International tourism, number of arrivals 1995 - 2020

Description	International inbound tourists (overnight visitors) are the number of tourists who travel to a country other than that in which they have their usual residence, but outside their usual environment, for a period not exceeding 12 months and whose main purpose in visiting is other than an activity remunerated from within the country visited. When data on number of tourists are not available, the number of visitors, which includes tourists, same-day visitors, cruise passengers, and crew members, is shown instead. Sources and collection methods for arrivals differ across countries. In some cases data are from border statistics (police, immigration, and the like) and supplemented by border surveys. In other cases data are from tourism accommodation establishments. For some countries number of arrivals is limited to arrivals by air and for others to arrivals staying in hotels. Some countries include arrivals of nationals residing abroad while others do not. Caution should thus be used in comparing arrivals across countries. The data on inbound tourists refer to the number of arrivals, not to the number of people traveling. Thus a person who makes several trips to a country during a given period is counted each time as a new arrival.
Unit of measure	Absolute number

Description

International inbound tourists (overnight visitors) are the number of tourists who travel to a country other than that in which they have their usual residence, but outside their usual environment, for a period not exceeding 12 months and whose main purpose in visiting is other than an activity remunerated from within the country visited. When data on number of tourists are not available, the number of visitors, which includes tourists, same-day visitors, cruise passengers, and crew members, is shown instead. Sources and collection methods for arrivals differ across countries. In some cases data are from border statistics (police, immigration, and the like) and supplemented by border surveys. In other cases data are from tourism accommodation establishments. For some countries number of arrivals is limited to arrivals by air and for others to arrivals staying in hotels. Some countries include arrivals of nationals residing abroad while others do not. Caution should thus be used in comparing arrivals across countries. The data on inbound tourists refer to the number of arrivals, not to the number of people traveling. Thus a person who makes several trips to a country during a given period is counted each time as a new arrival.

Unit of measure

Absolute number

Source: World Tourism Organization (UN Tourism)

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	China
1995	46,387,000
1996	51,128,000
1997	57,588,000
1998	63,478,000
1999	72,796,000
2000	83,444,000
2001	89,013,000
2002	97,908,000
2003	91,662,000
2004	109,038,000
2005	120,292,000
2006	124,942,000
2007	131,873,000
2008	130,027,000
2009	126,476,000
2010	133,762,000
2011	135,423,000
2012	132,405,000
2013	129,078,000
2014	128,499,000
2015	133,820,000
2016	141,774,000
2017	153,260,000
2018	158,606,000
2019	162,538,000
2020	30,402,000

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