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The World Tourism Organization compiles the World Tourism Rankings.
[edit] Number of foreign tourists in 2003, 2004 and 2005
| Rank(2004) |
Nation |
Millions of tourists in 2002 |
Millions of tourists in 2003 |
Millions of tourists in 2004 |
Millions in 2005 (provisional) |
Change 01-02 |
Change 02-03 |
Change 03-04 |
Change 04-05(provisional) |
| 1st |
France |
77 |
75.0 |
75.1 |
75.3 |
+2.4% |
-2.6% |
+0.1% |
+0.3% |
| 2nd |
Spain |
52.3 |
52.5 |
53.6 |
55.5 |
+4.5% |
+0.3% |
+3.4% |
+3.5% |
| 3rd |
United States |
41.9 |
40.4 |
46.1 |
49.4 |
-6.7% |
-3.6% |
+11.8% |
+7.2% |
| 4th |
China |
36.8 |
33.0 |
41.8 |
|
+11% |
-10.3% |
26.7% |
% |
| 5th |
Italy |
39.8 |
39.6 |
37.1 |
|
+0.6% |
-0.5% |
-6.4% |
% |
| 6th |
United Kingdom |
24.2 |
24.8 |
27.7 |
|
+5.9% |
+2.6% |
12.3% |
% |
| 7th |
Hong Kong (China) |
16.6 |
15.5 |
21.8 |
|
+20.7% |
-6.2% |
40.4% |
% |
| 8th |
Mexico |
20.6 |
18.7 |
19.7 |
21 |
+4.6% |
-4.9% |
+10.5% |
+6.8% |
| 9th |
Germany |
18.0 |
18.4 |
20.1 |
|
+0.6% |
+0.4% |
+9.5% |
% |
| 10th |
Austria |
18.6 |
19.1 |
19.4 |
|
+2.4% |
+2.6% |
+1.5% |
% |
| 11th |
Canada |
20.1 |
17.5 |
19.2 |
18.6 |
+1.9% |
-12.6% |
+9.2% |
-2.2% |
| 12th |
Turkey |
12.8 |
13.3 |
16.8 |
21.1 |
+18.6% |
+4.3% |
+26.1% |
+25.6% |
[edit] Income from foreign tourists in 2002, 2003 and 2004
| Rank (2004) |
Nation |
Billions of USD (2002) |
Billions of USD (2003) |
Change (2003/2002) |
Billions of USD (2004) |
Change (2004/2003) |
| 1 |
United States |
66.7 |
64.5 |
-3.3% |
74.5 |
15.5% |
| 2 |
Spain |
33.8 |
41.8 |
23.6% |
45.2 |
8.1% |
| 3 |
France |
32.7 |
37.0 |
13.1% |
40.8 |
10.3% |
| 4 |
Italy |
26.9 |
31.2 |
16.2% |
35.7 |
14.4% |
| 5 |
Germany |
19.0 |
23.0 |
21.2% |
27.7 |
20.4% |
| 6 |
United Kingdom |
20.5 |
22.8 |
10.7% |
27.3 |
19.7% |
| 7 |
China |
20.4 |
17.4 |
-14.6% |
25.7 |
47.7% |
| 8 |
Turkey |
11.9 |
13.2 |
10.9% |
15.9 |
20.5% |
| 9 |
Austria |
11.2 |
14.1 |
25.2% |
15.4 |
9.2% |
| 10 |
Australia |
10.3 |
12 |
11.7% |
13.0 |
16.1% |
[edit] Regional statistics (2002)
[edit] Europe
| |
International Tourist Arrivals |
International Tourism Receipts |
| Major destination |
Number in thousands |
Percentage share |
Number in US$ million |
Percentage share |
| Europe |
399,759 |
100 |
240,490 |
100 |
| Austria |
9,611 |
4.7 |
11,237 |
4.7 |
| Belgium |
6,724 |
1.7 |
6,892 |
2.9 |
| Croatia |
6,944 |
1.7 |
3,811 |
1.6 |
| France |
77,012 |
19.3 |
32,329 |
13.4 |
| Germany |
17,969 |
4.5 |
19,158 |
8.0 |
| Greece |
14,180 |
3.5 |
9,741 |
4.1 |
| Hungary |
15,870 |
4.0 |
3,273 |
1.4 |
| Ireland |
6,476 |
1.6 |
3,089 |
1.3 |
| Italy |
39,799 |
10.0 |
26,915 |
11.2 |
| Netherlands |
9,595 |
2.4 |
7,706 |
3.2 |
| Poland |
13,980 |
3.5 |
4,500 |
1.9 |
| Portugal |
11,666 |
2.9 |
5,919 |
2.5 |
| Russian Federation |
7,943 |
2.0 |
4,188 |
1.7 |
| Spain |
51,748 |
12.9 |
33,609 |
14.0 |
| Switzerland |
10,000 |
2.5 |
7,628 |
3.2 |
| Turkey |
12,782 |
3.2 |
9,010 |
3.7 |
| Ukraine |
6,326 |
1.6 |
2,992 |
1.2 |
| United Kingdom |
24,180 |
6.0 |
17,591 |
7.3 |
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