Ratio of inbound to outbound tourist trips by country
Tourist trips refer to the number of trips made by individuals traveling abroad and staying overnight. A country with a ratio greater than one has more incoming than outgoing tourists (i.e. has more visitors than locals leaving).
Countries reporting
107
Highest
49.44 ratio
Andorra
Lowest
0.1106 ratio
Kuwait
Median
1.26 ratio
Years covered
30
1995–2024
Data points
2,238
What the numbers show
Ratio of inbound to outbound tourist trips is currently reported for 107 countries. The highest value is 49.44 ratio in Andorra; the lowest is 0.1106 ratio in Kuwait.
The median across all reporting countries is 1.26 ratio, and the mean is 2.74 ratio.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 447.
Over the past decade 42 countries rose and 57 fell. The largest increase was in Bahrain (up 608.0%), and the largest decrease in Turkmenistan (down 97.4%).
Ratio of inbound to outbound tourist trips: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Andorra | 49.44 ratio | 2024 | — | rising |
| 2 | Thailand | 15.48 ratio | 2021 | up 334.6% | rising |
| 3 | Cook Islands | 12.62 ratio | 2022 | up 24.2% | rising |
| 4 | Croatia | 11.34 ratio | 2022 | up 193.2% | volatile |
| 5 | Dominican Republic | 9.19 ratio | 2024 | down 23.7% | rising |
| 6 | Portugal | 8.45 ratio | 2024 | up 20.9% | rising |
| 7 | Albania | 8.41 ratio | 2024 | — | falling |
| 8 | Bahrain | 7.64 ratio | 2024 | up 608.0% | volatile |
| 9 | Turkey | 6.94 ratio | 2022 | up 12.9% | volatile |
| 10 | Seychelles | 6.51 ratio | 2022 | up 40.8% | rising |
| 11 | French Polynesia | 6.42 ratio | 2020 | up 270.8% | rising |
| 12 | Zimbabwe | 6.35 ratio | 1999 | — | volatile |
| 13 | Romania | 5.98 ratio | 2024 | — | falling |
| 14 | Puerto Rico | 5.66 ratio | 2024 | up 38.4% | rising |
| 15 | Maldives | 5.55 ratio | 2008 | down 48.1% | falling |
| 16 | Greece | 5.46 ratio | 2022 | up 64.8% | rising |
| 17 | Morocco | 5.38 ratio | 2022 | up 33.3% | rising |
| 18 | Spain | 4.4 ratio | 2024 | down 20.1% | falling |
| 19 | Mauritius | 4.35 ratio | 2022 | up 6.8% | rising |
| 20 | Belarus | 4.34 ratio | 2022 | up 115.3% | volatile |
| 21 | Malta | 4.22 ratio | 2024 | down 2.3% | falling |
| 22 | France | 3.54 ratio | 2021 | up 14.9% | falling |
| 23 | Georgia | 3.48 ratio | 2024 | up 267.6% | volatile |
| 24 | Iceland | 3.19 ratio | 2021 | up 92.0% | volatile |
| 25 | Jordan | 3.06 ratio | 2022 | up 15.1% | rising |
| 26 | Mexico | 2.39 ratio | 2024 | up 48.9% | rising |
| 27 | Denmark | 2.35 ratio | 2022 | up 118.1% | rising |
| 28 | Cambodia | 2.35 ratio | 2022 | down 48.1% | volatile |
| 29 | Cyprus | 2.3 ratio | 2024 | — | rising |
| 30 | Ghana | 2.22 ratio | 2020 | down 61.0% | falling |
| 31 | Cuba | 2.2 ratio | 2022 | down 83.4% | falling |
| 32 | Costa Rica | 2.11 ratio | 2024 | down 33.4% | falling |
| 33 | Estonia | 1.99 ratio | 2022 | down 22.9% | volatile |
| 34 | Samoa | 1.98 ratio | 2022 | down 12.2% | rising |
| 35 | Tunisia | 1.94 ratio | 2022 | down 19.6% | falling |
| 36 | Egypt | 1.91 ratio | 2006 | up 52.1% | rising |
| 37 | Austria | 1.87 ratio | 2022 | down 15.3% | rising |
| 38 | Panama | 1.75 ratio | 2022 | down 51.3% | falling |
| 39 | El Salvador | 1.69 ratio | 2024 | up 46.4% | rising |
| 40 | Honduras | 1.69 ratio | 2018 | down 24.7% | falling |
| 41 | Italy | 1.67 ratio | 2024 | down 7.7% | flat |
| 42 | Vanuatu | 1.65 ratio | 2022 | down 65.0% | falling |
| 43 | Sierra Leone | 1.6 ratio | 2021 | up 204.6% | volatile |
| 44 | United Arab Emirates | 1.58 ratio | 2021 | up 63.5% | rising |
| 45 | Uganda | 1.55 ratio | 2021 | down 50.6% | rising |
| 46 | Hungary | 1.48 ratio | 2024 | down 32.1% | rising |
| 47 | Chile | 1.42 ratio | 2024 | up 22.8% | falling |
| 48 | Central African Republic | 1.42 ratio | 2010 | up 144.1% | rising |
| 49 | Uruguay | 1.39 ratio | 2019 | down 44.1% | falling |
| 50 | Bermuda | 1.38 ratio | 2008 | down 30.8% | falling |
| 51 | Syria | 1.37 ratio | 2010 | up 151.2% | rising |
| 52 | Poland | 1.34 ratio | 2024 | down 13.6% | falling |
| 53 | Armenia | 1.32 ratio | 2024 | up 30.9% | rising |
| 54 | Guatemala | 1.26 ratio | 2022 | down 39.1% | falling |
| 55 | Saudi Arabia | 1.24 ratio | 2024 | up 34.7% | volatile |
| 56 | Nicaragua | 1.17 ratio | 2022 | down 2.9% | rising |
| 57 | Czechia | 1.15 ratio | 2021 | down 32.4% | rising |
| 58 | Azerbaijan | 1.12 ratio | 2022 | up 59.7% | falling |
| 59 | Fiji | 1.11 ratio | 2024 | up 9.7% | rising |
| 60 | Slovenia | 1.07 ratio | 2024 | up 5.9% | rising |
| 61 | Lithuania | 1.05 ratio | 2024 | down 9.2% | rising |
| 62 | Philippines | 1.05 ratio | 2016 | up 1.0% | flat |
| 63 | Singapore | 1.04 ratio | 2022 | down 24.8% | falling |
| 64 | Burundi | 1.03 ratio | 2001 | up 8.9% | rising |
| 65 | Bulgaria | 0.9811 ratio | 2022 | down 43.6% | rising |
| 66 | Peru | 0.9485 ratio | 2022 | down 23.5% | rising |
| 67 | Gabon | 0.9407 ratio | 2003 | down 2.1% | flat |
| 68 | Latvia | 0.9336 ratio | 2021 | down 4.3% | rising |
| 69 | Colombia | 0.9164 ratio | 2022 | up 33.2% | rising |
| 70 | Bolivia | 0.8819 ratio | 2022 | down 12.9% | falling |
| 71 | New Zealand | 0.8527 ratio | 2022 | down 25.1% | falling |
| 72 | Switzerland | 0.8124 ratio | 2022 | up 14.7% | rising |
| 73 | Argentina | 0.7943 ratio | 2024 | down 27.8% | rising |
| 74 | Nepal | 0.7853 ratio | 2017 | down 30.1% | volatile |
| 75 | Trinidad and Tobago | 0.7245 ratio | 2024 | down 49.0% | falling |
| 76 | Norway | 0.7073 ratio | 2022 | up 44.2% | volatile |
| 77 | Netherlands | 0.694 ratio | 2022 | up 10.7% | rising |
| 78 | Moldova | 0.6493 ratio | 2024 | up 24.1% | falling |
| 79 | Sri Lanka | 0.6386 ratio | 2022 | down 19.4% | rising |
| 80 | Brazil | 0.623 ratio | 2018 | down 35.4% | falling |
| 81 | Finland | 0.6215 ratio | 2024 | up 98.7% | flat |
| 82 | New Caledonia | 0.6126 ratio | 2024 | down 29.0% | falling |
| 83 | Canada | 0.6018 ratio | 2024 | up 22.0% | falling |
| 84 | Papua New Guinea | 0.587 ratio | 2002 | down 28.7% | rising |
| 85 | Paraguay | 0.5864 ratio | 2022 | down 59.5% | falling |
| 86 | French Guiana | 0.5854 ratio | 2024 | — | flat |
| 87 | United States | 0.5735 ratio | 2020 | down 41.6% | rising |
| 88 | Eswatini | 0.5527 ratio | 2022 | down 12.7% | falling |
| 89 | Belgium | 0.538 ratio | 2024 | down 25.0% | falling |
| 90 | Oman | 0.4747 ratio | 2024 | down 1.0% | falling |
| 91 | Taiwan | 0.4663 ratio | 2024 | — | falling |
| 92 | Kazakhstan | 0.4457 ratio | 2014 | down 43.2% | falling |
| 93 | Kyrgyzstan | 0.4347 ratio | 2007 | down 75.7% | volatile |
| 94 | Sweden | 0.4286 ratio | 2022 | down 46.1% | rising |
| 95 | United Kingdom | 0.4219 ratio | 2024 | — | flat |
| 96 | Niue | 0.4 ratio | 2021 | down 89.7% | falling |
| 97 | Venezuela | 0.3957 ratio | 2017 | down 26.2% | volatile |
| 98 | China | 0.3918 ratio | 2020 | down 59.6% | volatile |
| 99 | Luxembourg | 0.3593 ratio | 2022 | down 40.2% | falling |
| 100 | Germany | 0.3271 ratio | 2024 | down 17.7% | rising |
| 101 | India | 0.3227 ratio | 2024 | down 54.9% | falling |
| 102 | Turkmenistan | 0.2158 ratio | 2007 | down 97.4% | volatile |
| 103 | Bangladesh | 0.2065 ratio | 2019 | up 74.3% | volatile |
| 104 | Tuvalu | 0.1743 ratio | 2022 | down 69.5% | falling |
| 105 | Ukraine | 0.1642 ratio | 2024 | down 71.0% | volatile |
| 106 | Israel | 0.1357 ratio | 2024 | down 76.0% | falling |
| 107 | Kuwait | 0.1106 ratio | 2007 | up 53.6% | flat |
About this data
Tourist trips refer to the number of trips made by individuals traveling abroad and staying overnight. A country with a ratio greater than one has more incoming than outgoing tourists (i.e. has more visitors than locals leaving).