Arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, per capita in United States
United States: Arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, per capita was 0.0242 trips per person in 2021. ▲ Rising
Arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, per capita in United States, 1997–2021
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in trips per person.
Analysis
In 2021, arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, per capita in United States stood at 0.0242 trips per person.
That represents a change of up 34.6% on the previous year and down 66.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, per capita in United States peaked at 0.1012 trips per person in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.018 trips per person, in 2020.
United States ranks 126th of 170 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, per capita in United States, year by year
| Year | trips per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 0.0618 trips per person | — |
| 1998 | 0.0599 trips per person | -3.2% |
| 1999 | 0.0619 trips per person | +3.4% |
| 2000 | 0.0632 trips per person | +2.1% |
| 2001 | 0.0539 trips per person | -14.7% |
| 2002 | 0.0463 trips per person | -14.1% |
| 2003 | 0.0433 trips per person | -6.5% |
| 2004 | 0.0484 trips per person | +11.7% |
| 2005 | 0.0511 trips per person | +5.7% |
| 2006 | 0.0506 trips per person | -1.0% |
| 2007 | 0.0553 trips per person | +9.2% |
| 2008 | 0.0607 trips per person | +9.7% |
| 2009 | 0.0601 trips per person | -0.9% |
| 2010 | 0.0666 trips per person | +10.7% |
| 2011 | 0.0723 trips per person | +8.6% |
| 2012 | 0.0761 trips per person | +5.3% |
| 2013 | 0.0859 trips per person | +12.9% |
| 2014 | 0.0903 trips per person | +5.1% |
| 2015 | 0.0976 trips per person | +8.1% |
| 2016 | 0.0964 trips per person | -1.3% |
| 2017 | 0.0978 trips per person | +1.5% |
| 2018 | 0.1002 trips per person | +2.4% |
| 2019 | 0.1012 trips per person | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 0.018 trips per person | -82.2% |
| 2021 | 0.0242 trips per person | +34.6% |
United States compared with similar countries
- United States's 0.0242 trips per person is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.9436 trips per person, 3% of the median. (63 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, per capita in United States 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | -82.2% | 0.1012 trips per person | 0.018 trips per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0612 trips per person | 0.0599 trips per person | 0.0619 trips per person | 3 |
| 2000s | 0.0533 trips per person | 0.0433 trips per person | 0.0632 trips per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0884 trips per person | 0.0666 trips per person | 0.1012 trips per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0211 trips per person | 0.018 trips per person | 0.0242 trips per person | 2 |
Countries ranked near United States
More reference data data for United States
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 19.34 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 24.55 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 119.42 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 20.7 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 119.42 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 64.85 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 52.14 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 133.45 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 589.96 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 112.69 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, per capita in United States?
- Arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, per capita in United States was 0.0242 trips per person in 2021, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, per capita recorded in United States?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1012 trips per person in 2019.
- What is the lowest arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, per capita recorded in United States?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.018 trips per person in 2020.
- How does United States rank for arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, per capita?
- United States ranks 126th out of 170 countries with data for 2021.
- Is arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, per capita rising or falling in United States?
- Over the last ten years it is down 66.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this United States 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.
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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.