145 key tourism statistics
Data are collected from countries by UN Tourism through a series of yearly questionnaires that are in line with the International Recommendations for Tourism Statistics (IRTS 2008) standard led by UN Tourism and approved by the United Nations.
The latest update took place in 31 January 2024.
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Total employees in tourism industries
2022 or latest available year
Totals may include different industries depending on the reporting country
Total employees by tourism industries
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Number employees by tourism industry
Total number of employees, disaggregated by tourism industry. Tourism industries include: Accommodation, Food and Beverage, Passenger transportation, Travel Agencies and reservation services, Other
Inbound Tourism
Arrivals
Arrivals (in thousands)
2022 or latest available year
Total Arrivals in country over time
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Arrivals in country by region of origin*
* Determined by residence or citizenship of visitor
Arrivals in country by Transportation Mode
Arrivals in country by Main Purpose of trip
Inbound Tourism
Accommodation
Accommodation: Guests and Overnights
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2022 or latest available year
Total Guests in country
Total Overnight stays in country
Inbound Expenditure
Accommodation
Inbound Expenditure (in million USD)
2022 or latest available year
Total Inbound Expenditure in country
Inbound Expenditure in country by type of expenditure
Total arrivals
Total international arrivals. Data disaggregated by: Overnight, Same-day (of which, cruise passengers)
Expenditure
Total inbound tourism expenditure, disaggregated by: Travel, Passenger Transport
Total arrivals by region
Total international arrivals, disaggregated by region of origin. Regions include: Africa, Americas, East Asia and the Pacific, Europe, Middle East, South Asia
Total arrivals by Main Purpose
Total international arrivals, disaggregated by Main Purpose of the trip. Main Purpose categories include: Personal (holiday and vacation, other personal), Business and professional
Total arrivals by Mode of Transport
Total international arrivals, disaggregated by Mode of Transport of the trip. Modes of Transport include: Air, Water, Land (railway, road, other)
Accommodation: Guests and Overnights
Total number of Guests and Nights spent in accommodation establishments. Data disaggregated by: All establishments, Hotels and similar establishments.
Domestic Tourism
Trips
Domestic Trips (in thousands)
2022 or latest available year
Domestic Trips over time:
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Domestic Trips vs International Arrivals:
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Accommodation
Total number of Guests and Nights spent in accommodation establishments by domestic tourists. Data disaggregated by: All establishments, Hotels and similar establishments
Departures
Departures (in thousands)
2022 or latest available year
Departures over time
Outbound Expenditure
Tourism outbound expenditure (in million USD)
2022 or latest available year
Oubound expenditure over time
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Outbound expenditure by type of expenditure
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Total Inbound vs Outbound Tourism Expenditure
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Total departures
Total international departures. Data disaggregated by: Overnight, Same-day
Expenditure
Total outbound tourism expenditure, disaggregated by: Travel, Passenger Transport
Tourism Industries
2022 or latest available year
Total number of Bed-places
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Total number of Hotels and similar establishments
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Total number of Rooms in Hotels and similar
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Occupation rate by bed-places and rooms
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Average length of stay in hotels and similar
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Accommodation in hotels and similar establihsments
Non-monetary data related to accommodation activities. Indicators include: total number of establishments, total number of rooms, total number of bed-places.
Other indicators
Other relevant indicators related to performance of tourism industries. Indicators include: Occupancy rate (rooms, bed-places), Average length of stay, Available capacity
Based on additional data collected from several international sources, a number of macroeconomic indicators are compiled:
| Gross travel propensity | |
| Inbound tourists over population | |
| Outbound tourism expenditure over GDP | |
| Tourism balance (inbound minus outbound tourism expenditure) over GDP | |
| Tourism openness (inbound plus outbound tourism expenditure) over GDP | |
| Tourism coverage (inbound over outbound tourism expenditure) | |
| Inbound tourism expenditure over exports of goods | |
| Inbound tourism expenditure over exports of services | |
| Inbound tourism expenditure over exports of goods and services | |
| Inbound tourism expenditure over current account credits | |
| Outbound tourism expenditure over imports of goods | |
| Outbound tourism expenditure over imports of services | |
| Outbound tourism expenditure over imports of goods and services | |
| Outbound tourism expenditure over current account debits | |
| Outbound tourism expenditure over GDP |
Detailed information on the metadata, country notes and methodologies used in the compilation of these data can be found in the Methodological Notes.
Publications on tourism statistics
UN Tourism´s flagship annual publications in the field of tourism statistics are the Compendium of Tourism Statistics and the Yearbook of Tourism Statistics. They contain the main data and indicators compiled by UN Tourism in e-book format (PDF).
The Compendiumprovides statistical data and indicators on inbound, outbound and domestic tourism, as well as on the number and types of tourism industries, the number of employees by tourism industries, and macroeconomic indicators related to international tourism.
Please click here to see the Index of indicators and basic data that form the Compendium.
The 2023 edition presents data for 194 countries from 2017 to 2021, with methodological notes in English, French and Spanish.
Understanding, for each country, where its inbound tourism is generated is essential for analyzing international tourism flows and devising marketing strategies, such as those related to the positioning of national markets abroad. The Yearbook focuses on data related to inbound tourism (total arrivals and overnight stays), broken down by country of origin.
The 2023 edition presents data for 187 countries from 2017 to 2021, with methodological notes in English, French and Spanish.
The 2023 editions of the Compendium of Tourism Statistics and the Yearbook of Tourism Statistics were the last editions of these eBooks publications. From now on the same information and future updates will continue to be available in downloadable digital form through the eLibrary and on this webpage.