Arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, per capita in Belgium
Belgium: Arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, per capita was 0.5611 trips per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, per capita in Belgium, 1995–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in trips per person.
Analysis
In 2024, arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, per capita in Belgium stood at 0.5611 trips per person. That is the highest value across all 30 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.8% on the previous year and up 24.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, per capita in Belgium peaked at 0.5611 trips per person in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.1511 trips per person, in 2020.
That places Belgium 53rd out of 170 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 30 years of available data.
Arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, per capita in Belgium, year by year
| Year | trips per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 0.3572 trips per person | — |
| 1996 | 0.3597 trips per person | +0.7% |
| 1997 | 0.3683 trips per person | +2.4% |
| 1998 | 0.3823 trips per person | +3.8% |
| 1999 | 0.3933 trips per person | +2.9% |
| 2000 | 0.3877 trips per person | -1.4% |
| 2001 | 0.3941 trips per person | +1.7% |
| 2002 | 0.418 trips per person | +6.1% |
| 2003 | 0.4246 trips per person | +1.6% |
| 2004 | 0.42 trips per person | -1.1% |
| 2005 | 0.4181 trips per person | -0.5% |
| 2006 | 0.4269 trips per person | +2.1% |
| 2007 | 0.4334 trips per person | +1.5% |
| 2008 | 0.4284 trips per person | -1.2% |
| 2009 | 0.4198 trips per person | -2.0% |
| 2010 | 0.4386 trips per person | +4.5% |
| 2011 | 0.4426 trips per person | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 0.4296 trips per person | -2.9% |
| 2013 | 0.4343 trips per person | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 0.4501 trips per person | +3.6% |
| 2015 | 0.4834 trips per person | +7.4% |
| 2016 | 0.4245 trips per person | -12.2% |
| 2017 | 0.4786 trips per person | +12.8% |
| 2018 | 0.5293 trips per person | +10.6% |
| 2019 | 0.5392 trips per person | +1.9% |
| 2020 | 0.1511 trips per person | -72.0% |
| 2021 | 0.1905 trips per person | +26.1% |
| 2022 | 0.5007 trips per person | +162.8% |
| 2023 | 0.5459 trips per person | +9.0% |
| 2024 | 0.5611 trips per person | +2.8% |
Belgium compared with similar countries
- Belgium's 0.5611 trips per person is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.9436 trips per person, 59% of the median. (63 countries reporting)
- Belgium's 0.5611 trips per person is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.7846 trips per person, 72% of the median. (36 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, per capita in Belgium changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | +162.8% | 0.1905 trips per person | 0.5007 trips per person |
| 2020 | -72.0% | 0.5392 trips per person | 0.1511 trips per person |
| 2021 | +26.1% | 0.1511 trips per person | 0.1905 trips per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.3722 trips per person | 0.3572 trips per person | 0.3933 trips per person | 5 |
| 2000s | 0.4171 trips per person | 0.3877 trips per person | 0.4334 trips per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.465 trips per person | 0.4245 trips per person | 0.5392 trips per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3899 trips per person | 0.1511 trips per person | 0.5611 trips per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Belgium
More reference data data for Belgium
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.9298 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.291 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 2.09 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.1382 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 2.09 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 3.12 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 1.93 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.61 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 10.4 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.7526 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, per capita in Belgium?
- Arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, per capita in Belgium was 0.5611 trips per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, per capita recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5611 trips per person in 2024.
- What is the lowest arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, per capita recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1511 trips per person in 2020.
- How does Belgium rank for arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, per capita?
- Belgium ranks 53rd out of 170 countries with data for 2024.
- Is arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, per capita rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is up 24.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Belgium data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.