Trips by domestic tourists per person in Thailand

Thailand: Trips by domestic tourists per person was 1.04 trips per person in 2020. ▲ Rising

Latest (2020)
1.04 trips per person
Change on year
down 43.6%
World rank
38th
of 71 countries
All-time high
1.84 trips per person
in 2019
All-time low
1.04 trips per person
in 2020
Years of data
8
2013–2020

Trips by domestic tourists per person in Thailand, 2013–2020

00.511.522013201620202013: 1.3 trips per person2014: 1.4 trips per person2015: 1.5 trips per person2016: 1.6 trips per person2017: 1.8 trips per person2018: 1.8 trips per person2019: 1.8 trips per person2020: 1 trips per person

Source: UN Tourism (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in trips per person.

Analysis

Thailand recorded 1.04 trips per person for trips by domestic tourists per person in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 8 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 43.6% on the previous year and down 23.1% over ten years.

Thailand ranks 38th of 71 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

Trips by domestic tourists per person in Thailand, year by year

Annual values for Trips by domestic tourists per person in Thailand, 2013 to 2020.
Year trips per person Change
2013 1.35 trips per person —
2014 1.4 trips per person +4.0%
2015 1.51 trips per person +8.1%
2016 1.63 trips per person +7.7%
2017 1.76 trips per person +8.1%
2018 1.83 trips per person +4.0%
2019 1.84 trips per person +0.3%
2020 1.04 trips per person -43.6%

Thailand compared with similar countries

  • Thailand's 1.04 trips per person is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.6351 trips per person, 1.6× the median. (18 countries reporting)
  • Thailand's 1.04 trips per person is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 2.31 trips per person, 45% of the median. (8 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 1.62 trips per person 1.35 trips per person 1.84 trips per person 7
2020s 1.04 trips per person 1.04 trips per person 1.04 trips per person 1

Countries ranked near Thailand

  1. 35 Argentina 1.11 trips per person compare
  2. 36 Albania 1.1 trips per person
  3. 37 United Arab Emirates 1.04 trips per person compare
  4. 39 Croatia 1.02 trips per person compare
  5. 40 Trinidad and Tobago 0.9822 trips per person compare
  6. 41 Romania 0.9782 trips per person compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is trips by domestic tourists per person in Thailand?
Trips by domestic tourists per person in Thailand was 1.04 trips per person in 2020, according to UN Tourism (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest trips by domestic tourists per person recorded in Thailand?
The highest recorded value was 1.84 trips per person in 2019.
What is the lowest trips by domestic tourists per person recorded in Thailand?
The lowest recorded value was 1.04 trips per person in 2020.
How does Thailand rank for trips by domestic tourists per person?
Thailand ranks 38th out of 71 countries with data for 2020.
Is trips by domestic tourists per person rising or falling in Thailand?
Over the last ten years it is down 23.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Thailand data come from?
The figures come from UN Tourism (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Trips by domestic tourists per person. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Trips by domestic tourists per person
Unit
trips per person
Source
UN Tourism (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
71 places, 1,005 data points, 1995–2024
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Number of trips by individuals who travel within their own country and spend at least one night at their destination, per person in the country's population.