Wednesday, 27 January 2016

World Tourism rankings

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The World Tourism rankings are compiled by the United Nations World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) as part of their World Tourism Barometer publication, which is released three times throughout the year. In the publication, UN regions and subregions are ranked by the number of international visitor arrivals, by the revenue generated by inboundtourism, and by the expenditures of outbound travelers.

Most-visited countries by international tourist arrivals in 2014


2014 World’s Top 10 Tourism Destinations
In 2014, there were 1.133 billion international tourist arrivals worldwide, with a growth of 4.3% as compared to 1.087 billion in 2013.[1] The top 10 international tourism destinations in 2014 were:[1][2]
RankCountryUNWTO
Region [3]		International
tourist
arrivals
(2014)[1]		International
tourist
arrivals
(2013)[1]		Change
(2013 to
2014)
(%)		Change
(2012 to
2013)
(%)
1 FranceEurope83.7 million83.6 millionIncrease 0.1Increase 2.0
2 United StatesNorth America74.8 million70.0 millionIncrease 6.8Increase 5.0
3 SpainEurope65.0 million60.7 millionIncrease 7.1Increase 5.6
4 ChinaAsia55.6 million55.7 millionDecrease 0.1Decrease 3.5
5 ItalyEurope48.6 million47.7 millionIncrease 1.8Increase 2.9
6 TurkeyEurope39.8 million37.8 millionIncrease 5.3Increase 5.9
7 GermanyEurope33.0 million31.5 millionIncrease 4.6Increase 3.7
8 United KingdomEurope32.6 million31.1 millionIncrease 5.0Increase 6.1
9 RussiaEurope29.8 million28.4 millionIncrease 5.3Increase 10.2
10 MexicoNorth America29.1 million24.2 millionIncrease 20.5Increase 3.2

Africa and the Middle East

Africa

In 2013, there were over 55.7 million international tourist arrivals to Africa, an increase of 5.4% over 2012. In 2013, the top ten African destinations were:[4]
RankCountryInternational
tourist
arrivals
(2014)[1]		International
tourist
arrivals
(2013)[5]		Change
(2013 to
2014)
(%)		Change
(2012 to
2013)
(%)
1 Morocco10.2 million10.0 millionIncrease 2.4Increase 7.2
2 South Africa9.5 million9.5 millionIncrease 0.1Increase 3.8
3 Tunisia6.0 million6.2 millionDecrease 3.2Increase 5.3
4 Algeria—2.7 million—Increase 3.7
5 Mozambique—1.8 million—Decrease 10.7
6 Zimbabwe1.8 million1.8 millionIncrease 2.6Increase 2.1
7 Somalia—1.4 million—Decrease 11.5
8 Uganda—1.2 million—Increase 0.8
9 Namibia—1.1 million—Increase 9.0
10 Senegal—1.0 million—Increase 10.5
Note: Egypt is classified under "Middle East" in UNWTO's scheme.[6]

Middle East

In 2014, there were over 51 million international tourist arrivals to the Middle East, an increase of 5.0% over 2013. In 2014, the top ten destinations were:[4][7]
RankCountryInternational
tourist
arrivals
(2014)[1]		International
tourist
arrivals
(2013)[5]		Change
(2013 to
2014)
(%)		Change
(2012 to
2013)
(%)
1 Saudi Arabia15.0 million12 millionIncrease 12.8Decrease 6.3
2 United Arab Emirates---9.9 million—Increase 17.9
3 Egypt9.6 million9.1 millionIncrease 5.0Decrease 18.1
4 Iran—4.7 million—Increase 24.4
5 Jordan3.9 million3.9 millionIncrease 1.1Decrease 5.2
6 Israel2.9 million2.9 millionDecrease 1.2Increase 2.6
7 Qatar2.8 million2.6 millionIncrease 8.2Increase 11.3
8 Oman—1.5 million—Increase 7.9
9 Lebanon1.3 million1.2 millionIncrease 6.3Decrease 6.7
10 Bahrain—1.0 million—Increase 5.4
Note 1: Occupied Palestine is classified under the "Southern & Mediterranean Europe" category [8] and
Note 2: Iran is classified as part of "South Asia" in the UNWTO scheme.[6]

The Americas

In 2014, there were over 181 million international tourist arrivals to the Americas, an increase of 8.0% over 2013. In 2014, the top ten destinations were:[9]
RankCountryInternational
tourist
arrivals
(2014)[1]		International
tourist
arrivals
(2013)[5]		Change
(2013 to
2014)
(%)		Change
(2012 to
2013)
(%)
1 United States74.7 million69.9 millionIncrease 6.8Increase 5.0
2 Mexico29.1 million24.1 millionIncrease 20.5Increase 3.2
3 Canada16.5 million16.0 millionIncrease 2.9Decrease 1.7
4 Brazil6.4 million5.8 millionIncrease 9.1Increase 2.4
5 Argentina5.9 million5.2 millionIncrease 13.1Decrease 6.1
6 Dominican Republic5.1 million4.6 millionIncrease 9.6Increase 2.8
7 Colombia [10]4.2 million2.2 millionIncrease 12.1Increase 5.1
8 Chile3.6 million3.5 millionIncrease 2.7Increase 0.6
9 Puerto Rico3.2 million3.2 millionIncrease 1.4Increase 4.3
10 Cuba2.9 million2.8 millionIncrease 5.0Increase 0.5
11 Uruguay2.6 million2.6 millionDecrease 0.1Decrease 0.4

Asia and the Pacific

In 2014, there were over around 263.0 million international tourist arrivals to Asia and the Pacific, an increase of 5.0% over 2013. In 2014, the top ten destinations were:[1]
RankCountryInternational
tourist
arrivals
(2014)[1]		International
tourist
arrivals
(2013)[5]		Change
(2013 to
2014)
(%)		Change
(2012 to
2013)
(%)
1 People's Republic of China55.6 million55.6 millionDecrease 0.1Decrease 3.5
2 Hong Kong27.8 million25.6 millionIncrease 8.2Increase 8.0
3 Malaysia27.4 million25.7 millionIncrease 6.7Increase 2.7
4 Thailand24.8 million26.5 millionDecrease 6.7Increase 18.8
5 Singapore[11]15.0 million15.6 millionDecrease 3.0Increase 7.4
6 Macau14.6 million14.3 millionIncrease 2.1Increase 5.1
7 South Korea14.2 million12.2 millionIncrease 16.6Increase 9.3
8 Japan13.4 million10.4 millionIncrease 29.4Increase 24.0
9 Taiwan9.9 million8.0 millionIncrease 23.6Increase 9.6
10 Indonesia9.4 million8.8 millionIncrease 7.2Increase 9.4

Europe

In 2014, there were over 582 million international tourist arrivals to Europe, an increase of 3.0% over 2013. In 2014, the top ten destinations were:[4]
RankCountryInternational
tourist
arrivals
(2014)[1]		International
tourist
arrivals
(2013)[5]		Change
(2013 to
2014)
(%)		Change
(2012 to
2013)
(%)
1 France83.7 million83.6 millionIncrease 0.1Increase 2.0
2 Spain65.0 million60.7 millionIncrease 7.1Increase 5.6
3 Italy48.6 million47.7 millionIncrease 1.8Increase 2.9
4 Turkey39.8 million37.8 millionIncrease 5.3Increase 5.9
5 Germany33.0 million31.5 millionIncrease 4.6Increase 3.7
6 United Kingdom32.6 million31.1 millionIncrease 5.0Increase 6.1
7 Russia29.8 million28.4 millionIncrease 5.3Increase 10.2
8 Austria25.2 million24.8 millionIncrease 1.9Increase 2.7
9 Greece22.0 million17.9 millionIncrease 23.0Increase 15.5
10 Poland16.0 million15.8 millionIncrease 1.3Increase 6.5

International tourism receipts in 2014

International tourism receipts grew to US$1,245 billion in 2014, corresponding to an increase in real terms of 3.7% from 2013.[12] The World Tourism Organization reports the following countries as the top ten tourism earners for the year 2014, with the United States by far the top earner.
RankCountryUNWTO
Region[3]		International
tourism
receipts
(2014)[1]		International
tourism
receipts
(2013)[13]		Change
(2013 to
2014)
(%)		Change
(2012 to
2013)
(%)
1 United StatesNorth America$177.2 billion$172.9 billionIncrease 2.5Increase 7.0
2 SpainEurope$65.2 billion$62.6 billionIncrease 4.2Increase 7.6
3 ChinaAsia$56.9 billion$51.7 billionIncrease 10.2Increase 3.3
4 FranceEurope$55.4 billion$56.7 billionDecrease 2.3Increase 5.6
5 MacauAsia$50.8 billion$51.8 billionDecrease 1.9Increase 18.1
6 ItalyEurope$45.5 billion$43.9 billionIncrease 3.7Increase 6.6
7 United KingdomEurope$45.3 billion$41.0 billionIncrease 10.3Increase 12.1
8 GermanyEurope$43.3 billion$41.3 billionIncrease 5.0Increase 8.2
9 ThailandAsia$38.4 billion$41.8 billionDecrease 8.0Increase 23.4
10 Hong KongAsia$38.4 billion$38.9 billionDecrease 1.4Increase 17.7

International tourism expenditure in 2014

The World Tourism Organization reports the following countries as the top ten biggest spenders on international tourism for the year 2014.[1]
RankCountryUNWTO
Region[3]		International
tourism
expenditure
(2014)[1]		International
tourism
expenditure
(2013)[5]		Market
Share
(%)		Change
(2013 to
2014)
(%)
1 ChinaAsia$164.9 billion$128.6 billionIncrease13.2Increase 27.1
2 United StatesNorth America$110.8 billion$104.1 billion8.9Increase 6.4
3 GermanyEurope$92.2 billion$91.4 billion7.4Increase 0.9
4 United KingdomEurope$57.6 billion$52.7 billion4.6Increase 3.8
5 RussiaEurope$50.4 billion$53.5 billion4.0Decrease 13.7
6 FranceEurope$47.8 billion$42.9 billion3.8Increase 11.3
7 CanadaNorth America$33.8 billion$35.2 billion2.7Increase 3.3
8 ItalyEurope$28.8 billion$27.0 billion2.3Increase 6.9
9 AustraliaOceania$26.3 billion$28.6 billion2.1Decrease 1.7
10 BrazilSouth America$25.6 billion$25.0 billion2.1Increase 11.7

Top International Tourist Destination Cities

Apart from the UN, the Euromonitor International has conducted a research in world tourism ranking by cities in 2012.[14]

RankCityCountryRegionInternational
tourist
(Millions)
(2012)
1Hong Kong Hong KongAsia27.1
2Singapore SingaporeAsia21.3
3Bangkok ThailandAsia15.8
4London United KingdomEurope15.5
5Macao MacauAsia13.4
6Kuala Lumpur MalaysiaAsia13.3
7Shenzhen ChinaAsia12.1
8New York City United StatesNorth America11.6
9Antalya TurkeyEurope10.3
10Paris FranceEurope9.8
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