BEST TOURISM COUNTRIES

11. 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 inbound tourism, and by the expenditures of outbound travelers.
    

    Contents

    • 1 Most-visited countries by international tourist arrivals in 2014
      • 1.1 Africa and the Middle East
        • 1.1.1 Africa
        • 1.1.2 Middle East
      • 1.2 The Americas
      • 1.3 Asia and the Pacific
      • 1.4 Europe
    • 2 International tourism receipts in 2014
    • 3 International tourism expenditure in 2014
    • 4 See also
    • 5 References
    • 6 External links

    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]
    

    Rank	Country	UNWTO Region [3]	International tourist arrivals (2014)[1]	International tourist arrivals (2013)[1]	Change (2013 to 2014) (%)	Change (2012 to 2013) (%)
    1	France	Europe	83.7 million	83.6 million	0.1	2.0
    2	United States	North America	74.8 million	70.0 million	6.8	5.0
    3	Spain	Europe	65.0 million	60.7 million	7.1	5.6
    4	China	Asia	55.6 million	55.7 million	0.1	3.5
    5	Italy	Europe	48.6 million	47.7 million	1.8	2.9
    6	Turkey	Europe	39.8 million	37.8 million	5.3	5.9
    7	Germany	Europe	33.0 million	31.5 million	4.6	3.7
    8	United Kingdom	Europe	32.6 million	31.1 million	5.0	6.1
    9	Russia	Europe	29.8 million	28.4 million	5.3	10.2
    10	Mexico	North America	29.1 million	24.2 million	20.5	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]
    

    Rank	Country	International tourist arrivals (2014)[1]	International tourist arrivals (2013)[5]	Change (2013 to 2014) (%)	Change (2012 to 2013) (%)
    1	Morocco	10.2 million	10.0 million	2.4	7.2
    2	South Africa	9.5 million	9.5 million	0.1	3.8
    3	Tunisia	6.0 million	6.2 million	3.2	5.3
    4	Algeria	—	2.7 million	—	3.7
    5	Mozambique	—	1.8 million	—	10.7
    6	Zimbabwe	1.8 million	1.8 million	2.6	2.1
    7	Kenya	—	1.4 million	—	11.5
    8	Uganda	—	1.2 million	—	0.8
    9	Namibia	—	1.1 million	—	9.0
    10	Senegal	—	1.0 million	—	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]
    

    Rank	Country	International tourist arrivals (2014)[1]	International tourist arrivals (2013)[5]	Change (2013 to 2014) (%)	Change (2012 to 2013) (%)
    1	Saudi Arabia	15.0 million	13.3 million	12.8	6.3
    2	United Arab Emirates	---	9.9 million	—	17.9
    3	Egypt	9.6 million	9.1 million	5.0	18.1
    4	Iran	—	4.7 million	—	24.4
    5	Jordan	3.9 million	3.9 million	1.1	5.2
    6	Israel	2.9 million	2.9 million	1.2	2.6
    7	Qatar	2.8 million	2.6 million	8.2	11.3
    8	Oman	—	1.5 million	—	7.9
    9	Lebanon	1.3 million	1.2 million	6.3	6.7
    10	Bahrain	—	1.0 million	—	5.4
    Note 1: Israel 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]
    

    Rank	Country	International tourist arrivals (2014)[1]	International tourist arrivals (2013)[5]	Change (2013 to 2014) (%)	Change (2012 to 2013) (%)
    1	United States	74.7 million	69.9 million	6.8	5.0
    2	Mexico	29.1 million	24.1 million	20.5	3.2
    3	Canada	16.5 million	16.0 million	2.9	1.7
    4	Brazil	—	5.8 million	—	2.4
    5	Argentina	5.9 million	5.2 million	13.1	6.1
    6	Dominican Republic	5.1 million	4.6 million	9.6	2.8
    7	Chile	3.6 million	3.5 million	2.7	0.6
    —	Puerto Rico	3.2 million	3.2 million	1.4	4.3
    8	Cuba	2.9 million	2.8 million	5.0	0.5
    9	Uruguay	2.6 million	2.6 million	0.1	0.4
    10	Colombia	2.5 million	2.2 million	12.1	5.1

    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]
    

    Rank	Country	International tourist arrivals (2014)[1]	International tourist arrivals (2013)[5]	Change (2013 to 2014) (%)	Change (2012 to 2013) (%)
    1	China	55.6 million	55.6 million	0.1	3.5
    2	Hong Kong	27.7 million	25.6 million	8.2	8.0
    3	Malaysia	27.4 million	25.7 million	6.7	2.7
    4	Thailand	24.7 million	26.5 million	6.7	18.8
    5	Macau	14.5 million	14.2 million	2.1	5.1
    6	South Korea	14.2 million	12.1 million	16.6	9.3
    7	Japan	13.4 million	10.3 million	29.4	24.0
    8	Singapore	11.8 million	11.8 million	0.3	7.2
    9	Taiwan	9.9 million	8.0 million	23.6	9.6
    10	Indonesia	9.4 million	8.8 million	7.2	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]
    

    Rank	Country	International tourist arrivals (2014)[1]	International tourist arrivals (2013)[5]	Change (2013 to 2014) (%)	Change (2012 to 2013) (%)
    1	France	83.7 million	83.6 million	0.1	2.0
    2	Spain	65.0 million	60.7 million	7.1	5.6
    3	Italy	48.6 million	47.7 million	1.8	2.9
    4	Turkey	39.8 million	37.8 million	5.3	5.9
    5	Germany	33.0 million	31.5 million	4.6	3.7
    6	United Kingdom	32.6 million	31.1 million	5.0	6.1
    7	Russia	29.8 million	28.4 million	5.3	10.2
    8	Austria	25.2 million	24.8 million	1.9	2.7
    9	Greece	22.0 million	17.9 million	23.0	15.5
    10	Poland	16.0 million	15.8 million	1.3	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.^[10] 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.
    

    Rank	Country	UNWTO Region[3]	International tourism receipts (2014)[1]	International tourism receipts (2013)[11]	Change (2013 to 2014) (%)	Change (2012 to 2013) (%)
    1	United States	North America	$177.2 billion	$172.9 billion	2.5	7.0
    2	Spain	Europe	$65.2 billion	$62.6 billion	4.2	7.6
    3	China	Asia	$56.9 billion	$51.7 billion	10.2	3.3
    4	France	Europe	$55.4 billion	$56.7 billion	2.3	5.6
    5	Macau	Asia	$50.8 billion	$51.8 billion	1.9	18.1
    6	Italy	Europe	$45.5 billion	$43.9 billion	3.7	6.6
    7	United Kingdom	Europe	$45.3 billion	$41.0 billion	10.3	12.1
    8	Germany	Europe	$43.3 billion	$41.3 billion	5.0	8.2
    9	Thailand	Asia	$38.4 billion	$41.8 billion	8.0	23.4
    10	Hong Kong	Asia	$38.4 billion	$38.9 billion	1.4	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]
    

    Rank	Country	UNWTO Region[3]	International tourism expenditure (2014)[1]	International tourism expenditure (2013)[5]	Market Share (%)	Change (2013 to 2014) (%)
    1	China	Asia	$164.9 billion	$128.6 billion	13.2	27.1
    2	United States	North America	$110.8 billion	$104.1 billion	8.9	6.4
    3	Germany	Europe	$92.2 billion	$91.4 billion	7.4	0.9
    4	United Kingdom	Europe	$57.6 billion	$52.7 billion	4.6	3.8
    5	Russia	Europe	$50.4 billion	$53.5 billion	4.0	13.7
    6	France	Europe	$47.8 billion	$42.9 billion	3.8	11.3
    7	Canada	North America	$33.8 billion	$35.2 billion	2.7	3.3
    8	Italy	Europe	$28.8 billion	$27.0 billion	2.3	6.9
    9	Australia	Oceania	$26.3 billion	$28.6 billion	2.1	1.7
    10	Brazil	South America	$25.6 billion	$25.0 billion	2.1	11.7

    See also

    • Tourism
    • World Travel Monitor

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