World tourism statistics and rankings
[edit]Most visited countries by international tourist arrivals
In 2010, there were 940 million international tourist arrivals, with a growth of 6.6% as compared to 2009.
The World Tourism Organization reports the following ten countries as the most visited by the number of international travellers. When compared to 2009, China surpassed Spain to become the third most visited country. Most of the top visited countries continue to be on theEuropean continent, followed by a growing number of Asian countries.
Rank | Country | UNWTO Regional Market | International tourist arrivals (2010)[2] |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  France | Europe | 76.8 million |
| 2 |  United States | North America | 59.7 million |
| 3 |  China | Asia | 55.7 million |
| 4 |  Spain | Europe | 52.7 million |
| 5 |  Italy | Europe | 43.6 million |
| 6 |  United Kingdom | Europe | 28.1 million |
| 7 |  Turkey | Europe | 27.0 million |
| 8 |  Germany | Europe | 26.9 million |
| 9 |  Malaysia | Asia | 24.6 million |
| 10 |  Mexico | North America | 22.4 million |
[edit]International tourism receipts
International tourism receipts grew to US$919 billion (€693 billion) in 2010,[11] corresponding to an increase in real terms of 4.7% from 2009. The World Tourism Organization reports the following countries as the top ten tourism earners for the year 2010. It is noticeable that most of them are on the European continent, but the United States continues to be the top earner.
| Rank | Country | UNWTO Regional Market | International Tourism Receipts (2010)[2] |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States | North America | $103.5 billion |
| 2 | Spain | Europe | $52.5 billion |
| 3 | France | Europe | $46.3 billion |
| 4 | China | Asia | $45.8 billion |
| 5 | Italy | Europe | $38.8 billion |
| 6 | Germany | Europe | $34.7 billion |
| 7 | United Kingdom | Europe | $30.4 billion |
| 8 |  Australia | Oceania | $30.1 billion |
| 9 |  Hong Kong (China) | Europe | $23.0 billion |
| 10 | Turkey | Europe | $20.8 billion |
[edit]International tourism expenditures
The World Tourism Organization reports the following countries as the top ten biggest spenders on international tourism for the year 2010.
| Rank | Country | UNWTO Regional Market | International Tourism Expenditures (2010)[2] |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Germany | Europe | $77.7 billion |
| 2 | United States | North America | $75.5 billion |
| 3 | China | Asia | $54.9 billion |
| 4 | United Kingdom | Europe | $48.6 billion |
| 5 | France | Europe | $39.4 billion |
| 6 |  Canada | North America | $29.5 billion |
| 7 |  Japan | Asia | $27.9 billion |
| 8 | Italy | Europe | $27.1 billion |
| 9 |  Russia | Europe | $26.5 billion |
| 10 | Australia | Oceania | $22.5 billion |
[edit]Most visited cities by international tourist arrivals
| Top 10 most visited cities by estimated number of international visitors by selected year | |||||||||||
| City | Country | International visitors (millions) | Year/Notes | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paris | France | 15.1 | 2010 (Excluding extra-muros visitors)[12] | ||||||||
| London | United Kingdom | 14.6 | 2010[13] | ||||||||
| New York City | United States | 9.7 | 2010[14] | ||||||||
| Antalya | Turkey | 9.2 | 2010[15] | ||||||||
| Singapore |  Singapore | 9.2 | 2010[16] | ||||||||
| Kuala Lumpur | Malaysia | 8.9 | 2010[17] | ||||||||
| Hong Kong | China | 8.4 | 2010 (Excluding Mainland Chinese visitors)[18] | ||||||||
| Dubai |  United Arab Emirates | 8.3 | 2010[19] | ||||||||
| Bangkok |  Thailand | 7.2 | 2010[20] | ||||||||
| Istanbul | Turkey | 6.9 | 2010[15] | ||||||||
