Foreign guests in hotels and similar establishments by country
Countries reporting
139
Highest
89.92 million
China
Lowest
300
Montserrat
Median
945,000
Years covered
30
1995–2024
Data points
3,097
What the numbers show
Foreign guests in hotels and similar establishments is currently reported for 139 countries. The highest value is 89.92 million in China; the lowest is 300 in Montserrat.
The median across all reporting countries is 945,000, and the mean is 5.79 million.
Over the past decade 88 countries rose and 45 fell. The largest increase was in Albania (up 1,169.3%), and the largest decrease in Malaysia (down 99.3%).
Foreign guests in hotels and similar establishments: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China | 89.92 million | 2013 | up 198.1% | rising |
| 2 | Japan | 78.92 million | 2024 | up 185.6% | volatile |
| 3 | Spain | 73.77 million | 2024 | up 71.0% | rising |
| 4 | Italy | 67.31 million | 2024 | up 65.1% | rising |
| 5 | Turkey | 45.90 million | 2022 | up 129.5% | volatile |
| 6 | France | 37.84 million | 2024 | up 13.7% | flat |
| 7 | Germany | 32.88 million | 2024 | up 11.7% | rising |
| 8 | Saudi Arabia | 23.30 million | 2024 | up 90.9% | rising |
| 9 | Mexico | 23.24 million | 2024 | up 51.4% | rising |
| 10 | Austria | 21.71 million | 2024 | up 16.8% | rising |
| 11 | Greece | 18.23 million | 2022 | up 97.2% | rising |
| 12 | South Korea | 17.04 million | 2018 | up 112.1% | rising |
| 13 | United Kingdom | 16.30 million | 2022 | up 1.4% | rising |
| 14 | Portugal | 15.45 million | 2024 | up 74.8% | rising |
| 15 | Macao | 13.91 million | 2024 | up 38.9% | volatile |
| 16 | Netherlands | 11.66 million | 2022 | up 24.6% | rising |
| 17 | Russia | 11.34 million | 2018 | up 197.8% | rising |
| 18 | Switzerland | 10.63 million | 2024 | up 16.1% | flat |
| 19 | Singapore | 10.13 million | 2019 | up 71.5% | rising |
| 20 | Czechia | 9.63 million | 2024 | up 28.2% | rising |
| 21 | United Arab Emirates | 9.04 million | 2021 | down 44.3% | volatile |
| 22 | Poland | 7.77 million | 2024 | up 59.0% | rising |
| 23 | Chile | 7.30 million | 2024 | up 131.7% | volatile |
| 24 | Dominican Republic | 7.13 million | 2024 | — | rising |
| 25 | Taiwan | 6.84 million | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 26 | Belgium | 6.63 million | 2024 | up 3.7% | rising |
| 27 | Croatia | 6.22 million | 2024 | up 26.7% | rising |
| 28 | Sweden | 5.89 million | 2024 | up 56.3% | rising |
| 29 | Hungary | 5.40 million | 2024 | up 29.0% | rising |
| 30 | Bahrain | 5.16 million | 2024 | up 260.5% | volatile |
| 31 | Peru | 5.03 million | 2022 | down 29.5% | volatile |
| 32 | Norway | 4.51 million | 2024 | up 38.8% | rising |
| 33 | United States | 4.40 million | 2021 | down 80.5% | rising |
| 34 | Argentina | 4.17 million | 2024 | down 2.8% | falling |
| 35 | Australia | 4.03 million | 2024 | up 20.0% | falling |
| 36 | Denmark | 4.01 million | 2024 | up 52.7% | rising |
| 37 | Georgia | 3.70 million | 2024 | up 327.0% | volatile |
| 38 | Indonesia | 3.64 million | 2022 | down 56.2% | volatile |
| 39 | Morocco | 3.42 million | 2022 | down 4.1% | rising |
| 40 | Andorra | 3.18 million | 2024 | — | rising |
| 41 | Cyprus | 3.03 million | 2024 | up 56.4% | rising |
| 42 | Bulgaria | 2.98 million | 2022 | up 15.7% | rising |
| 43 | Slovenia | 2.75 million | 2024 | up 47.7% | rising |
| 44 | Tunisia | 2.69 million | 2022 | down 34.1% | falling |
| 45 | Finland | 2.35 million | 2024 | down 2.0% | rising |
| 46 | Malta | 2.28 million | 2024 | up 80.6% | rising |
| 47 | Pakistan | 2.06 million | 2006 | up 252.0% | volatile |
| 48 | Albania | 2.04 million | 2024 | up 1,169.3% | volatile |
| 49 | Puerto Rico | 1.93 million | 2024 | up 18.0% | rising |
| 50 | Jordan | 1.93 million | 2024 | up 5.9% | falling |
| 51 | Oman | 1.77 million | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 52 | Jamaica | 1.73 million | 2022 | up 27.7% | rising |
| 53 | Slovakia | 1.71 million | 2024 | up 36.4% | rising |
| 54 | Cuba | 1.69 million | 2022 | down 48.7% | rising |
| 55 | Serbia | 1.58 million | 2024 | up 79.4% | volatile |
| 56 | Latvia | 1.54 million | 2024 | up 14.5% | volatile |
| 57 | Bahamas | 1.47 million | 2024 | up 19.0% | flat |
| 58 | Lithuania | 1.43 million | 2024 | up 22.7% | volatile |
| 59 | Qatar | 1.41 million | 2008 | up 339.1% | volatile |
| 60 | Mauritius | 1.38 million | 2024 | up 73.4% | rising |
| 61 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1.34 million | 2024 | up 163.0% | volatile |
| 62 | Estonia | 1.33 million | 2022 | down 23.7% | rising |
| 63 | Montenegro | 1.30 million | 2024 | up 121.1% | volatile |
| 64 | Iceland | 1.27 million | 2021 | up 32.3% | volatile |
| 65 | Kazakhstan | 1.26 million | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 66 | Belarus | 1.19 million | 2024 | up 60.9% | volatile |
| 67 | El Salvador | 1.18 million | 2024 | up 71.4% | rising |
| 68 | Thailand | 1.05 million | 2021 | down 96.9% | volatile |
| 69 | Senegal | 955,000 | 2017 | up 146.8% | rising |
| 70 | Ecuador | 945,000 | 2022 | up 1.7% | rising |
| 71 | Azerbaijan | 908,000 | 2022 | up 144.1% | volatile |
| 72 | North Macedonia | 809,177 | 2024 | up 106.4% | volatile |
| 73 | Cape Verde | 785,000 | 2022 | up 62.9% | volatile |
| 74 | Luxembourg | 733,000 | 2022 | down 4.8% | rising |
| 75 | Namibia | 698,000 | 2006 | up 215.8% | volatile |
| 76 | Philippines | 670,000 | 2009 | down 28.6% | flat |
| 77 | Aruba | 627,000 | 2021 | down 14.8% | rising |
| 78 | Israel | 589,441 | 2024 | down 80.5% | rising |
| 79 | Guam | 586,303 | 2024 | down 41.0% | falling |
| 80 | Malawi | 552,000 | 2018 | up 16.7% | rising |
| 81 | Botswana | 494,000 | 2013 | up 134.1% | volatile |
| 82 | Cameroon | 489,000 | 2021 | up 18.7% | rising |
| 83 | Togo | 482,000 | 2020 | up 138.6% | volatile |
| 84 | Romania | 452,000 | 2024 | down 74.9% | rising |
| 85 | Guadeloupe | 424,000 | 2011 | up 11.9% | rising |
| 86 | Algeria | 404,000 | 2024 | down 8.8% | falling |
| 87 | Bolivia | 353,402 | 2024 | down 39.9% | flat |
| 88 | Panama | 350,000 | 2020 | down 63.0% | rising |
| 89 | Monaco | 348,258 | 2024 | up 5.9% | rising |
| 90 | Iran | 313,000 | 2003 | up 21.8% | rising |
| 91 | Seychelles | 308,000 | 2022 | up 70.2% | rising |
| 92 | Saint Lucia | 306,000 | 2022 | up 20.9% | rising |
| 93 | Curacao | 283,000 | 2022 | up 23.0% | rising |
| 94 | Angola | 275,000 | 2022 | down 34.8% | volatile |
| 95 | Antigua and Barbuda | 273,464 | 2024 | up 37.4% | rising |
| 96 | Ukraine | 248,000 | 2020 | down 75.0% | falling |
| 97 | Lebanon | 240,000 | 2022 | down 58.0% | falling |
| 98 | Moldova | 230,758 | 2024 | up 158.1% | rising |
| 99 | United States Virgin Islands | 229,000 | 2020 | down 69.4% | rising |
| 100 | French Polynesia | 195,000 | 2022 | up 31.8% | falling |
| 101 | Malaysia | 188,700 | 2021 | down 99.3% | rising |
| 102 | Venezuela | 183,000 | 2017 | down 53.7% | flat |
| 103 | Vanuatu | 179,000 | 2004 | up 27.9% | flat |
| 104 | British Virgin Islands | 159,000 | 2015 | up 54.4% | rising |
| 105 | Burkina Faso | 132,340 | 2024 | down 30.7% | falling |
| 106 | Zimbabwe | 131,000 | 2022 | up 52.3% | volatile |
| 107 | Kyrgyzstan | 129,000 | 2022 | up 174.5% | rising |
| 107 | Syria | 129,000 | 2021 | down 75.3% | volatile |
| 109 | Martinique | 125,000 | 2022 | down 29.4% | falling |
| 110 | New Caledonia | 123,000 | 2014 | up 55.7% | rising |
| 111 | Palestine | 115,000 | 2024 | down 79.3% | volatile |
| 112 | Congo | 114,000 | 2018 | up 83.9% | volatile |
| 113 | Brunei | 109,000 | 2007 | up 194.6% | volatile |
| 114 | Grenada | 107,000 | 2022 | up 72.6% | rising |
| 115 | Bermuda | 99,000 | 2022 | down 43.1% | falling |
| 116 | Mozambique | 98,000 | 2021 | down 64.7% | rising |
| 117 | Liechtenstein | 94,151 | 2024 | up 75.3% | rising |
| 118 | Cayman Islands | 94,000 | 2020 | down 55.7% | rising |
| 119 | Nicaragua | 92,200 | 2022 | down 73.2% | volatile |
| 120 | Eswatini | 88,600 | 2022 | down 71.0% | falling |
| 121 | Uruguay | 85,000 | 2021 | down 93.0% | rising |
| 122 | Suriname | 83,000 | 2015 | up 97.6% | volatile |
| 123 | San Marino | 77,000 | 2021 | down 38.9% | rising |
| 124 | Reunion | 66,000 | 2022 | down 60.0% | falling |
| 125 | Djibouti | 63,000 | 2013 | up 171.6% | rising |
| 126 | Guyana | 62,000 | 2022 | up 19.2% | volatile |
| 127 | Kuwait | 41,210 | 2023 | down 86.6% | volatile |
| 128 | Guinea | 38,000 | 2016 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 129 | Mali | 36,000 | 2022 | up 12.5% | volatile |
| 130 | Libya | 34,000 | 2008 | — | falling |
| 131 | Chad | 31,500 | 2021 | up 26.0% | rising |
| 132 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 30,000 | 2011 | up 76.5% | rising |
| 133 | Central African Republic | 28,000 | 2013 | up 115.4% | rising |
| 134 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 24,000 | 2022 | down 17.2% | falling |
| 135 | French Guiana | 22,000 | 2024 | down 8.3% | flat |
| 136 | Dominica | 20,000 | 2022 | down 39.4% | falling |
| 137 | East Timor | 16,500 | 2021 | down 2.9% | falling |
| 138 | Samoa | 11,500 | 2022 | down 73.3% | falling |
| 139 | Montserrat | 300 | 2021 | down 75.0% | rising |