international tourism rank 2011-2010-2009-2008

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, world tourism is ranked both by the number of visits and by the tourism revenue generated.

International tourist arrivals by country of destination 2010

The top four international destinations in 2010 were:

Rank	Country	International tourist arrivals
1	France	78.95 million
2	United States	60.88 million
3	China	55.98 million
4	Spain	53.00 million

International tourist arrivals by country of destination 2009

Out of a global total of 880 million tourists, the top ten international tourism destinations in 2009 were (see the barometer for the full rankings):

Rank	Country	International tourist arrivals
1	France	74.20 million
2	United States	54.88 million
3	Spain	52.23 million
4	China	50.88 million
5	Italy	43.24 million
6	United Kingdom	28.20 million
7	Turkey	25.51 million
8	Germany	24.22 million
9	Malaysia	23.65 million
10	Mexico	21.45 million

Africa

Out of the total of almost 46 million tourists to Africa in 2009, the top ten African destinations were:

Rank	Country	International tourist arrivals
1	Morocco	8.34 million
2	South Africa	7.01 million
3	Tunisia	6.90 million
4	Mozambique	2.39 million
5	Zimbabwe	2.01 million
6	Algeria	1.91 million
7	Botswana	1.55 million
8	Kenya	1.14 million (2008)
9	Swaziland	0.909 million
10	Mauritius	0.871 million

Middle East

Out of the total of over 53 million tourists to the Middle East in 2009, the top ten destinations were:

Rank	Country	International tourist arrivals
1	Egypt	11.91 million
2	Saudi Arabia	10.90 million
3	United Arab Emirates	7.13 million (2005)
4	Syria	6.09 million
5	Bahrain	4.94 million (2007)
6	Jordan	3.79 million
7	Israel	3.45 million
8	Lebanon	1.85 million
9	Qatar	1.66 million
10	Yemen	0.434 million

Americas

Out of the total of over 165 million tourists to the Americas in 2009, the top ten destinations were:

Rank	Country	International tourist arrivals
1	United States	54.88 million
2	Mexico	21.45 million
3	Canada	15.74 million
4	Brazil	4.80 million
5	Argentina	4.31 million
6	Dominican Republic	3.99 million
7	Puerto Rico	3.55 million
8	Chile	2.75 million
9	Cuba	2.41 million
10	Colombia	2.15 million

Asia-Pacific

Out of the total of over 181 million tourists to Asia and the Pacific in 2009, the top ten destinations were:

Rank	Country	International tourist arrivals
1	China	50.88 million
1	Malaysia	23.65 million
3	Hong Kong, China	16.93 million
4	Thailand	14.15 million
5	Macau, China	10.40 million
6	South Korea	7.82 million
7	Singapore	7.49 million
8	Japan	6.79 million
9	Indonesia	6.32 million
10	Australia	5.58 million

 Europe

Out of the total of over 459 million tourists to Europe in 2009, the top ten destinations were

Rank	Country	International tourist arrivals
1	Spain	53.2 million
2	France	49.4 million
3	Italy	40.2 million
4	Germany	34.7 million
5	United Kingdom	30.1 million
6	Turkey	21.3 million
7	Austria	19.4 million
8	Greece	14.5 million
9	Switzerland	13.8 million
10	Netherlands	12.4 million

International tourist arrivals by country of destination 2008

The top ten international destinations in 2008 were:

Rank	Country	International tourist arrivals
1	France	79.22 million
2	United States	57.94 million
3	Spain	57.19 million
4	China	53.05 million
5	Italy	42.73 million
6	United Kingdom	30.14 million
7	Ukraine	25.39 million
8	Turkey	24.99 million
9	Germany	24.87 million
10	Mexico	22.64 million