International arrivals for personal vs business and professional reasons by country
Countries reporting
179
Highest
88.51 million
Spain
Lowest
1
Bhutan
Median
701,200
Years covered
30
1995–2024
Data points
4,054
What the numbers show
International arrivals for personal vs business and professional reasons is currently reported for 179 countries. The highest value is 88.51 million in Spain; the lowest is 1 in Bhutan.
The median across all reporting countries is 701,200, and the mean is 5.26 million.
Over the past decade 96 countries rose and 78 fell. The largest increase was in Congo, Democratic Republic of the (up 927.5%), and the largest decrease in Bhutan (down 100.0%).
International arrivals for personal vs business and professional reaso: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spain | 88.51 million | 2024 | up 46.0% | rising |
| 1 | Cook Islands | 111,600 | 2022 | down 5.4% | rising |
| 2 | France | 79.65 million | 2019 | up 19.7% | rising |
| 2 | Anguilla, United Kingdom-British Overseas Territory | 94,200 | 2022 | down 25.6% | flat |
| 3 | Türkiye | 49.70 million | 2022 | up 45.8% | volatile |
| 3 | Niue | 8,600 | 2017 | up 186.7% | volatile |
| 4 | Italy | 46.48 million | 2024 | down 27.4% | flat |
| 4 | Montserrat, United Kingdom-British Overseas Territory | 1,361 | 2021 | down 66.0% | falling |
| 5 | Mexico | 46.05 million | 2024 | up 63.9% | rising |
| 6 | Hungary | 44.31 million | 2022 | up 5.1% | rising |
| 7 | China (People’s Republic of) | 42.83 million | 2019 | up 156.4% | rising |
| 8 | United Kingdom | 31.30 million | 2024 | up 19.8% | rising |
| 9 | Denmark | 30.29 million | 2022 | up 18.2% | flat |
| 10 | Saudi Arabia | 27.75 million | 2024 | up 78.2% | volatile |
| 11 | Russia | 26.21 million | 2015 | up 38.1% | rising |
| 12 | Japan | 24.00 million | 2023 | up 169.7% | volatile |
| 13 | Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, People's Republic of China | 20.72 million | 2019 | up 49.5% | rising |
| 14 | Poland | 19.72 million | 2024 | up 55.0% | rising |
| 15 | Portugal | 19.03 million | 2006 | up 136.0% | rising |
| 16 | Malaysia | 18.92 million | 2008 | up 307.4% | rising |
| 17 | Canada | 17.96 million | 2024 | up 30.6% | rising |
| 18 | Sweden | 16.75 million | 2014 | up 227.9% | rising |
| 19 | Singapore | 16.66 million | 2019 | up 135.6% | rising |
| 20 | Egypt, Arab Republic of | 12.76 million | 2019 | up 8.7% | rising |
| 21 | Morocco | 11.52 million | 2019 | up 46.1% | rising |
| 22 | Bulgaria | 9.65 million | 2022 | up 23.3% | rising |
| 23 | Ireland | 9.49 million | 2019 | up 52.4% | rising |
| 24 | United Arab Emirates | 9.04 million | 2021 | down 37.0% | falling |
| 25 | Syrian Arab Republic | 9.02 million | 2010 | up 244.7% | rising |
| 26 | India | 8.79 million | 2024 | up 34.6% | volatile |
| 27 | South Africa | 8.64 million | 2024 | down 5.5% | rising |
| 28 | Dominican Republic | 8.18 million | 2024 | up 63.4% | rising |
| 29 | United States | 8.05 million | 2021 | down 64.3% | rising |
| 30 | Albania | 7.44 million | 2022 | up 114.2% | volatile |
| 31 | Chinese Taipei | 7.28 million | 2024 | down 19.2% | volatile |
| 32 | Belgium | 6.65 million | 2024 | up 31.9% | rising |
| 33 | Uzbekistan | 6.62 million | 2019 | up 495.9% | volatile |
| 34 | Vietnam | 6.55 million | 2014 | up 172.3% | volatile |
| 35 | Bahrain, Kingdom of | 6.25 million | 2024 | down 14.1% | volatile |
| 36 | Brazil | 5.37 million | 2019 | up 45.2% | rising |
| 37 | Indonesia | 5.29 million | 2022 | up 0.7% | volatile |
| 38 | Georgia | 4.74 million | 2024 | up 0.3% | falling |
| 39 | Slovenia | 4.65 million | 2024 | up 90.4% | volatile |
| 40 | Belarus, Republic of | 4.19 million | 2022 | down 26.8% | rising |
| 41 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 4.10 million | 2019 | up 140.3% | volatile |
| 42 | Jordan | 3.94 million | 2024 | up 5.6% | rising |
| 43 | Norway | 3.87 million | 2011 | up 68.3% | rising |
| 44 | Kazakhstan, Republic of | 3.79 million | 2022 | down 35.6% | rising |
| 45 | Cyprus | 3.76 million | 2024 | up 61.7% | rising |
| 46 | Malta | 3.39 million | 2024 | up 117.4% | rising |
| 47 | Chile | 3.35 million | 2023 | up 13.3% | volatile |
| 48 | Finland | 3.28 million | 2024 | down 44.0% | rising |
| 49 | Colombia | 3.10 million | 2022 | up 175.1% | volatile |
| 50 | Korea | 3.09 million | 2022 | down 71.6% | volatile |
| 51 | Australia | 2.96 million | 2022 | down 35.4% | rising |
| 52 | El Salvador | 2.87 million | 2024 | up 141.3% | volatile |
| 53 | Costa Rica | 2.75 million | 2024 | up 26.2% | rising |
| 54 | Oman | 2.61 million | 2022 | up 87.6% | rising |
| 55 | Ukraine | 2.48 million | 2024 | down 80.4% | volatile |
| 56 | Estonia | 2.47 million | 2001 | up 41.5% | rising |
| 57 | Jamaica | 2.43 million | 2022 | up 28.7% | rising |
| 58 | Argentina | 2.41 million | 2024 | up 19.8% | flat |
| 59 | Peru | 1.95 million | 2022 | down 29.6% | volatile |
| 60 | Cambodia | 1.85 million | 2022 | down 46.0% | volatile |
| 61 | Bahamas, The | 1.81 million | 2024 | up 33.4% | flat |
| 62 | Latvia | 1.78 million | 2021 | down 62.5% | volatile |
| 63 | Philippines | 1.68 million | 2022 | down 55.3% | volatile |
| 64 | Maldives | 1.68 million | 2022 | up 74.8% | volatile |
| 65 | Lithuania | 1.66 million | 2024 | up 14.0% | rising |
| 66 | Cuba | 1.60 million | 2022 | down 42.9% | rising |
| 67 | Guatemala | 1.53 million | 2022 | up 28.2% | rising |
| 68 | San Marino, Republic of | 1.42 million | 2015 | up 0.3% | flat |
| 69 | Mauritius | 1.38 million | 2024 | up 35.5% | rising |
| 70 | New Zealand | 1.29 million | 2022 | down 41.4% | rising |
| 71 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1.25 million | 2024 | up 243.1% | rising |
| 72 | Panama | 1.24 million | 2022 | up 49.5% | volatile |
| 73 | Azerbaijan, Republic of | 1.20 million | 2022 | down 36.4% | volatile |
| 74 | Ecuador | 1.12 million | 2022 | up 10.6% | flat |
| 75 | Romania | 1.11 million | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 76 | Armenia, Republic of | 1.11 million | 2022 | up 75.3% | volatile |
| 77 | Kenya | 1.06 million | 2022 | down 25.5% | rising |
| 78 | Palestine | 1.05 million | 2000 | — | rising |
| 79 | Tajikistan, Republic of | 1.03 million | 2018 | up 325.4% | volatile |
| 80 | Tanzania | 934,200 | 2021 | up 13.8% | rising |
| 81 | Lesotho | 908,600 | 2016 | up 272.4% | rising |
| 82 | Israel | 875,000 | 2024 | down 65.7% | rising |
| 83 | Zimbabwe | 869,400 | 2022 | down 39.0% | falling |
| 84 | Namibia | 864,000 | 2023 | down 16.0% | rising |
| 85 | Paraguay | 859,000 | 2024 | up 67.4% | volatile |
| 86 | Luxembourg | 844,000 | 2015 | — | rising |
| 87 | Aruba | 772,400 | 2021 | down 5.3% | rising |
| 88 | Honduras | 771,800 | 2022 | up 19.3% | rising |
| 89 | Nicaragua | 747,600 | 2022 | down 21.7% | volatile |
| 90 | Algeria | 701,200 | 2022 | down 0.1% | volatile |
| 91 | Sri Lanka | 673,100 | 2022 | down 24.7% | volatile |
| 92 | Mongolia | 666,000 | 2024 | up 154.9% | rising |
| 93 | Pakistan | 633,000 | 2012 | up 70.6% | rising |
| 94 | Sudan | 619,000 | 2018 | up 82.6% | volatile |
| 95 | Fiji, Republic of | 616,400 | 2022 | down 0.4% | rising |
| 96 | Nepal | 614,800 | 2022 | down 16.2% | volatile |
| 97 | Barbados | 586,697 | 2024 | up 26.9% | flat |
| 98 | Bolivia | 549,200 | 2022 | down 25.0% | rising |
| 99 | Guam | 538,756 | 2024 | down 58.1% | falling |
| 100 | Martinique | 515,600 | 2022 | up 19.4% | falling |
| 101 | Mozambique | 497,200 | 2021 | down 61.2% | volatile |
| 102 | Curaçao | 468,300 | 2022 | up 18.9% | rising |
| 103 | Thailand | 466,300 | 2021 | down 97.3% | volatile |
| 104 | Réunion | 454,600 | 2022 | up 12.5% | rising |
| 105 | Guadeloupe | 435,000 | 2015 | up 17.9% | rising |
| 106 | Eswatini, Kingdom of | 417,100 | 2022 | down 63.8% | volatile |
| 107 | Uganda | 384,700 | 2021 | down 61.2% | volatile |
| 108 | Togo | 369,200 | 2019 | — | rising |
| 109 | St. Lucia | 350,800 | 2022 | up 20.5% | rising |
| 110 | Ghana | 346,700 | 2021 | down 28.1% | rising |
| 111 | Zambia | 343,200 | 2021 | down 1.8% | rising |
| 112 | British Virgin Islands | 343,000 | 2013 | up 9.9% | rising |
| 113 | Trinidad and Tobago | 334,000 | 2024 | up 4.3% | falling |
| 114 | Côte d’Ivoire | 329,100 | 2021 | up 101.9% | volatile |
| 115 | Seychelles | 325,800 | 2022 | up 61.3% | rising |
| 116 | Antigua and Barbuda | 315,000 | 2024 | up 31.0% | rising |
| 117 | Venezuela, República Bolivariana de | 296,200 | 2017 | down 45.2% | rising |
| 118 | Burkina Faso | 259,700 | 2022 | up 35.0% | rising |
| 119 | Ethiopia, The Federal Democratic Republic of | 258,000 | 2024 | down 53.6% | volatile |
| 120 | Monaco | 257,900 | 2022 | up 9.7% | rising |
| 121 | Burundi | 252,000 | 2017 | up 52.7% | volatile |
| 122 | Guyana | 235,500 | 2022 | up 48.6% | rising |
| 123 | Uruguay | 214,800 | 2021 | down 92.2% | rising |
| 124 | Suriname | 209,000 | 2015 | up 44.1% | volatile |
| 125 | French Polynesia | 206,700 | 2022 | up 31.7% | falling |
| 126 | Congo, Democratic Republic of the | 205,500 | 2016 | up 927.5% | volatile |
| 127 | Belize | 203,500 | 2021 | down 14.5% | rising |
| 128 | Botswana | 203,100 | 2021 | down 88.6% | rising |
| 129 | Myanmar | 189,100 | 2022 | down 79.6% | volatile |
| 130 | Benin | 171,300 | 2020 | up 66.3% | rising |
| 131 | Rwanda | 168,500 | 2021 | down 67.2% | volatile |
| 132 | Gambia, The | 164,200 | 2022 | up 93.2% | rising |
| 133 | Mali | 159,300 | 2021 | up 77.0% | rising |
| 134 | Bangladesh | 145,000 | 2009 | up 5.8% | rising |
| 135 | Haiti | 139,100 | 2021 | down 54.1% | volatile |
| 136 | Gabon | 137,000 | 1999 | — | rising |
| 137 | Eritrea, The State of | 136,000 | 2016 | up 106.1% | volatile |
| 138 | Malawi | 126,000 | 2021 | down 59.0% | rising |
| 139 | Grenada | 124,900 | 2022 | up 30.8% | rising |
| 140 | Bermuda | 122,900 | 2022 | down 34.3% | falling |
| 141 | Cayman Islands | 113,900 | 2020 | down 58.1% | rising |
| 142 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 105,000 | 2003 | up 40.0% | rising |
| 143 | Libya | 102,000 | 2003 | down 88.2% | volatile |
| 144 | Northern Mariana Islands | 96,600 | 2022 | down 75.9% | falling |
| 145 | Angola | 92,000 | 2022 | down 68.2% | volatile |
| 146 | Congo, Republic of | 84,900 | 2018 | down 33.0% | falling |
| 147 | Kuwait | 77,548 | 2023 | down 70.6% | volatile |
| 148 | Djibouti | 76,800 | 2022 | up 6.8% | falling |
| 149 | New Caledonia | 59,399 | 2024 | down 35.7% | falling |
| 150 | French Guiana | 56,780 | 2024 | up 9.2% | rising |
| 151 | Dominica | 55,200 | 2022 | down 15.9% | falling |
| 152 | St. Vincent and the Grenadines | 51,100 | 2022 | down 16.2% | falling |
| 153 | Guinea | 47,300 | 2017 | up 162.8% | volatile |
| 153 | Samoa | 47,300 | 2022 | down 53.6% | rising |
| 155 | Niger | 42,700 | 2020 | up 18.6% | volatile |
| 156 | Central African Republic | 33,400 | 2020 | up 39.2% | volatile |
| 157 | Vanuatu | 28,600 | 2022 | down 70.5% | rising |
| 158 | Sierra Leone | 26,300 | 2021 | down 6.1% | rising |
| 159 | Comoros, Union of the | 24,900 | 2021 | up 62.7% | flat |
| 160 | St. Kitts and Nevis | 18,200 | 2021 | down 79.5% | falling |
| 161 | Palau, Republic of | 18,000 | 2020 | down 78.0% | rising |
| 162 | Tonga | 17,700 | 2022 | down 58.5% | rising |
| 163 | Papua New Guinea | 17,600 | 2022 | down 62.8% | volatile |
| 164 | American Samoa | 16,640 | 2018 | down 12.2% | falling |
| 165 | Chad | 15,700 | 2021 | down 75.8% | falling |
| 166 | Micronesia, Federated States of | 12,200 | 2018 | down 40.8% | rising |
| 167 | São Tomé and Príncipe, Democratic Republic of | 9,900 | 2021 | down 9.2% | volatile |
| 168 | Madagascar, Republic of | 7,173 | 2021 | down 96.1% | volatile |
| 169 | Turkmenistan | 5,200 | 2007 | down 97.1% | volatile |
| 170 | Marshall Islands, Republic of the | 3,400 | 2017 | down 30.6% | falling |
| 171 | Solomon Islands | 3,380 | 2020 | down 71.6% | volatile |
| 172 | Brunei Darussalam | 1,400 | 2021 | down 99.3% | volatile |
| 173 | Kiribati | 651 | 2022 | down 79.7% | falling |
| 174 | Tuvalu | 121 | 2022 | down 84.9% | volatile |
| 175 | Bhutan | 1 | 2021 | down 100.0% | volatile |