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DEFINITION:
International inbound tourists (overnight visitors) are the number of tourists who travel to a country other than that in which they have their usual residence, but outside their usual environment, for a period not exceeding 12 months and whose main purpose in visiting is other than an activity remunerated from within the country visited. When data on number of tourists are not available, the number of visitors, which includes tourists, same-day visitors, cruise passengers, and crew members, is shown instead. Sources and collection methods for arrivals differ across countries. In some cases data are from border statistics (police, immigration, and the like) and supplemented by border surveys. In other cases data are from tourism accommodation establishments. For some countries number of arrivals is limited to arrivals by air and for others to arrivals staying in hotels. Some countries include arrivals of nationals residing abroad while others do not. Caution should thus be used in comparing arrivals across countries. The data on inbound tourists refer to the number of arrivals, not to the number of people traveling. Thus a person who makes several trips to a country during a given period is counted each time as a new arrival." Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
CONTENTS
# | COUNTRY | AMOUNT | DATE | GRAPH | HISTORY |
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1 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 12,186.15 per 1,000 people | 2007 | ||
2 | Monaco | 9,879.25 per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
3 | Aruba | 8,144.49 per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
4 | Bahrain | 6,964.7 per 1,000 people | 2007 | ||
5 | Guam | 6,481.8 per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
6 | Cayman Islands | 6,330.7 per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
7 | The Bahamas | 4,758.48 per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
8 | Virgin Islands | 4,702.72 per 1,000 people | 2007 | ||
9 | Northern Mariana Islands | 4,479.54 per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
10 | Netherlands Antilles | 4,357.3 per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
11 | Bermuda | 3,967.78 per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
12 | Palau | 3,934.95 per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
13 | Iceland | 3,620.63 per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
Tourist destinations average (profile) | 3,304.96 per 1,000 people | 2007 | |||
14 | Malta | 3,199.25 per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
15 | Antigua and Barbuda | 3,147.11 per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
16 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 3,038.9 per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
17 | Cyprus | 3,033.04 per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
18 | Austria | 2,673.2 per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
19 | San Marino | 2,329.9 per 1,000 people | 2007 | ||
20 | Croatia | 2,096.16 per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
21 | Barbados | 2,014.41 per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
22 | Seychelles | 1,933.2 per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
23 | Ireland | 1,931.13 per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
24 | Saint Lucia | 1,854.81 per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
25 | Luxembourg | 1,808.62 per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
26 | Maldives | 1,769.77 per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
27 | Qatar | 1,703.47 per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
28 | Singapore | 1,687.87 per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
29 | Liechtenstein | 1,681.26 per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
30 | United Arab Emirates | 1,571.98 per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
31 | Estonia | 1,506.57 per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
32 | Greece | 1,486.46 per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
33 | Grenada | 1,444.91 per 1,000 people | 2007 | ||
34 | Spain | 1,415.52 per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
Eurozone average (profile) | 1,376.6 per 1,000 people | 2008 | |||
35 | France | 1,276.53 per 1,000 people | 2006 | ||
Latin America and Caribbean average (profile) | 1,229.8 per 1,000 people | 2008 | |||
Europe average (profile) | 1,218.97 per 1,000 people | 2008 | |||
Heavily indebted countries average (profile) | 1,160.96 per 1,000 people | 2007 | |||
European Union average (profile) | 1,158.33 per 1,000 people | 2008 | |||
36 | Portugal | 1,157.68 per 1,000 people | 2007 | ||
37 | Switzerland | 1,135.39 per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
38 | Dominica | 1,119 per 1,000 people | 2007 | ||
Catholic countries average (profile) | 1,028.46 per 1,000 people | 2007 | |||
Christian countries average (profile) | 990.09 per 1,000 people | 2006 | |||
39 | Puerto Rico | 983.8 per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
40 | Norway | 955.98 per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
NATO countries average (profile) | 944.71 per 1,000 people | 2008 | |||
High income OECD countries average (profile) | 933.33 per 1,000 people | 2008 | |||
41 | Hungary | 887.53 per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
42 | Slovenia | 882.1 per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
43 | Malaysia | 872.51 per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
Former British colonies average (profile) | 870.84 per 1,000 people | 2007 | |||
44 | Denmark | 821.01 per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
45 | Botswana | 814.19 per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
46 | Belize | 813.22 per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
47 | Bulgaria | 795.85 per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
48 | European Union | 755.65 per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
49 | Latvia | 749.97 per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
50 | Albania | 739 per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
51 | Italy | 734.95 per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
52 | Mauritius | 729.88 per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
53 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 709.27 per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
Cold countries average (profile) | 701.52 per 1,000 people | 2007 | |||
54 | French Polynesia | 692.53 per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
55 | Belgium | 688.68 per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
56 | Finland | 683.16 per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
57 | Tunisia | 678.86 per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
58 | Swaziland | 667.96 per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
59 | Cape Verde | 667.45 per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
60 | Czech Republic | 650.53 per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
61 | Jamaica | 630.1 per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
62 | Fiji | 627.86 per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
63 | Netherlands | 607.02 per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
64 | Jordan | 601.58 per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
65 | Brunei | 592.6 per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
66 | New Zealand | 577.7 per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
67 | Samoa | 562 per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
68 | Uruguay | 557.25 per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
69 | Ukraine | 553.31 per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
70 | Saudi Arabia | 524.29 per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
71 | Canada | 516.13 per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
Non-religious countries average (profile) | 512.48 per 1,000 people | 2007 | |||
Eastern Europe average (profile) | 503.04 per 1,000 people | 2008 | |||
72 | Costa Rica | 497.87 per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
73 | United Kingdom | 494.59 per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
74 | New Caledonia | 462.58 per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
East Asia and Pacific average (profile) | 461.11 per 1,000 people | 2007 | |||
75 | Kyrgyzstan | 454.56 per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
76 | Namibia | 452.05 per 1,000 people | 2007 | ||
77 | Lithuania | 451.87 per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
78 | Vanuatu | 422.38 per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
79 | American Samoa | 419.46 per 1,000 people | 2006 | ||
80 | Dominican Republic | 418.63 per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
81 | Trinidad and Tobago | 413.42 per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
82 | Romania | 398.35 per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
83 | Tonga | 393.43 per 1,000 people | 2007 | ||
84 | Panama | 390.67 per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
85 | Oman | 384.4 per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
Group of 7 countries (G7) average (profile) | 384.01 per 1,000 people | 2008 | |||
Middle Eastern and North Africa average (profile) | 381.1 per 1,000 people | 1995 | |||
86 | Sweden | 380.24 per 1,000 people | 2007 | ||
Former Soviet republics average (profile) | 369.09 per 1,000 people | 2008 | |||
87 | Israel | 361.62 per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
88 | Turkey | 347.66 per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
89 | Suriname | 346.23 per 1,000 people | 2007 | ||
90 | Poland | 336.62 per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
91 | Lebanon | 335.6 per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
Emerging markets average (profile) | 329.28 per 1,000 people | 2008 | |||
92 | Slovakia | 323.9 per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
OPEC countries average (profile) | 321.9 per 1,000 people | 2004 | |||
93 | Germany | 302.1 per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
94 | Georgia | 278.57 per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
95 | Syria | 274.97 per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
96 | Australia | 265.91 per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
97 | Morocco | 229.42 per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
South and Central Asia average (profile) | 226.84 per 1,000 people | 2007 | |||
98 | Kazakhstan | 224.7 per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
99 | Thailand | 221.95 per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
100 | Mexico | 205.87 per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
101 | Zimbabwe | 203.72 per 1,000 people | 2007 | ||
102 | Cuba | 202.73 per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
103 | South Africa | 196.63 per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
104 | El Salvador | 196 per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
105 | Laos | 193.93 per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
106 | United States | 190.7 per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
107 | Armenia | 187.97 per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
Former Spanish colonies average (profile) | 184.41 per 1,000 people | 2008 | |||
108 | Azerbaijan | 172.3 per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
109 | Guyana | 170.33 per 1,000 people | 2007 | ||
110 | Russia | 168.27 per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
111 | Gabon | 165.51 per 1,000 people | 2003 | ||
112 | Chile | 164.03 per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
Sub-Saharan Africa average (profile) | 151.1 per 1,000 people | 2006 | |||
113 | Mongolia | 148.86 per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
114 | Nicaragua | 148.29 per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
115 | Cambodia | 140.5 per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
116 | Lesotho | 133.92 per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
117 | Guatemala | 131.9 per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
118 | Honduras | 117.68 per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
119 | Kuwait | 116.94 per 1,000 people | 2007 | ||
Religious countries average (profile) | 116.56 per 1,000 people | 1995 | |||
120 | Argentina | 115.24 per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
121 | Rwanda | 96.31 per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
122 | Marshall Islands | 94.98 per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
123 | Tuvalu | 91.73 per 1,000 people | 2007 | ||
Former French colonies average (profile) | 89.3 per 1,000 people | 2006 | |||
124 | The Gambia | 84.7 per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
125 | Djibouti | 80.58 per 1,000 people | 2007 | ||
126 | Sao Tome and Principe | 74.97 per 1,000 people | 2006 | ||
127 | Ecuador | 72.16 per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
128 | Peru | 70.53 per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
129 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 70.15 per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
130 | Senegal | 69.88 per 1,000 people | 2007 | ||
131 | Zambia | 69.58 per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
132 | Japan | 65.61 per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
133 | Bolivia | 64.23 per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
134 | Serbia and Montenegro | 63.59 per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
135 | Paraguay | 62.65 per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
136 | Malawi | 53.26 per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
137 | Algeria | 52.47 per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
138 | Vietnam | 49.4 per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
139 | Kenya | 46.78 per 1,000 people | 2006 | ||
140 | Bhutan | 41.04 per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
141 | China | 39.88 per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
142 | Uzbekistan | 39.09 per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
143 | Mozambique | 36.88 per 1,000 people | 2007 | ||
144 | Kiribati | 35.34 per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
145 | Haiti | 34.06 per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
146 | Philippines | 32.68 per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
147 | Venezuela | 28.2 per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
148 | Colombia | 27.15 per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
149 | Uganda | 26.91 per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
150 | Indonesia | 26.25 per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
151 | Libya | 25.96 per 1,000 people | 2004 | ||
152 | Brazil | 25.72 per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
153 | Burundi | 25.66 per 1,000 people | 2006 | ||
154 | Ghana | 25.6 per 1,000 people | 2007 | ||
155 | Solomon Islands | 24.7 per 1,000 people | 2007 | ||
156 | Angola | 23.46 per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
157 | Benin | 23.02 per 1,000 people | 2007 | ||
158 | Comoros | 21.09 per 1,000 people | 2007 | ||
159 | Sri Lanka | 20.73 per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
160 | Guinea-Bissau | 20.37 per 1,000 people | 2007 | ||
161 | Papua New Guinea | 19.22 per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
162 | Cote d'Ivoire | 18.81 per 1,000 people | 1998 | ||
163 | Madagascar | 18.71 per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
164 | Tanzania | 18.65 per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
165 | Nepal | 16.94 per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
166 | Eritrea | 16.51 per 1,000 people | 2007 | ||
167 | Mali | 15.42 per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
168 | Burkina Faso | 14.8 per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
South Asia average (profile) | 13.38 per 1,000 people | 2008 | |||
169 | Togo | 12.63 per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
170 | Mauritania | 11.34 per 1,000 people | 2000 | ||
171 | Cameroon | 11.09 per 1,000 people | 2006 | ||
172 | Sudan | 11.07 per 1,000 people | 2007 | ||
173 | Congo, Republic of the | 10.47 per 1,000 people | 2006 | ||
174 | Belarus | 9.39 per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
175 | Nigeria | 7.67 per 1,000 people | 2006 | ||
176 | Sierra Leone | 5.72 per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
177 | Guinea | 5 per 1,000 people | 2006 | ||
178 | Pakistan | 4.76 per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
179 | India | 4.67 per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
180 | Burma | 4.04 per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
181 | Ethiopia | 4 per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
182 | Niger | 3.72 per 1,000 people | 2007 | ||
183 | Central African Republic | 3.42 per 1,000 people | 2006 | ||
184 | Bangladesh | 3.04 per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
185 | Chad | 2.53 per 1,000 people | 2007 | ||
186 | Moldova | 1.62 per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
187 | Turkmenistan | 1.57 per 1,000 people | 2007 | ||
188 | Iraq | 1.23 per 1,000 people | 1999 | ||
189 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 0.715 per 1,000 people | 2007 | ||
190 | Tajikistan | 0.64 per 1,000 people | 2001 |
Citation
Interesting observations about Economy > Tourist arrivals > Per capita
- Monaco ranked first for tourist arrivals > per capita amongst Christian countries in 2008.
- Bahrain ranked first for tourist arrivals > per capita amongst Hot countries in 2007.
- Iceland ranked first for tourist arrivals > per capita amongst Cold countries in 2008.
- Estonia ranked first for tourist arrivals > per capita amongst Emerging markets in 2008.
- Malta ranked first for tourist arrivals > per capita amongst European Union in 2008.
- Turks and Caicos Islands ranked first for tourist arrivals > per capita globally in 2007.
- Austria ranked first for tourist arrivals > per capita amongst Landlocked countries in 2008.
- Aruba ranked first for tourist arrivals > per capita amongst Latin America and Caribbean in 2008.
- Uruguay ranked first for tourist arrivals > per capita amongst Former Spanish colonies in 2008.
- United States ranked second last for tourist arrivals > per capita amongst Group of 7 countries (G7) in 2008.
- Palau ranked first for tourist arrivals > per capita amongst East Asia and Pacific in 2008.