International tourism, number of arrivals in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income): International tourism, number of arrivals was 292.84 million in 2019. ▲ Rising
International tourism, number of arrivals in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income), 1995–2019
Source: Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism.
Analysis
In 2019, international tourism, number of arrivals in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) stood at 292.84 million. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 4.2% on the previous year and up 57.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, international tourism, number of arrivals in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) peaked at 292.84 million in 2019 and was at its lowest, 70.70 million, in 1995.
That places East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) 18th out of 46 groups with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
International tourism, number of arrivals in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 70.70 million | — |
| 1996 | 77.17 million | +9.2% |
| 1997 | 83.29 million | +7.9% |
| 1998 | 88.45 million | +6.2% |
| 1999 | 101.73 million | +15.0% |
| 2000 | 116.41 million | +14.4% |
| 2001 | 125.45 million | +7.8% |
| 2002 | 136.49 million | +8.8% |
| 2003 | 125.71 million | -7.9% |
| 2004 | 152.73 million | +21.5% |
| 2005 | 165.95 million | +8.7% |
| 2006 | 174.72 million | +5.3% |
| 2007 | 188.39 million | +7.8% |
| 2008 | 188.92 million | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 186.37 million | -1.3% |
| 2010 | 200.10 million | +7.4% |
| 2011 | 208.06 million | +4.0% |
| 2012 | 211.76 million | +1.8% |
| 2013 | 217.30 million | +2.6% |
| 2014 | 219.50 million | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 232.37 million | +5.9% |
| 2016 | 246.13 million | +5.9% |
| 2017 | 267.09 million | +8.5% |
| 2018 | 281.13 million | +5.3% |
| 2019 | 292.84 million | +4.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 84.27 million | 70.70 million | 101.73 million | 5 |
| 2000s | 156.11 million | 116.41 million | 188.92 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 237.63 million | 200.10 million | 292.84 million | 10 |
Countries ranked near East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
More private sector data for East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
- Merchandise trade 41.4% (2025)
- Food imports 8.5% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 53.6% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 4.19 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 5.1% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 85.4% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 5.42 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 2,528 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2332 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 7.69 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is international tourism, number of arrivals in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- International tourism, number of arrivals in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) was 292.84 million in 2019, according to Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism.
- What is the highest international tourism, number of arrivals recorded in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 292.84 million in 2019.
- What is the lowest international tourism, number of arrivals recorded in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 70.70 million in 1995.
- How does East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) rank for international tourism, number of arrivals?
- East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) ranks 18th out of 46 groups with data for 2019.
- Is international tourism, number of arrivals rising or falling in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 57.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) data come from?
- The figures come from Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism, published as part of International tourism, number of arrivals. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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.