Home > World Top Ten > Top Ten Countries Earning Most from Tourism

Top Ten Countries Earning Most from Tourism

by Vishul Malik

Based on recent estimates, as of 2021, the top 10 countries earning the most from international tourism receipts (in billions of US dollars) are: United States ($206.1) Spain ($74.7) France…


Top Ten Countries Earning Most from Tourism

Based on recent estimates, as of 2021, the top 10 countries earning the most from international tourism receipts (in billions of US dollars) are:

  • United States ($206.1)
  • Spain ($74.7)
  • France ($67.4)
  • Thailand ($57.5)
  • United Kingdom ($51.2)
  • Italy ($44.2)
  • Germany ($43.4)
  • Macau (China SAR) ($40.4)
  • Turkey ($34.4)
  • Japan ($30.8)

 

Top Ten Countries Earning Most from Tourism, 2015

Countries with Top International Tourism Receipts

Rank Country International tourism receipts ((US$ million) 2015
1 United States 204,523
2 China 114,109
3 Spain 56,526
4 France 45,920
5 United Kingdom 45,464
6 Thailand 44,553
7 Italy 39,449
8 Germany 36,867
9 Hong Kong (China) 36,150
10 Macao (China) 31,303
11 Australia 29,413
12 Turkey 26,616
13 Japan 24,983
14 India 21,013
15 Austria 18,303
16 Mexico 17,734
17 Malaysia 17,597
18 Singapore 16,743
19 Canada 16,229
20 Switzerland 16,198
21 Greece 15,673
22 Korea (ROK) 15,285
23 Taiwan (pr. of China) 14,406
24 Netherlands 13,211
25 Portugal 12,606
26 Sweden 12,235
27 Belgium 11,736
28 Indonesia 10,761
29 Poland 9,728
30 New Zealand 8,910
31 Croatia 8,833
32 Russian Federation 8,465
33 South Africa 8,235
34 Vietnam 7,301
35 Denmark 6,623
36 Dominican Rep. 6,118
37 Czech Republic 6,048
38 Morocco 6,003
39 Brazil 5,844
40 Israel 5,365
41 Hungary 5,344
42 Philippines 5,276
43 Norway 4,952
44 Ireland 4,793
45 Argentina 4,400
46 Colombia 4,245
47 Panama 4,199
48 Luxembourg 4,161
49 Puerto Rico 3,825
50 Costa Rica 3,326

Source: (http://www.e-unwto.org/)

Countries with Top International Tourist Arrivals 2017

Rank Country International tourist arrivals (1000)
1 France 84,452
2 United States 77,510
3 Spain 68,215
4 China 56,886
5 Italy 50,732
6 Turkey 39,478
7 Germany 34,972
8 United Kingdom 34,436
9 Mexico 32,093
10 Russian Federation 31,346
11 Thailand 29,881
12 Austria 26,719
13 Hong Kong (China) 26,686
14 Malaysia 25,721
15 Greece 23,599
16 Japan 19,737
17 Canada 17,970
18 Poland 16,728
19 Netherlands 15,007
20 Hungary 14,316
21 Macao (China) 14,308
22 Korea (ROK) 13,232
23 Croatia 12,683
24 Ukraine 12,428
25 Singapore 12,052
26 Czech Republic 11,148
27 Taiwan (pr. of China) 10,440
28 Indonesia 10,408
29 Morocco 10,177
30 Portugal 10,176
31 Switzerland 9,305
32 South Africa 8,904
33 Belgium 8,033
34 India 8,027
35 Vietnam 7,944
36 Australia 7,444
37 Brazil 6,306
38 Argentina 5,736
39 Dominican Rep. 5,600
40 Philippines 5,361
41 Tunisia 5,359
42 Iran 5,237
43 Cambodia 4,775
44 Myanmar 4,681
45 Chile 4,478
46 Albania 3,784
47 Laos 3,543
48 Puerto Rico 3,542
49 Cuba 3,491
50 Peru 3,456

Source: http://www.e-unwto.org/ You may also want to know about Top 10 Tourist Destinations in the World

Top Ten – Economy and Business Maps

 

Explore More – Business and Economy

Related Maps