World Tourism rankings - wikipedia World Tourism rankings The World Tourism rankings are compiled by the United Nations World Tourism Organization 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 inbound tourism, and by the expenditures of outbound travelers. Contents 1 Most visited destinations by international tourist arrivals 1.1 Africa 1.2 Americas 1.3 Asia - Pacific 1.4 Europe 1.5 Middle East 2 International tourism receipts 2.1 Africa 2.2 Americas 2.3 Asia - Pacific 2.4 Europe 2.5 Middle East 3 International tourism expenditures 4 See also 5 References 6 External links Most visited destinations by international TOURIST arrivals In 2016, there were 1.235 billion international tourist arrivals worldwide, with a growth of 4 % as compared to 1.186 billion in 2015. The top 10 international tourism destinations in 2016 were : Rank Destination International tourist arrivals ( 2016 ) International tourist arrivals ( 2015 ) Change ( 2015 to 2016 ) ( % ) Change ( 2014 to 2015 ) ( % ) France 82.6 million 84.5 million 2.2 0.9 United States 75.6 million 77.5 million 2.4 3.3 Spain 75.6 million 68.5 million 10.3 5.5 China 59.3 million 56.9 million 4.2 2.3 5 Italy 52.4 million 50.7 million 3.2 4.4 6 United Kingdom 35.8 million 34.4 million 4.0 5.6 7 Germany 35.6 million 35.0 million 1.7 6.0 8 Mexico 35.0 million 32.1 million 8.9 9.4 9 Thailand 32.6 million 29.9 million 8.9 20.6 10 Austria 28.1 million 26.7 million 5.2 5.7 Africa In 2015, there were over 53 million international tourist arrivals to Africa, a decrease of 3 % from 2014. In 2015, the top ten African destinations were : Rank Destination International tourist arrivals ( 2015 ) International tourist arrivals ( 2014 ) Change ( 2014 to 2015 ) ( % ) Change ( 2013 to 2014 ) ( % ) Morocco 10.2 million 10.3 million 1.0 2.4 Egypt 9.1 million 9.6 million 5.1 5.0 South Africa 8.9 million 9.5 million 6.8 0.1 Tunisia 5.4 million 7.2 million 25.2 2.6 5 Zimbabwe 2.1 million 1.9 million 9.4 2.6 6 Algeria 1.7 million 2.3 million 25.7 15.8 7 Mozambique 1.6 million 1.7 million 6.6 11.9 8 Botswana 1.5 million 2.0 million 22.3 27.3 9 Ivory Coast 1.4 million 0.5 million 205.9 23.9 10 Namibia 1.4 million 1.3 million 5.1 12.2 Note : Egypt is classified under `` Middle East '' in the UNWTO. Americas In 2016, there were over 199 million international tourist arrivals to the Americas. In 2016, the top ten destinations were : Rank Destination International tourist arrivals ( 2016 ) International tourist arrivals ( 2015 ) Change ( 2015 to 2016 ) ( % ) Change ( 2014 to 2015 ) ( % ) United States 75.6 million 77.4 million 2.4 3.3 Mexico 35.0 million 32.1 million 8.9 9.4 Canada 20.0 million 18.0 million 11.1 8.7 Brazil 6.6 million 6.3 million 4.3 1.9 5 Dominican Republic 6.0 million 5.6 million 6.4 8.9 6 Chile 5.6 million 4.5 million 26.0 21.9 7 Argentina 5.6 million 5.7 million 3.1 3.3 8 Cuba 4.0 million 3.5 million 13.7 17.5 9 Peru 3.7 million 3.5 million 8.4 7.5 10 Puerto Rico 3.7 million 3.5 million 5.5 9.1 Asia - Pacific In 2016, there were over 308 million international tourist arrivals to Asia - Pacific, an increase of 9.0 % over 2015. In 2016, the top ten destinations were : Rank Destination International tourist arrivals ( 2016 ) International tourist arrivals ( 2015 ) Change ( 2015 to 2016 ) ( % ) Change ( 2014 to 2015 ) ( % ) China 59.3 million 56.9 million 4.2 2.3 Thailand 32.6 million 29.9 million 8.9 20.6 Malaysia 26.8 million 25.7 million 4.0 6.3 Hong Kong 26.6 million 26.7 million 0.5 3.9 5 Japan 24.0 million 19.7 million 21.8 47.1 6 South Korea 17.2 million 13.2 million 30.3 6.8 7 Macau 15.7 million 14.3 million 9.8 1.8 8 India 14.6 million 13.3 million 9.7 1.4 9 Singapore 12.9 million 12.1 million 7.1 1.6 10 Indonesia 12.0 million 10.0 million -- 5.6 Europe In 2016, there were over 616 million international tourist arrivals to Europe, an increase of 1.0 % over 2015. In 2016, the top ten destinations were : Rank Destination International tourist arrivals ( 2016 ) International tourist arrivals ( 2015 ) Change ( 2015 to 2016 ) ( % ) Change ( 2014 to 2015 ) ( % ) France 82.6 million 84.5 million 2.2 0.9 Spain 75.6 million 68.5 million 10.3 5.5 Italy 52.4 million 50.7 million 3.2 4.4 United Kingdom 35.8 million 34.4 million 4.0 5.6 5 Germany 35.6 million 35.0 million 1.7 6.0 6 Austria 28.1 million 26.7 million 5.2 5.7 7 Turkey 25.4 million 39.5 million -- 0.8 8 Greece 24.8 million 23.6 million 5.1 7.1 9 Russia 24.6 million 26.9 million 8.6 5.6 10 Poland 17.5 million 16.7 million 4.4 4.6 Middle East In 2015, there were over 53 million international tourist arrivals to the Middle East, an increase of 2.0 % over 2014. In 2015, the top ten destinations were : Rank Destination International tourist arrivals ( 2015 ) International tourist arrivals ( 2014 ) Change ( 2014 to 2015 ) ( % ) Change ( 2013 to 2014 ) ( % ) Turkey 39.5 million 39.8 million 0.8 5.3 Saudi Arabia 18.0 million 18.3 million 1.5 15.8 United Arab Emirates 14.2 million 13.2 million 7.6 32.1 Egypt 9.1 million 9.6 million 5.1 5.0 5 Iran 5.2 million 5.0 million 5.4 4.2 6 Jordan 3.8 million 4.0 million 5.7 1.1 7 Qatar 2.9 million 2.8 million 3.7 8.2 8 Israel 2.8 million 2.9 million 4.4 1.2 9 Oman 1.9 million 1.6 million 17.8 15.7 10 Lebanon 1.5 million 1.4 million 12.1 6.3 Note : Iran is classified as part of `` South Asia '' in the UNWTO. Turkey and Israel are classified as part of `` Southern / Medit. Europe '' in the UNWTO. International Tourism receipts International tourism receipts grew to US $1,260 billion in 2015, corresponding to an increase in real terms of 4.4 % from 2014. The World Tourism Organization reports the following destinations as the top twelve tourism earners for the year 2015, with the United States by far the top earner. Rank Region International tourism receipts ( US $ billion ) ( 2016 ) International tourism receipts ( US $ billion ) ( 2015 ) Change ( 2015 to 2016 ) ( % ) Change ( 2014 to 2015 ) ( % ) United States 205.9 205.4 0.3 % 7.0 % Spain 60.3 56.5 6.9 % 13.3 % Thailand 49.9 44.9 11.0 % 16.9 % China 44.4 45.0 1.2 % 2.1 % 5 France 42.5 44.9 5.3 % 22.9 % 6 Italy 40.2 39.4 2.0 % 13.3 % 7 United Kingdom 39.6 45.5 12.9 % 2.3 % 8 Germany 37.4 36.9 1.4 % 14.8 % 9 Hong Kong 32.9 36.2 9.1 % 5.8 % 10 Australia 32.4 28.9 12.3 % 8.2 % Africa Rank Region International tourism receipts ( US $ million ) ( 2016 ) South Africa 7,910 Morocco 6,548 Egypt 5,258 Tanzania 2,135 5 Mauritius 1,572 6 Tunisia 1,239 7 Botswana 1,101 8 Nigeria 1,070 9 Sudan 1,009 10 Zimbabwe 824 Americas Rank Region International tourism receipts ( US $ million ) ( 2016 ) United States 205,940 Mexico 19,571 Canada 18,213 Dominican Republic 6,723 5 Brazil 6,024 6 Colombia 4,773 7 Argentina 4,687 8 Panama 4,258 9 Puerto Rico 3,985 10 Costa Rica 3,879 Asia - Pacific Rank Region International tourism receipts ( US $ million ) ( 2016 ) Thailand 49,871 China 44,432 Hong Kong 32,860 Australia 32,423 5 Japan 30,678 6 Macau 29,881 7 India 22,427 8 Singapore 18,386 9 Malaysia 18,074 10 South Korea 17,210 Europe Rank Region International tourism receipts ( US $ million ) ( 2016 ) Spain 60,346 France 42,481 Italy 40,246 United Kingdom 39,615 5 Germany 37,433 6 Austria 19,300 7 Turkey 18,743 8 Switzerland 15,937 9 Greece 14,618 10 Netherlands 14,054 Middle East Rank Region International tourism receipts ( US $ million ) ( 2015 ) Turkey 18,743 United Arab Emirates 17,481 Saudi Arabia 10,130 Lebanon 6,857 5 Egypt 6,065 6 Israel 5,794 7 Qatar 5,035 8 Jordan 4,065 9 Iraq 4,060 10 Oman 1,540 International Tourism expenditures The World Tourism Organization reports the following source countries as the top ten spenders on international tourism for the year 2017. With China by far being the top spender. Rank Country International tourism expenditure ( 2016 ) International tourism expenditure ( 2017 ) China $250.1 billion $257.7 billion United States $123.6 billion $135.2 billion Germany $79.8 billion $83.7 billion United Kingdom $64.8 billion $63.4 billion 5 France $40.3 billion $41.4 billion 6 Australia $30.8 billion $34.0 billion 7 Canada $28.7 billion $32.0 billion 8 Russia $24.0 billion $31.1 billion 9 South Korea $27.2 billion $30.6 billion 10 Italy $25.0 billion $27.1 billion See also Tourism World Travel Monitor References ^ Jump up to : `` UNWTO Tourism Highlights : 2017 Edition World Tourism Organization ''. doi : 10.18111 / 9789284419029. ^ Jump up to : `` WTO / Member States of Middle East ''. World Tourism Organization. Retrieved 2015 - 01 - 16. Jump up ^ `` INDONESIA TOURIST ARRIVALS IN 2016 REACHES 12.023 MILLION GOAL, SURGES 15.54 % ''. Jump up ^ `` Number of foreign visitors arriving in Turkey from 2000 to 2016 ''. Statista. Retrieved 2018 - 01 - 12. ^ Jump up to : `` UNWTO World Tourism Barometer April 2018 '' ( PDF ). 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