile |
| 154 | New Caledonia | -52.52 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 2,358.3% | volatile |
| 155 | Niger | -55.57 % change on previous year | 2020 | down 544.5% | volatile |
| 156 | Bangladesh | -57.35 % change on previous year | 2009 | down 435.5% | volatile |
| 157 | Montserrat | -67.6 % change on previous year | 2021 | down 418.2% | volatile |
| 158 | Israel | -68.74 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 3,042.7% | volatile |
| 159 | Cayman Islands | -75.86 % change on previous year | 2020 | down 1,313.7% | volatile |
| 160 | Fiji | -78.49 % change on previous year | 2021 | down 1,251.9% | volatile |
| 161 | Palau | -80.85 % change on previous year | 2020 | down 492.7% | volatile |
| 162 | Vanuatu | -81.44 % change on previous year | 2020 | down 1,909.6% | volatile |
| 163 | Solomon Islands | -84.35 % change on previous year | 2020 | down 928.2% | volatile |
| 164 | Australia | -86.47 % change on previous year | 2021 | down 4,689.6% | volatile |
| 165 | Samoa | -88.5 % change on previous year | 2021 | down 10,342.5% | volatile |
| 166 | Madagascar | -88.96 % change on previous year | 2021 | down 696.8% | volatile |
| 167 | Philippines | -89.29 % change on previous year | 2021 | down 1,463.2% | volatile |
| 168 | Cambodia | -89.82 % change on previous year | 2021 | down 671.5% | volatile |
| 169 | Thailand | -92.81 % change on previous year | 2021 | down 452.9% | volatile |
| 170 | Algeria | -95.45 % change on previous year | 2021 | down 242.2% | volatile |
| 171 | Brunei | -97.38 % change on previous year | 2021 | down 733.0% | volatile |
| 172 | Tonga | -97.67 % change on previous year | 2021 | down 2,206.2% | volatile |
| 173 | Kiribati | -98.89 % change on previous year | 2021 | down 363.7% | volatile |
| 174 | Bhutan | -100 % change on previous year | 2021 | down 716.6% | volatile |
How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes UN Tourism (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
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About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.