Arrivals of tourists from abroad for business purposes by country
Number of international trips where the main purpose is business-related and the visitor stays overnight.
Countries reporting
172
Highest
11.26 million trips
France
Lowest
123 trips
Tuvalu
Median
119,000 trips
Years covered
30
1995–2024
Data points
3,919
What the numbers show
Arrivals of tourists from abroad for business purposes is currently reported for 172 countries. The highest value is 11.26 million trips in France; the lowest is 123 trips in Tuvalu.
The median across all reporting countries is 119,000 trips, and the mean is 680,233 trips.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 91,554.
Over the past decade 67 countries rose and 100 fell. The largest increase was in Turks and Caicos Islands (up 1,375.0%), and the largest decrease in Ukraine (down 99.1%).
Arrivals of tourists from abroad for business purposes: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | France | 11.26 million trips | 2019 | up 10.0% | rising |
| 2 | Italy | 11.25 million trips | 2024 | down 17.5% | rising |
| 3 | Russia | 7.52 million trips | 2015 | up 133.0% | rising |
| 4 | United Kingdom | 6.93 million trips | 2024 | down 24.7% | falling |
| 5 | China | 6.28 million trips | 2019 | up 20.0% | rising |
| 6 | Spain | 5.25 million trips | 2024 | up 21.8% | flat |
| 7 | Poland | 3.89 million trips | 2024 | up 18.6% | falling |
| 8 | United Arab Emirates | 3.75 million trips | 2021 | up 97.2% | rising |
| 9 | Portugal | 3.56 million trips | 2006 | up 113.6% | rising |
| 10 | Sweden | 3.19 million trips | 2014 | up 26.7% | rising |
| 11 | Malaysia | 3.13 million trips | 2008 | up 460.1% | volatile |
| 12 | Belgium | 2.98 million trips | 2024 | up 5.0% | rising |
| 13 | Singapore | 2.46 million trips | 2019 | down 5.9% | rising |
| 14 | Hong Kong | 2.24 million trips | 2024 | down 41.5% | falling |
| 15 | Hungary | 2.03 million trips | 2022 | up 46.3% | flat |
| 16 | Saudi Arabia | 1.98 million trips | 2024 | down 26.4% | flat |
| 17 | Turkey | 1.67 million trips | 2022 | down 30.0% | rising |
| 18 | Ireland | 1.46 million trips | 2019 | up 51.9% | rising |
| 19 | Morocco | 1.42 million trips | 2019 | up 208.7% | volatile |
| 20 | Mexico | 1.41 million trips | 2024 | up 12.4% | rising |
| 21 | Vietnam | 1.32 million trips | 2014 | up 153.3% | volatile |
| 22 | Jordan | 1.27 million trips | 2024 | up 400.2% | volatile |
| 23 | Denmark | 1.24 million trips | 2022 | up 61.2% | falling |
| 24 | Bulgaria | 1.24 million trips | 2022 | up 18.6% | volatile |
| 25 | Finland | 1.20 million trips | 2024 | down 32.4% | rising |
| 26 | United States | 1.13 million trips | 2021 | down 81.2% | falling |
| 27 | Norway | 1.10 million trips | 2011 | up 41.2% | rising |
| 28 | Romania | 1.07 million trips | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 29 | India | 1.03 million trips | 2024 | down 10.1% | volatile |
| 30 | Brazil | 978,400 trips | 2019 | down 11.1% | rising |
| 31 | Kazakhstan | 938,300 trips | 2022 | up 239.0% | rising |
| 32 | Estonia | 760,000 trips | 2001 | up 108.2% | rising |
| 33 | Australia | 737,100 trips | 2022 | down 49.3% | rising |
| 34 | Belarus | 732,300 trips | 2022 | up 79.9% | volatile |
| 35 | Lithuania | 727,600 trips | 2024 | up 19.3% | rising |
| 36 | Laos | 689,900 trips | 2019 | up 129.2% | volatile |
| 37 | Indonesia | 594,800 trips | 2022 | down 78.6% | rising |
| 38 | Taiwan | 576,000 trips | 2024 | down 36.2% | falling |
| 39 | Armenia | 559,727 trips | 2022 | up 68.6% | volatile |
| 40 | Togo | 507,100 trips | 2019 | — | rising |
| 41 | San Marino | 472,000 trips | 2015 | down 32.1% | falling |
| 42 | Syria | 442,000 trips | 2010 | up 10.5% | rising |
| 43 | Cambodia | 431,000 trips | 2022 | up 156.5% | volatile |
| 44 | Kenya | 425,500 trips | 2022 | up 46.2% | rising |
| 45 | Japan | 422,400 trips | 2022 | down 70.7% | falling |
| 46 | Slovenia | 404,000 trips | 2024 | up 73.0% | rising |
| 47 | Azerbaijan | 400,500 trips | 2022 | down 32.7% | rising |
| 48 | Chile | 384,969 trips | 2023 | down 38.3% | rising |
| 49 | Bahrain | 367,000 trips | 2024 | down 84.7% | volatile |
| 50 | Georgia | 357,000 trips | 2024 | down 33.1% | falling |
| 51 | Dominican Republic | 354,698 trips | 2024 | up 164.7% | rising |
| 52 | Argentina | 352,000 trips | 2024 | down 31.1% | falling |
| 53 | Rwanda | 342,400 trips | 2021 | down 13.3% | rising |
| 54 | Pakistan | 333,000 trips | 2012 | up 162.2% | rising |
| 55 | El Salvador | 321,440 trips | 2024 | up 103.8% | volatile |
| 56 | Guatemala | 310,600 trips | 2022 | up 5.3% | rising |
| 57 | Oman | 308,200 trips | 2022 | down 3.9% | rising |
| 58 | Malawi | 305,000 trips | 2021 | down 33.7% | volatile |
| 59 | Lesotho | 287,600 trips | 2016 | up 379.3% | volatile |
| 60 | Panama | 279,700 trips | 2022 | down 46.1% | volatile |
| 61 | Cyprus | 278,878 trips | 2024 | up 142.5% | rising |
| 62 | Ghana | 276,800 trips | 2021 | down 13.8% | volatile |
| 63 | South Africa | 276,000 trips | 2024 | down 32.2% | falling |
| 64 | Burkina Faso | 255,131 trips | 2024 | down 8.2% | rising |
| 65 | Cote d'Ivoire | 246,700 trips | 2021 | up 130.6% | volatile |
| 66 | Luxembourg | 246,000 trips | 2015 | — | rising |
| 67 | Ethiopia | 226,000 trips | 2024 | up 5.8% | volatile |
| 68 | Philippines | 217,124 trips | 2022 | down 54.9% | falling |
| 69 | Sudan | 217,000 trips | 2018 | up 114.9% | volatile |
| 70 | Zambia | 211,100 trips | 2021 | down 63.0% | volatile |
| 71 | Colombia | 207,200 trips | 2022 | down 13.6% | volatile |
| 72 | Paraguay | 202,000 trips | 2024 | up 48.5% | volatile |
| 73 | Zimbabwe | 174,400 trips | 2022 | down 52.7% | falling |
| 74 | Malta | 172,463 trips | 2024 | up 32.5% | rising |
| 75 | Costa Rica | 168,366 trips | 2024 | down 51.5% | flat |
| 76 | Latvia | 161,000 trips | 2021 | down 79.8% | rising |
| 77 | Benin | 153,600 trips | 2020 | up 60.0% | rising |
| 78 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 145,800 trips | 2016 | up 316.6% | volatile |
| 79 | New Zealand | 144,100 trips | 2022 | down 59.2% | rising |
| 80 | Ecuador | 141,000 trips | 2022 | down 44.9% | falling |
| 81 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 140,000 trips | 2024 | down 18.6% | falling |
| 82 | Namibia | 136,000 trips | 2023 | down 7.5% | rising |
| 83 | Venezuela | 131,100 trips | 2017 | down 39.0% | falling |
| 84 | Uzbekistan | 128,400 trips | 2019 | up 23.5% | rising |
| 85 | Uganda | 128,200 trips | 2021 | down 19.9% | volatile |
| 86 | Bangladesh | 122,000 trips | 2009 | up 238.9% | volatile |
| 87 | Egypt | 116,000 trips | 2019 | down 35.2% | falling |
| 88 | Botswana | 110,700 trips | 2021 | down 41.1% | volatile |
| 89 | Andorra | 109,000 trips | 2024 | down 6.8% | volatile |
| 90 | South Korea | 107,900 trips | 2022 | down 56.0% | falling |
| 91 | Albania | 106,300 trips | 2022 | up 153.1% | falling |
| 92 | Tanzania | 92,700 trips | 2021 | up 97.2% | falling |
| 93 | Israel | 87,000 trips | 2024 | down 77.0% | flat |
| 94 | Eswatini | 85,400 trips | 2022 | down 33.3% | rising |
| 96 | Congo | 73,200 trips | 2018 | up 1.5% | falling |
| 97 | Honduras | 72,600 trips | 2022 | down 70.7% | volatile |
| 98 | Nicaragua | 70,300 trips | 2022 | down 68.8% | falling |
| 99 | Monaco | 69,100 trips | 2022 | up 21.2% | falling |
| 101 | Bahamas | 63,248 trips | 2024 | down 29.6% | falling |
| 102 | Mongolia | 61,000 trips | 2024 | down 53.6% | volatile |
| 103 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 59,000 trips | 2003 | up 1,375.0% | volatile |
| 104 | Peru | 58,600 trips | 2022 | down 20.4% | rising |
| 105 | Nepal | 58,400 trips | 2016 | up 49.7% | rising |
| 106 | Barbados | 57,126 trips | 2024 | down 2.5% | flat |
| 107 | Algeria | 56,200 trips | 2022 | down 79.9% | volatile |
| 108 | Guyana | 52,800 trips | 2022 | up 190.1% | volatile |
| 109 | Guinea | 52,000 trips | 2017 | up 333.3% | volatile |
| 110 | Papua New Guinea | 51,700 trips | 2022 | down 59.6% | volatile |
| 111 | Mozambique | 51,500 trips | 2021 | down 91.7% | falling |
| 112 | Jamaica | 51,400 trips | 2022 | down 48.6% | rising |
| 113 | Burundi | 47,000 trips | 2017 | up 74.1% | volatile |
| 114 | Sri Lanka | 46,900 trips | 2022 | down 58.2% | volatile |
| 115 | Guam | 46,028 trips | 2024 | up 2.3% | rising |
| 116 | Kuwait | 44,908 trips | 2023 | up 4.2% | volatile |
| 117 | Thailand | 44,400 trips | 2021 | down 97.7% | rising |
| 118 | Myanmar | 44,399 trips | 2022 | down 66.1% | volatile |
| 119 | Niger | 42,700 trips | 2020 | up 12.4% | volatile |
| 120 | Gabon | 41,000 trips | 1999 | — | rising |
| 121 | Reunion | 40,800 trips | 2022 | down 5.1% | flat |
| 123 | Libya | 40,000 trips | 2003 | down 95.9% | volatile |
| 124 | Trinidad and Tobago | 38,000 trips | 2024 | down 59.0% | falling |
| 125 | Angola | 37,000 trips | 2022 | down 84.5% | volatile |
| 126 | Aruba | 34,300 trips | 2021 | down 35.3% | rising |
| 127 | Mauritius | 34,000 trips | 2024 | down 24.1% | rising |
| 128 | French Guiana | 29,240 trips | 2024 | down 15.7% | falling |
| 129 | Bermuda | 23,000 trips | 2022 | down 48.9% | falling |
| 129 | British Virgin Islands | 23,000 trips | 2013 | up 283.3% | volatile |
| 131 | Curacao | 21,300 trips | 2022 | down 18.1% | flat |
| 132 | Fiji | 19,922 trips | 2022 | down 51.4% | rising |
| 133 | Suriname | 19,000 trips | 2015 | up 18.8% | volatile |
| 134 | Uruguay | 18,700 trips | 2021 | down 90.9% | rising |
| 135 | Gambia | 18,600 trips | 2022 | down 11.4% | volatile |
| 136 | Chad | 17,400 trips | 2021 | up 45.0% | falling |
| 137 | Belize | 15,600 trips | 2021 | up 30.0% | rising |
| 138 | Antigua and Barbuda | 15,000 trips | 2024 | up 70.5% | rising |
| 139 | Sierra Leone | 14,000 trips | 2021 | down 41.7% | volatile |
| 140 | Cuba | 12,200 trips | 2022 | down 28.2% | rising |
| 141 | French Polynesia | 12,000 trips | 2022 | unchanged | rising |
| 142 | Haiti | 9,300 trips | 2021 | down 79.3% | volatile |
| 143 | Mali | 8,800 trips | 2021 | down 87.4% | volatile |
| 144 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 8,000 trips | 2022 | down 38.5% | rising |
| 145 | Cayman Islands | 7,900 trips | 2020 | down 53.5% | rising |
| 145 | Grenada | 7,900 trips | 2022 | down 19.4% | falling |
| 147 | Micronesia (country) | 7,000 trips | 2018 | up 37.3% | rising |
| 148 | Seychelles | 6,200 trips | 2022 | up 3.3% | flat |
| 149 | Eritrea | 6,000 trips | 2016 | down 50.0% | volatile |
| 150 | New Caledonia | 5,920 trips | 2024 | down 60.5% | falling |
| 151 | Dominica | 5,900 trips | 2022 | down 56.0% | falling |
| 152 | Saint Lucia | 5,400 trips | 2022 | down 66.2% | falling |
| 152 | Tajikistan | 5,400 trips | 2018 | up 170.0% | volatile |
| 154 | Sao Tome and Principe | 5,200 trips | 2021 | up 300.0% | volatile |
| 155 | American Samoa | 3,548 trips | 2018 | down 33.5% | falling |
| 156 | Samoa | 3,300 trips | 2022 | down 90.0% | rising |
| 157 | Turkmenistan | 3,000 trips | 2007 | down 98.1% | volatile |
| 158 | Marshall Islands | 2,600 trips | 2017 | up 13.0% | flat |
| 159 | Bhutan | 2,300 trips | 2020 | down 42.5% | volatile |
| 160 | Comoros | 2,186 trips | 2024 | down 57.1% | rising |
| 161 | Brunei | 2,100 trips | 2021 | down 95.5% | falling |
| 162 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 2,000 trips | 2021 | down 86.9% | volatile |
| 163 | Cook Islands | 1,900 trips | 2022 | down 52.5% | rising |
| 164 | Vanuatu | 1,800 trips | 2022 | down 84.1% | flat |
| 165 | Palau | 1,600 trips | 2015 | down 60.0% | falling |
| 165 | Anguilla | 1,600 trips | 2022 | down 42.9% | falling |
| 167 | Central African Republic | 1,200 trips | 2020 | down 96.0% | volatile |
| 167 | Niue | 1,200 trips | 2017 | up 200.0% | rising |
| 169 | Kiribati | 1,119 trips | 2022 | down 34.2% | flat |
| 170 | Solomon Islands | 1,040 trips | 2020 | down 87.9% | rising |
| 171 | Tonga | 700 trips | 2022 | down 85.1% | falling |
| 172 | Madagascar | 582 trips | 2021 | down 98.5% | volatile |
| 173 | Ukraine | 459 trips | 2024 | down 99.1% | volatile |
| 174 | Montserrat | 230 trips | 2021 | down 83.6% | falling |
| 175 | Tuvalu | 123 trips | 2022 | down 59.0% | volatile |
About this data
Number of international trips where the main purpose is business-related and the visitor stays overnight.