Countries by International Tourism Income
International tourism income serves as a crucial economic indicator, reflecting how well a country draws foreign visitors and how they contribute to the local economy. This income exclusively accounts for revenue generated by foreign tourists, excluding domestic travel income. Understanding the international tourism income is vital for economists and policymakers to gauge a country's global attraction and economic health. The provided data is drawn from the most recent United Nations tourism database for the year 2023, offering valuable insights for 2025 planning.
List of Countries by Tourism Income
- United States of America: The USA leads the way with an impressive international tourism income of around $84 billion. Its diverse attractions, from bustling cities like New York to natural wonders such as the Grand Canyon, make it a perennial favorite for travelers worldwide.
- Spain: Known for its rich cultural heritage and vibrant festivals, Spain earns around $72 billion from international tourists. Its sunny beaches and historical sites attract visitors from all over the globe.
- United Kingdom: Benefiting from its historic landmarks and cultural institutions, the United Kingdom generates approximately $68 billion in tourism income. Iconic locations like London and Edinburgh charm millions of international visitors annually.
- Turkey: As a crossroads of cultures and history, Turkey garners around $58 billion in tourism income. Its unique blend of eastern and western influences, along with stunning coastlines like those of Antalya, draw many tourists.
- Ireland: While not among the top four, Ireland holds its own with a respectable tourism income of approximately $14.8 billion. Known for its breathtaking landscapes and rich folklore, Ireland continues to enchant international visitors.
| Country | International Tourism Income (Million $) | International Arrivals (1000 people) | Income per Incoming Tourist ($ / person) | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 United States of America |
84,171 | 66,594 | 1,263.943 | 2021 |
 Spain |
72,097 | 104,968 | 686.847 | 2022 |
 United Kingdom |
67,587 | 31,244 | 2,163.199 | 2022 |
 Turkey |
57,849 | 51,388 | 1,125.73 | 2022 |
 Italy |
44,848 | 74,317 | 603.469 | 2022 |
 France |
44,665 | 141,297 | 316.107 | 2021 |
 United Arab Emirates |
34,440 | 12,784 | 2,693.992 | 2021 |
 Germany |
31,257 | 28,463 | 1,098.163 | 2022 |
 Mexico |
30,398 | 65,995 | 460.611 | 2022 |
 Saudi Arabia |
26,517 | 18,256 | 1,452.509 | 2022 |
 Qatar |
25,046 | 2,560 | 9,783.594 | 2022 |
 Canada |
24,241 | 17,924 | 1,352.432 | 2022 |
 Australia |
24,214 | 3,694 | 6,554.954 | 2022 |
 India |
22,410 | 14,330 | 1,563.852 | 2022 |
 Greece |
20,094 | 29,876 | 672.58 | 2022 |
 Switzerland |
19,225 | 9,160 | 2,098.799 | 2022 |
 Austria |
19,175 | 26,215 | 731.451 | 2022 |
 The Netherlands |
18,583 | 16,063 | 1,156.882 | 2022 |
 Poland |
16,419 | 71,814 | 228.632 | 2022 |
 Ireland |
14,808 | 10,951 | 1,352.205 | 2019 |
 South Korea |
14,501 | 3,198 | 4,534.396 | 2022 |
 Croatia |
13,628 | 50,023 | 272.435 | 2022 |
 Egypt |
13,625 | 11,724 | 1,162.146 | 2022 |
 Singapore |
11,794 | 6,306 | 1,870.282 | 2022 |
 Japan |
10,633 | 3,832 | 2,774.791 | 2022 |
 Portugal |
10,487 | 22,588 | 464.273 | 2006 |
 Morocco |
10,415 | 10,968 | 949.581 | 2022 |
 China |
9,583 | 25,250 | 379.525 | 2022 |
 Thailand |
9,378 | 10,751 | 872.291 | 2001 |
 Sweden |
9,231 | 19,945 | 462.823 | 2014 |
 Hungary |
8,984 | 46,343 | 193.859 | 2022 |
 Denmark |
8,912 | 31,530 | 282.651 | 2022 |
 Belgium |
8,737 | 8,220 | 1,062.895 | 2022 |
 Dominican Republic |
8,406 | 8,489 | 990.223 | 2022 |
 Malaysia |
7,816 | 19,016 | 411.022 | 2022 |
 Panama |
7,388 | 1,946 | 3,796.506 | 2022 |
 Colombia |
7,321 | 4,686 | 1,562.313 | 2022 |
 Indonesia |
7,036 | 5,889 | 1,194.77 | 2022 |
 Jordan |
6,913 | 5,049 | 1,369.182 | 2022 |
 Norway |
6,565 | 6,693 | 980.876 | 2011 |
 Israel |
6,266 | 2,851 | 2,197.825 | 2022 |
 Russian Federation |
6,029 | 6,359 | 948.105 | 2020 |
 Luxembourg |
5,737 | 1,013 | 5,663.376 | 2022 |
 Finland |
5,418 | 7,636 | 709.534 | 2012 |
 Iran |
5,252 | 7,295 | 719.945 | 2018 |
 Philippines |
5,239 | 2,654 | 1,974.002 | 2022 |
 Romania |
5,036 | 12,697 | 396.629 | 2022 |
 Brazil |
4,968 | 3,630 | 1,368.595 | 2022 |
 South Africa |
4,793 | 7,342 | 652.819 | 2022 |
 Maldives |
4,513 | 1,675 | 2,694.328 | 2022 |
 New Zealand |
4,096 | 1,434 | 2,856.346 | 2022 |
 Bahrain |
3,886 | 9,949 | 390.592 | 2022 |
 Ethiopia |
3,883 | 897 | 4,328.874 | 2022 |
 Georgia |
3,782 | 4,704 | 803.997 | 2022 |
 Bulgaria |
3,701 | 10,888 | 339.916 | 2022 |
 Argentina |
3,694 | 7,503 | 492.336 | 2022 |
 Jamaica |
3,621 | 3,331 | 1,087.061 | 2022 |
 The Bahamas |
3,524 | 7,001 | 503.357 | 2022 |
 Czech Republic |
3,358 | 10,014 | 335.331 | 2021 |
 Slovakia |
3,350 | 16,086 | 208.256 | 2019 |
 Costa Rica |
3,256 | 2,497 | 1,303.965 | 2022 |
 Albania |
3,255 | 7,544 | 431.469 | 2022 |
 Cyprus |
3,251 | 4,117 | 789.653 | 2019 |
 Lebanon |
3,162 | 890 | 3,552.809 | 2021 |
 Serbia |
3,074 | 1,773 | 1,733.785 | 2022 |
 Peru |
2,938 | 2,279 | 1,289.162 | 2022 |
 Tunisia |
2,529 | 6,038 | 418.847 | 2011 |
 Armenia |
2,513 | 1,666 | 1,508.403 | 2022 |
 Myanmar |
2,501 | 4,364 | 573.098 | 2019 |
 Slovenia |
2,464 | 61,293 | 40.2 | 2007 |
 El Salvador |
2,235 | 2,541 | 879.575 | 2022 |
 Chile |
1,907 | 2,269 | 840.458 | 2022 |
 Andorra |
1,893 | 5,422 | 349.133 | 2021 |
 Syria |
1,816 | 6,476 | 280.42 | 2011 |
 Ecuador |
1,802 | 1,265 | 1,424.506 | 2022 |
 Kazakhstan |
1,734 | 4,729 | 366.674 | 2022 |
 Uzbekistan |
1,731 | 5,233 | 330.785 | 2022 |
 Kenya |
1,704 | 1,484 | 1,148.248 | 2022 |
 Iraq |
1,682 | 892 | 1,885.65 | 2013 |
 Mauritius |
1,652 | 1,003 | 1,647.059 | 2022 |
 Estonia |
1,630 | 3,497 | 466.114 | 2022 |
 Malta |
1,590 | 2,776 | 572.767 | 2022 |
 Cambodia |
1,529 | 2,277 | 671.498 | 2022 |
 Bosnia and Herzegovina |
1,464 | 915 | 1,600 | 2022 |
 Sri Lanka |
1,357 | 759 | 1,787.879 | 2022 |
 Tanzania |
1,324 | 1,027 | 1,289.192 | 2021 |
 Iceland |
1,303 | 717 | 1,817.294 | 2021 |
 Lithuania |
1,174 | 4,725 | 248.466 | 2022 |
 Nigeria |
1,142 | 1,271 | 898.505 | 2022 |
 Montenegro |
1,110 | 2,036 | 545.187 | 2022 |
 Saint Lucia |
1,080 | 714 | 1,512.605 | 2022 |
 Fiji |
1,069 | 652 | 1,639.571 | 2022 |
 Cuba |
1,050 | 1,614 | 650.558 | 2022 |
 Sudan |
1,043 | 836 | 1,247.608 | 2018 |
 Uganda |
1,030 | 815 | 1,263.804 | 2022 |
 Pakistan |
1,014 | 966 | 1,049.689 | 2012 |
 Guatemala |
992 | 1,845 | 537.669 | 2022 |
 Seychelles |
964 | 339 | 2,843.658 | 2022 |
 Azerbaijan |
942 | 1,602 | 588.015 | 2022 |
 Barbados |
929 | 898 | 1,034.521 | 2022 |
 Ghana |
895 | 915 | 978.142 | 2022 |
 Ukraine |
849 | 2,307 | 368.01 | 2022 |
 Kyrgyzstan |
827 | 6,901 | 119.838 | 2022 |
 Antigua and Barbuda |
818 | 642 | 1,274.143 | 2022 |
 Turks and Caicos Islands |
787 | 1,463 | 537.936 | 2018 |
 Latvia |
748 | 1,937 | 386.164 | 2021 |
 Kuwait |
708 | 1,606 | 440.847 | 2021 |
 Bolivia |
706 | 724 | 975.138 | 2022 |
 Belarus |
662 | 3,361 | 196.965 | 2021 |
 Nicaragua |
596 | 933 | 638.8 | 2022 |
 Uruguay |
587 | 234 | 2,508.547 | 2021 |
 Grenada |
569 | 335 | 1,698.507 | 2022 |
 Honduras |
552 | 1,911 | 288.854 | 2022 |
 Venezuela |
546 | 681 | 801.762 | 2016 |
 Cameroon |
545 | 539 | 1,011.132 | 2022 |
 Oman |
511 | 652 | 783.742 | 2021 |
 Trinidad and Tobago |
506 | 253 | 2,000 | 2022 |
 British Virgin Islands |
484 | 922 | 524.946 | 2015 |
 Macedonia |
483 | 537 | 899.441 | 2022 |
 Paraguay |
475 | 1,548 | 306.848 | 2022 |
 Senegal |
470 | 1,376 | 341.57 | 2017 |
 Nepal |
433 | 615 | 704.065 | 2022 |
 Cape Verde |
400 | 785 | 509.554 | 2022 |
 Zambia |
393 | 554 | 709.386 | 2021 |
 Belize |
374 | 437 | 855.835 | 2021 |
 Côte d'Ivoire |
315 | 576 | 546.875 | 2021 |
 Saint Kitts and Nevis |
302 | 589 | 512.733 | 2022 |
 Namibia |
294 | 528 | 556.818 | 2022 |
 Mozambique |
290 | 879 | 329.92 | 2022 |
 Rwanda |
284 | 511 | 555.773 | 2021 |
 Botswana |
275 | 338 | 813.609 | 2021 |
 Bangladesh |
273 | 135 | 2,022.222 | 2021 |
 Mongolia |
261 | 301 | 867.11 | 2022 |
 Cayman Islands |
260 | 660 | 393.939 | 2020 |
 Laos |
227 | 886 | 256.208 | 2020 |
 San Marino |
225 | 1,354 | 166.174 | 2021 |
 Algeria |
219 | 1,398 | 156.652 | 2022 |
 Benin |
203 | 354 | 573.446 | 2020 |
 Mali |
191 | 168 | 1,136.905 | 2021 |
 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines |
171 | 210 | 814.286 | 2022 |
 Togo |
151 | 482 | 313.278 | 2020 |
 Vietnam |
149 | 157 | 949.045 | 2021 |
 Burkina Faso |
145 | 106 | 1,367.925 | 2021 |
 Bermuda |
143 | 86 | 1,662.791 | 2021 |
 Anguilla |
140 | 96 | 1,458.333 | 2022 |
 Madagascar |
118 | 8 | 14,750 | 2021 |
 Yemen |
116 | 398 | 291.457 | 2015 |
 Haiti |
110 | 148 | 743.243 | 2021 |
 Libya |
99 | 760 | 130.263 | 2008 |
 Tajikistan |
99 | 296 | 334.459 | 2021 |
 Niger |
97 | 85 | 1,141.176 | 2020 |
 Dominica |
91 | 235 | 387.234 | 2022 |
 Gambia |
80 | 643 | 124.417 | 2008 |
 Moldova |
79 | 23.6 | 3,347.458 | 2003 |
 Afghanistan |
75 | -- | -- | 2020 |
 Comoros |
72 | 29 | 2,482.759 | 2021 |
 Zimbabwe |
66 | 639 | 103.286 | 2020 |
 Suriname |
61 | 279 | 218.638 | 2017 |
 Samoa |
57.6 | 51 | 1,129.412 | 2022 |
 Eritrea |
48 | 142 | 338.028 | 2016 |
 Djibouti |
46 | 145 | 317.241 | 2022 |
 Cook Islands |
43 | 26 | 1,653.846 | 2021 |
 Palau |
41 | 18 | 2,277.778 | 2020 |
 Vanuatu |
31.5 | 65 | 484.615 | 2022 |
 Central African Republic |
31 | 35 | 885.714 | 2020 |
 Brunei |
30 | 110 | 272.727 | 2021 |
 Malawi |
29 | 432 | 67.13 | 2021 |
 Mauritania |
28 | 24 | 1,166.667 | 1999 |
 Guyana |
26 | 158 | 164.557 | 2021 |
 South Sudan |
25 | -- | -- | 2022 |
 Chad |
25 | 149 | 167.785 | 2002 |
 Federated States of Micronesia |
25 | 31 | 806.452 | 2015 |
 Angola |
24 | 130 | 184.615 | 2022 |
 Sierra Leone |
23 | 44 | 522.727 | 2021 |
 Guinea-Bissau |
19 | 52 | 365.385 | 2019 |
 Equatorial Guinea |
14 | -- | -- | 2001 |
 Gabon |
13 | 526 | 24.715 | 2005 |
 East Timor |
12 | 6 | 2,000 | 2021 |
 Swaziland |
12 | 503 | 23.857 | 2022 |
 Guinea |
10.6 | -- | -- | 2022 |
 Lesotho |
10 | 279 | 35.842 | 2021 |
 Tonga |
10 | 22 | 454.545 | 2022 |
 Niue |
8.3 | 11.6 | 715.517 | 2017 |
 Solomon Islands |
7 | 4 | 1,750 | 2020 |
 São Tomé and Príncipe |
6.2 | 7.7 | 805.195 | 2001 |
 Congo-Brazzaville |
6 | -- | -- | 2020 |
 Marshall Islands |
4.3 | 2 | 2,150 | 2020 |
 Liberia |
4 | -- | -- | 2022 |
 Kiribati |
3.2 | 12 | 266.667 | 2019 |
 Burundi |
3 | 299 | 10.033 | 2017 |
 Papua New Guinea |
2 | 17 | 117.647 | 2021 |
 Montserrat |
1.9 | 1.6 | 1,187.5 | 2021 |
 Nauru |
1.6 | -- | -- | 2018 |
 Tuvalu |
1.5 | 0.24 | 6,250 | 2022 |
 Bhutan |
0.2 | 20.9 | 9.569 | 2022 |
