Bulgaria vs Least developed countries: International tourism, number of arrivals

Bulgaria
4.97 million
in 2020
Least developed countries
40.18 million
in 2019
Bulgaria rank
38th
Least developed countries rank
37th

International tourism, number of arrivals over time

  • Bulgaria
  • Least developed countries
010.0M20.0M30.0M40.0M199520072020

How they compare

Least developed countries currently reports 40.18 million against 4.97 million in Bulgaria, a difference of 35.20 million.

That makes Least developed countries's figure about 8.1 times Bulgaria's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 25 shared years of data; in 1995 it was Bulgaria ahead.

Bulgaria ranks 38th and Least developed countries ranks 37th of 201 countries.

Least developed countries has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bulgaria Least developed countries Difference Ahead
1990s 6.53 million 6.83 million 295,920 Least developed countries
2000s 6.77 million 12.90 million 6.13 million Least developed countries
2010s 10.10 million 30.97 million 20.88 million Least developed countries

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher international tourism, number of arrivals, Bulgaria or Least developed countries?
Least developed countries, at 40.18 million against 4.97 million in Bulgaria as of 2019.
What is the difference in international tourism, number of arrivals between Bulgaria and Least developed countries?
35.20 million, with Least developed countries ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Least developed countries?
25 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2019.
How do Bulgaria and Least developed countries rank globally for international tourism, number of arrivals?
Bulgaria ranks 38th and Least developed countries ranks 37th of 201 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism, published as International tourism, number of arrivals. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
International tourism, number of arrivals
Source
Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
247 places, 5,775 data points, 1995–2020
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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.