Foreign guests in hotels and similar establishments by country
Number of international visitors who check in to hotels and similar accommodation establishments.
Countries reporting
134
Highest
89.92 million guests
China
Lowest
300 guests
Montserrat
Median
1.00 million guests
Years covered
30
1995–2024
Data points
3,097
What the numbers show
Foreign guests in hotels and similar establishments is currently reported for 134 countries. The highest value is 89.92 million guests in China; the lowest is 300 guests in Montserrat.
The median across all reporting countries is 1.00 million guests, and the mean is 5.98 million guests.
Over the past decade 85 countries rose and 43 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 guests | 2013 | up 198.1% | rising |
| 2 | Japan | 78.92 million guests | 2024 | up 185.6% | volatile |
| 3 | Spain | 73.77 million guests | 2024 | up 71.0% | rising |
| 4 | Italy | 67.31 million guests | 2024 | up 65.1% | rising |
| 5 | Turkey | 45.90 million guests | 2022 | up 129.5% | volatile |
| 6 | France | 37.84 million guests | 2024 | up 13.7% | flat |
| 7 | Germany | 32.88 million guests | 2024 | up 11.7% | rising |
| 8 | Saudi Arabia | 23.30 million guests | 2024 | up 90.9% | rising |
| 9 | Mexico | 23.24 million guests | 2024 | up 51.4% | rising |
| 10 | Austria | 21.71 million guests | 2024 | up 16.8% | rising |
| 11 | Greece | 18.23 million guests | 2022 | up 97.2% | rising |
| 12 | South Korea | 17.04 million guests | 2018 | up 112.1% | rising |
| 13 | United Kingdom | 16.30 million guests | 2022 | up 1.4% | rising |
| 14 | Portugal | 15.45 million guests | 2024 | up 74.8% | rising |
| 15 | Macao | 13.91 million guests | 2024 | up 38.9% | volatile |
| 16 | Netherlands | 11.66 million guests | 2022 | up 24.6% | rising |
| 17 | Russia | 11.34 million guests | 2018 | up 197.8% | rising |
| 18 | Switzerland | 10.63 million guests | 2024 | up 16.1% | flat |
| 19 | Singapore | 10.13 million guests | 2019 | up 71.5% | rising |
| 20 | Czechia | 9.63 million guests | 2024 | up 28.2% | rising |
| 21 | United Arab Emirates | 9.04 million guests | 2021 | down 44.3% | volatile |
| 22 | Poland | 7.77 million guests | 2024 | up 59.0% | rising |
| 23 | Chile | 7.30 million guests | 2024 | up 131.7% | volatile |
| 24 | Dominican Republic | 7.13 million guests | 2024 | — | rising |
| 25 | Taiwan | 6.84 million guests | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 26 | Belgium | 6.63 million guests | 2024 | up 3.7% | rising |
| 27 | Croatia | 6.22 million guests | 2024 | up 26.7% | rising |
| 28 | Sweden | 5.89 million guests | 2024 | up 56.3% | rising |
| 29 | Hungary | 5.40 million guests | 2024 | up 29.0% | rising |
| 30 | Bahrain | 5.16 million guests | 2024 | up 260.5% | volatile |
| 31 | Peru | 5.03 million guests | 2022 | down 29.5% | volatile |
| 32 | Norway | 4.51 million guests | 2024 | up 38.8% | rising |
| 33 | United States | 4.40 million guests | 2021 | down 80.5% | rising |
| 34 | Argentina | 4.17 million guests | 2024 | down 2.8% | falling |
| 35 | Australia | 4.03 million guests | 2024 | up 20.0% | falling |
| 36 | Denmark | 4.01 million guests | 2024 | up 52.7% | rising |
| 37 | Georgia | 3.70 million guests | 2024 | up 327.0% | volatile |
| 38 | Indonesia | 3.64 million guests | 2022 | down 56.2% | volatile |
| 39 | Morocco | 3.42 million guests | 2022 | down 4.1% | rising |
| 40 | Andorra | 3.18 million guests | 2024 | — | rising |
| 41 | Cyprus | 3.03 million guests | 2024 | up 56.4% | rising |
| 42 | Bulgaria | 2.98 million guests | 2022 | up 15.7% | rising |
| 43 | Slovenia | 2.75 million guests | 2024 | up 47.7% | rising |
| 44 | Tunisia | 2.69 million guests | 2022 | down 34.1% | falling |
| 45 | Finland | 2.35 million guests | 2024 | down 2.0% | rising |
| 47 | Pakistan | 2.06 million guests | 2006 | up 252.0% | volatile |
| 48 | Albania | 2.04 million guests | 2024 | up 1,169.3% | volatile |
| 49 | Puerto Rico | 1.93 million guests | 2024 | up 18.0% | rising |
| 50 | Jordan | 1.93 million guests | 2024 | up 5.9% | falling |
| 51 | Oman | 1.77 million guests | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 52 | Jamaica | 1.73 million guests | 2022 | up 27.7% | rising |
| 53 | Slovakia | 1.71 million guests | 2024 | up 36.4% | rising |
| 54 | Cuba | 1.69 million guests | 2022 | down 48.7% | rising |
| 55 | Serbia | 1.58 million guests | 2024 | up 79.4% | volatile |
| 56 | Latvia | 1.54 million guests | 2024 | up 14.5% | volatile |
| 57 | Bahamas | 1.47 million guests | 2024 | up 19.0% | flat |
| 58 | Lithuania | 1.43 million guests | 2024 | up 22.7% | volatile |
| 59 | Qatar | 1.41 million guests | 2008 | up 339.1% | volatile |
| 60 | Mauritius | 1.38 million guests | 2024 | up 73.4% | rising |
| 61 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1.34 million guests | 2024 | up 163.0% | volatile |
| 62 | Estonia | 1.33 million guests | 2022 | down 23.7% | rising |
| 63 | Montenegro | 1.30 million guests | 2024 | up 121.1% | volatile |
| 64 | Iceland | 1.27 million guests | 2021 | up 32.3% | volatile |
| 65 | Kazakhstan | 1.26 million guests | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 66 | Belarus | 1.19 million guests | 2024 | up 60.9% | volatile |
| 67 | El Salvador | 1.18 million guests | 2024 | up 71.4% | rising |
| 68 | Thailand | 1.05 million guests | 2021 | down 96.9% | volatile |
| 69 | Senegal | 955,000 guests | 2017 | up 146.8% | rising |
| 70 | Ecuador | 945,000 guests | 2022 | up 1.7% | rising |
| 71 | Azerbaijan | 908,000 guests | 2022 | up 144.1% | volatile |
| 72 | North Macedonia | 809,177 guests | 2024 | up 106.4% | volatile |
| 73 | Cape Verde | 785,000 guests | 2022 | up 62.9% | volatile |
| 75 | Namibia | 698,000 guests | 2006 | up 215.8% | volatile |
| 76 | Philippines | 670,000 guests | 2009 | down 28.6% | flat |
| 77 | Aruba | 627,000 guests | 2021 | down 14.8% | rising |
| 78 | Israel | 589,441 guests | 2024 | down 80.5% | rising |
| 79 | Guam | 586,303 guests | 2024 | down 41.0% | falling |
| 80 | Malawi | 552,000 guests | 2018 | up 16.7% | rising |
| 81 | Botswana | 494,000 guests | 2013 | up 134.1% | volatile |
| 82 | Cameroon | 489,000 guests | 2021 | up 18.7% | rising |
| 83 | Togo | 482,000 guests | 2020 | up 138.6% | volatile |
| 84 | Romania | 452,000 guests | 2024 | down 74.9% | rising |
| 86 | Algeria | 404,000 guests | 2024 | down 8.8% | falling |
| 87 | Bolivia | 353,402 guests | 2024 | down 39.9% | flat |
| 88 | Panama | 350,000 guests | 2020 | down 63.0% | rising |
| 89 | Monaco | 348,258 guests | 2024 | up 5.9% | rising |
| 90 | Iran | 313,000 guests | 2003 | up 21.8% | rising |
| 91 | Seychelles | 308,000 guests | 2022 | up 70.2% | rising |
| 92 | Saint Lucia | 306,000 guests | 2022 | up 20.9% | rising |
| 93 | Curacao | 283,000 guests | 2022 | up 23.0% | rising |
| 94 | Angola | 275,000 guests | 2022 | down 34.8% | volatile |
| 95 | Antigua and Barbuda | 273,464 guests | 2024 | up 37.4% | rising |
| 96 | Ukraine | 248,000 guests | 2020 | down 75.0% | falling |
| 97 | Lebanon | 240,000 guests | 2022 | down 58.0% | falling |
| 98 | Moldova | 230,758 guests | 2024 | up 158.1% | rising |
| 99 | United States Virgin Islands | 229,000 guests | 2020 | down 69.4% | rising |
| 100 | French Polynesia | 195,000 guests | 2022 | up 31.8% | falling |
| 101 | Malaysia | 188,700 guests | 2021 | down 99.3% | rising |
| 102 | Venezuela | 183,000 guests | 2017 | down 53.7% | flat |
| 103 | Vanuatu | 179,000 guests | 2004 | up 27.9% | flat |
| 104 | British Virgin Islands | 159,000 guests | 2015 | up 54.4% | rising |
| 105 | Burkina Faso | 132,340 guests | 2024 | down 30.7% | falling |
| 106 | Zimbabwe | 131,000 guests | 2022 | up 52.3% | volatile |
| 107 | Kyrgyzstan | 129,000 guests | 2022 | up 174.5% | rising |
| 107 | Syria | 129,000 guests | 2021 | down 75.3% | volatile |
| 110 | New Caledonia | 123,000 guests | 2014 | up 55.7% | rising |
| 111 | Palestine | 115,000 guests | 2024 | down 79.3% | volatile |
| 112 | Congo | 114,000 guests | 2018 | up 83.9% | volatile |
| 113 | Brunei | 109,000 guests | 2007 | up 194.6% | volatile |
| 114 | Grenada | 107,000 guests | 2022 | up 72.6% | rising |
| 115 | Bermuda | 99,000 guests | 2022 | down 43.1% | falling |
| 116 | Mozambique | 98,000 guests | 2021 | down 64.7% | rising |
| 118 | Cayman Islands | 94,000 guests | 2020 | down 55.7% | rising |
| 119 | Nicaragua | 92,200 guests | 2022 | down 73.2% | volatile |
| 120 | Eswatini | 88,600 guests | 2022 | down 71.0% | falling |
| 121 | Uruguay | 85,000 guests | 2021 | down 93.0% | rising |
| 122 | Suriname | 83,000 guests | 2015 | up 97.6% | volatile |
| 123 | San Marino | 77,000 guests | 2021 | down 38.9% | rising |
| 124 | Reunion | 66,000 guests | 2022 | down 60.0% | falling |
| 125 | Djibouti | 63,000 guests | 2013 | up 171.6% | rising |
| 126 | Guyana | 62,000 guests | 2022 | up 19.2% | volatile |
| 127 | Kuwait | 41,210 guests | 2023 | down 86.6% | volatile |
| 128 | Guinea | 38,000 guests | 2016 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 129 | Mali | 36,000 guests | 2022 | up 12.5% | volatile |
| 130 | Libya | 34,000 guests | 2008 | — | falling |
| 131 | Chad | 31,500 guests | 2021 | up 26.0% | rising |
| 132 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 30,000 guests | 2011 | up 76.5% | rising |
| 133 | Central African Republic | 28,000 guests | 2013 | up 115.4% | rising |
| 134 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 24,000 guests | 2022 | down 17.2% | falling |
| 135 | French Guiana | 22,000 guests | 2024 | down 8.3% | flat |
| 136 | Dominica | 20,000 guests | 2022 | down 39.4% | falling |
| 137 | East Timor | 16,500 guests | 2021 | down 2.9% | falling |
| 138 | Samoa | 11,500 guests | 2022 | down 73.3% | falling |
| 139 | Montserrat | 300 guests | 2021 | down 75.0% | rising |
About this data
Number of international visitors who check in to hotels and similar accommodation establishments.