Arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, per capita by country
Arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
What the numbers show
Arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, per capita is currently reported for 170 countries. The highest value is 43.05 trips per person in San Marino; the lowest is 0 trips per person in Bhutan.
The median across all reporting countries is 0.1851 trips per person, and the mean is 1.06 trips per person.
Over the past decade 77 countries rose and 88 fell. The largest increase was in Democratic Republic of Congo (up 641.8%), and the largest decrease in Bhutan (down 100.0%).
Arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, per capita: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | San Marino | 43.05 trips per person | 2015 | down 9.0% | falling |
| 2 | British Virgin Islands | 10.82 trips per person | 2013 | down 23.2% | falling |
| 3 | Aruba | 7.17 trips per person | 2021 | down 9.8% | rising |
| 4 | Monaco | 6.62 trips per person | 2022 | down 2.2% | rising |
| 5 | Malta | 5.96 trips per person | 2024 | up 65.7% | rising |
| 6 | Denmark | 5.13 trips per person | 2022 | up 11.9% | falling |
| 7 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 4.83 trips per person | 2003 | down 3.0% | flat |
| 8 | Hungary | 4.61 trips per person | 2022 | up 8.5% | rising |
| 9 | Bahamas | 4.5 trips per person | 2024 | up 27.1% | falling |
| 10 | Bahrain | 3.93 trips per person | 2024 | down 25.9% | falling |
| 11 | Antigua and Barbuda | 3.36 trips per person | 2024 | up 24.0% | falling |
| 12 | Guam | 3.21 trips per person | 2024 | down 58.7% | falling |
| 13 | Maldives | 3.2 trips per person | 2022 | up 29.0% | rising |
| 14 | Curacao | 3.05 trips per person | 2022 | up 17.9% | rising |
| 15 | Albania | 3.03 trips per person | 2022 | up 150.0% | volatile |
| 16 | Singapore | 2.92 trips per person | 2019 | up 106.1% | rising |
| 17 | Cyprus | 2.77 trips per person | 2024 | up 43.1% | falling |
| 18 | Hong Kong | 2.76 trips per person | 2019 | up 38.9% | rising |
| 19 | Seychelles | 2.72 trips per person | 2022 | up 18.8% | rising |
| 20 | Slovenia | 2.19 trips per person | 2024 | up 84.6% | volatile |
| 21 | Northern Mariana Islands | 2.1 trips per person | 2022 | down 72.2% | falling |
| 22 | Barbados | 2.08 trips per person | 2024 | up 25.1% | falling |
| 23 | Saint Lucia | 1.96 trips per person | 2022 | up 16.4% | rising |
| 24 | Ireland | 1.91 trips per person | 2019 | up 38.9% | rising |
| 25 | Bermuda | 1.9 trips per person | 2022 | down 35.4% | falling |
| 26 | Spain | 1.81 trips per person | 2024 | up 38.9% | rising |
| 27 | Portugal | 1.81 trips per person | 2006 | up 125.7% | rising |
| 28 | Estonia | 1.78 trips per person | 2001 | up 46.5% | rising |
| 29 | Sweden | 1.73 trips per person | 2014 | up 203.0% | rising |
| 30 | Cayman Islands | 1.66 trips per person | 2020 | down 67.0% | falling |
| 31 | Bulgaria | 1.49 trips per person | 2022 | up 39.4% | rising |
| 32 | Luxembourg | 1.48 trips per person | 2015 | — | rising |
| 33 | Georgia | 1.24 trips per person | 2024 | down 2.0% | falling |
| 34 | France | 1.18 trips per person | 2019 | up 15.0% | rising |
| 35 | Mauritius | 1.11 trips per person | 2024 | up 37.1% | rising |
| 36 | Grenada | 1.07 trips per person | 2022 | up 26.2% | flat |
| 37 | Palau | 1.01 trips per person | 2020 | down 77.3% | rising |
| 38 | United Arab Emirates | 0.9436 trips per person | 2021 | down 46.9% | falling |
| 39 | Latvia | 0.9423 trips per person | 2021 | down 59.1% | volatile |
| 40 | Jamaica | 0.8548 trips per person | 2022 | up 25.7% | rising |
| 41 | Dominica | 0.826 trips per person | 2022 | down 13.0% | falling |
| 42 | Italy | 0.7884 trips per person | 2024 | down 25.8% | falling |
| 43 | Saudi Arabia | 0.7862 trips per person | 2024 | up 42.9% | rising |
| 44 | Norway | 0.7807 trips per person | 2011 | up 53.4% | rising |
| 45 | French Polynesia | 0.7372 trips per person | 2022 | up 28.2% | falling |
| 46 | Dominican Republic | 0.7159 trips per person | 2024 | up 47.5% | rising |
| 47 | Malaysia | 0.6863 trips per person | 2008 | up 223.7% | rising |
| 48 | Fiji | 0.6704 trips per person | 2022 | down 0.9% | rising |
| 49 | Turkey | 0.5849 trips per person | 2022 | up 29.0% | rising |
| 50 | Finland | 0.5836 trips per person | 2024 | down 46.1% | rising |
| 51 | Lithuania | 0.5732 trips per person | 2024 | up 15.9% | rising |
| 52 | Laos | 0.5666 trips per person | 2019 | up 107.2% | volatile |
| 53 | Belgium | 0.5611 trips per person | 2024 | up 24.7% | rising |
| 54 | Oman | 0.5522 trips per person | 2022 | up 40.7% | rising |
| 55 | Poland | 0.5395 trips per person | 2024 | up 61.2% | rising |
| 56 | Costa Rica | 0.5363 trips per person | 2024 | up 17.3% | rising |
| 57 | Belize | 0.5147 trips per person | 2021 | down 29.2% | falling |
| 58 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 0.5008 trips per person | 2022 | down 10.7% | falling |
| 59 | Belarus | 0.4538 trips per person | 2022 | down 25.1% | rising |
| 60 | El Salvador | 0.4521 trips per person | 2024 | up 134.6% | volatile |
| 61 | United Kingdom | 0.4518 trips per person | 2024 | up 11.7% | rising |
| 62 | Canada | 0.4353 trips per person | 2024 | up 12.1% | falling |
| 63 | Lesotho | 0.4265 trips per person | 2016 | up 241.4% | rising |
| 64 | Syria | 0.401 trips per person | 2010 | up 155.1% | rising |
| 65 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 0.3947 trips per person | 2024 | up 286.6% | volatile |
| 66 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 0.3892 trips per person | 2021 | down 79.4% | falling |
| 67 | Armenia | 0.3725 trips per person | 2022 | up 78.5% | volatile |
| 68 | Palestine | 0.361 trips per person | 2000 | — | rising |
| 69 | Suriname | 0.3593 trips per person | 2015 | up 28.7% | rising |
| 70 | Mexico | 0.3519 trips per person | 2024 | up 50.1% | rising |
| 71 | Eswatini | 0.3422 trips per person | 2022 | down 66.6% | volatile |
| 72 | Jordan | 0.3414 trips per person | 2024 | down 19.6% | falling |
| 73 | American Samoa | 0.3269 trips per person | 2018 | down 3.7% | falling |
| 74 | Morocco | 0.318 trips per person | 2019 | up 29.2% | rising |
| 75 | Namibia | 0.2916 trips per person | 2023 | down 36.2% | rising |
| 76 | Guyana | 0.2866 trips per person | 2022 | up 35.0% | rising |
| 77 | Panama | 0.2819 trips per person | 2022 | up 27.7% | volatile |
| 78 | New Zealand | 0.2538 trips per person | 2022 | down 49.2% | rising |
| 79 | Trinidad and Tobago | 0.2441 trips per person | 2024 | up 2.6% | falling |
| 80 | Samoa | 0.2197 trips per person | 2022 | down 57.7% | rising |
| 81 | New Caledonia | 0.203 trips per person | 2024 | down 38.2% | falling |
| 82 | Uzbekistan | 0.2008 trips per person | 2019 | up 405.0% | volatile |
| 83 | Japan | 0.1927 trips per person | 2023 | up 176.0% | volatile |
| 84 | Kazakhstan | 0.1892 trips per person | 2022 | down 44.4% | rising |
| 85 | Mongolia | 0.1889 trips per person | 2024 | up 114.3% | rising |
| 86 | Russia | 0.1812 trips per person | 2015 | up 37.1% | rising |
| 87 | Chile | 0.1702 trips per person | 2023 | up 2.0% | rising |
| 88 | Tonga | 0.1685 trips per person | 2022 | down 57.6% | rising |
| 89 | Cuba | 0.1448 trips per person | 2022 | down 41.7% | rising |
| 90 | South Africa | 0.135 trips per person | 2024 | down 17.9% | rising |
| 91 | Paraguay | 0.124 trips per person | 2024 | up 46.7% | volatile |
| 92 | Egypt | 0.1186 trips per person | 2019 | down 11.5% | rising |
| 93 | Azerbaijan | 0.1185 trips per person | 2022 | down 41.7% | volatile |
| 94 | Australia | 0.1137 trips per person | 2022 | down 43.5% | falling |
| 95 | Nicaragua | 0.1111 trips per person | 2022 | down 31.3% | volatile |
| 96 | Micronesia (country) | 0.111 trips per person | 2018 | down 41.3% | rising |
| 97 | Tajikistan | 0.1106 trips per person | 2018 | up 266.3% | volatile |
| 98 | Gabon | 0.1102 trips per person | 1999 | — | rising |
| 99 | Cambodia | 0.1073 trips per person | 2022 | down 53.1% | volatile |
| 100 | Vanuatu | 0.0914 trips per person | 2022 | down 76.5% | rising |
| 101 | Israel | 0.0875 trips per person | 2024 | down 71.8% | rising |
| 102 | Guatemala | 0.086 trips per person | 2022 | up 8.4% | rising |
| 103 | Botswana | 0.0846 trips per person | 2021 | down 90.4% | falling |
| 104 | Honduras | 0.0738 trips per person | 2022 | down 0.6% | rising |
| 105 | Marshall Islands | 0.0731 trips per person | 2017 | down 22.4% | falling |
| 106 | Vietnam | 0.0715 trips per person | 2014 | up 138.6% | rising |
| 107 | Djibouti | 0.0675 trips per person | 2022 | down 0.9% | falling |
| 108 | Ukraine | 0.0656 trips per person | 2024 | down 76.2% | volatile |
| 109 | Uruguay | 0.0632 trips per person | 2021 | down 92.4% | rising |
| 110 | Ecuador | 0.0631 trips per person | 2022 | down 3.3% | falling |
| 111 | Gambia | 0.0623 trips per person | 2022 | up 45.4% | rising |
| 112 | Colombia | 0.0599 trips per person | 2022 | up 143.1% | volatile |
| 113 | South Korea | 0.0598 trips per person | 2022 | down 72.4% | volatile |
| 114 | Peru | 0.0583 trips per person | 2022 | down 37.9% | volatile |
| 115 | Romania | 0.0581 trips per person | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 116 | Zimbabwe | 0.0541 trips per person | 2022 | down 47.5% | falling |
| 117 | Argentina | 0.0527 trips per person | 2024 | up 12.8% | falling |
| 118 | Togo | 0.0485 trips per person | 2019 | — | rising |
| 119 | Bolivia | 0.0455 trips per person | 2022 | down 34.7% | rising |
| 120 | Sao Tome and Principe | 0.0446 trips per person | 2021 | down 24.0% | rising |
| 121 | Eritrea | 0.0435 trips per person | 2016 | up 78.3% | volatile |
| 122 | Comoros | 0.0304 trips per person | 2021 | up 32.9% | falling |
| 123 | China | 0.0304 trips per person | 2019 | up 142.5% | rising |
| 124 | Sri Lanka | 0.0303 trips per person | 2022 | down 28.1% | volatile |
| 125 | Brazil | 0.0259 trips per person | 2019 | up 34.4% | rising |
| 126 | United States | 0.0242 trips per person | 2021 | down 66.5% | rising |
| 127 | Burundi | 0.0219 trips per person | 2017 | up 8.3% | volatile |
| 128 | Nepal | 0.0207 trips per person | 2022 | down 22.4% | rising |
| 129 | Kenya | 0.0195 trips per person | 2022 | down 39.7% | falling |
| 130 | Indonesia | 0.019 trips per person | 2022 | down 8.8% | volatile |
| 131 | Libya | 0.0182 trips per person | 2003 | down 89.7% | volatile |
| 132 | Zambia | 0.0175 trips per person | 2021 | down 27.7% | rising |
| 133 | Kuwait | 0.016 trips per person | 2023 | down 78.7% | volatile |
| 134 | Mozambique | 0.0157 trips per person | 2021 | down 71.1% | volatile |
| 135 | Congo | 0.0155 trips per person | 2018 | down 45.5% | falling |
| 136 | Algeria | 0.0154 trips per person | 2022 | down 17.3% | volatile |
| 137 | Tanzania | 0.0149 trips per person | 2021 | down 16.6% | rising |
| 138 | Philippines | 0.0147 trips per person | 2022 | down 60.7% | volatile |
| 139 | Sudan | 0.014 trips per person | 2018 | up 38.8% | volatile |
| 140 | Benin | 0.0131 trips per person | 2020 | up 24.7% | rising |
| 141 | Rwanda | 0.0126 trips per person | 2021 | down 74.0% | rising |
| 142 | Haiti | 0.0122 trips per person | 2021 | down 60.0% | rising |
| 143 | Tuvalu | 0.0121 trips per person | 2022 | down 83.4% | volatile |
| 144 | Burkina Faso | 0.0115 trips per person | 2022 | up 3.0% | rising |
| 145 | Cote d'Ivoire | 0.0111 trips per person | 2021 | up 56.6% | volatile |
| 146 | Ghana | 0.0107 trips per person | 2021 | down 45.0% | falling |
| 147 | Venezuela | 0.0097 trips per person | 2017 | down 50.5% | rising |
| 148 | Uganda | 0.0084 trips per person | 2021 | down 71.8% | volatile |
| 149 | Mali | 0.0071 trips per person | 2021 | up 30.2% | flat |
| 150 | Central African Republic | 0.0066 trips per person | 2020 | up 24.4% | volatile |
| 151 | Thailand | 0.0065 trips per person | 2021 | down 97.4% | volatile |
| 152 | Malawi | 0.0063 trips per person | 2021 | down 68.7% | rising |
| 153 | India | 0.0061 trips per person | 2024 | up 21.7% | rising |
| 154 | Kiribati | 0.005 trips per person | 2022 | down 82.5% | falling |
| 155 | Solomon Islands | 0.0045 trips per person | 2020 | down 79.7% | rising |
| 156 | Guinea | 0.0038 trips per person | 2017 | up 105.0% | volatile |
| 157 | Myanmar | 0.0035 trips per person | 2022 | down 81.1% | volatile |
| 158 | Sierra Leone | 0.0032 trips per person | 2021 | down 25.9% | rising |
| 159 | Brunei | 0.0031 trips per person | 2021 | down 99.4% | volatile |
| 160 | Pakistan | 0.003 trips per person | 2012 | up 34.1% | rising |
| 161 | Angola | 0.0026 trips per person | 2022 | down 77.5% | volatile |
| 162 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 0.0024 trips per person | 2016 | up 641.8% | volatile |
| 163 | Ethiopia | 0.002 trips per person | 2024 | down 64.5% | volatile |
| 164 | Niger | 0.0018 trips per person | 2020 | down 17.2% | rising |
| 165 | Papua New Guinea | 0.0017 trips per person | 2022 | down 70.5% | rising |
| 166 | Turkmenistan | 0.001 trips per person | 2007 | down 97.6% | volatile |
| 167 | Bangladesh | 0.001 trips per person | 2009 | down 7.3% | rising |
| 168 | Chad | 0.0009 trips per person | 2021 | down 82.7% | volatile |
| 169 | Madagascar | 0.0002 trips per person | 2021 | down 97.0% | rising |
| 170 | Bhutan | 0 trips per person | 2021 | down 100.0% | volatile |
How this figure is calculated
Arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes UN Tourism (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.