International tourism, number of arrivals in Guam
Guam: International tourism, number of arrivals was 328,000 in 2020. ▲ Rising
International tourism, number of arrivals in Guam, 1995–2020
Source: Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism.
Analysis
In 2020, international tourism, number of arrivals in Guam stood at 328,000. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 80.3% on the previous year and down 72.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, international tourism, number of arrivals in Guam peaked at 1.67 million in 2019 and was at its lowest, 328,000, in 2020.
That places Guam 146th out of 201 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
International tourism, number of arrivals in Guam, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 1.36 million | — |
| 1996 | 1.37 million | +0.8% |
| 1997 | 1.38 million | +0.7% |
| 1998 | 1.14 million | -17.7% |
| 1999 | 1.16 million | +2.2% |
| 2000 | 1.29 million | +10.8% |
| 2001 | 1.16 million | -9.9% |
| 2002 | 1.06 million | -8.6% |
| 2003 | 910,000 | -14.1% |
| 2004 | 1.16 million | +27.5% |
| 2005 | 1.23 million | +5.9% |
| 2006 | 1.21 million | -1.3% |
| 2007 | 1.23 million | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 1.14 million | -6.8% |
| 2009 | 1.05 million | -7.8% |
| 2010 | 1.20 million | +13.7% |
| 2011 | 1.16 million | -3.1% |
| 2012 | 1.31 million | +12.8% |
| 2013 | 1.33 million | +2.0% |
| 2014 | 1.34 million | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 1.41 million | +4.9% |
| 2016 | 1.54 million | +9.0% |
| 2017 | 1.54 million | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 1.55 million | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 1.67 million | +7.6% |
| 2020 | 328,000 | -80.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.28 million | 1.14 million | 1.38 million | 5 |
| 2000s | 1.14 million | 910,000 | 1.29 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.40 million | 1.16 million | 1.67 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 328,000 | 328,000 | 328,000 | 1 |
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- 148 Bangladesh 323,000 compare
- 149 Mauritius 316,000 compare
More private sector data for Guam
- Merchandise trade 18.4% (2022)
- Merchandise imports 937.00 million current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports 71.00 million current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 420.12 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.0048 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 69.05 % change on previous year (2025)
- Merchandise imports (current US$), per capita 5,544 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise imports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.1794 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Merchandise imports (current US$), annual growth rate 5.64 % change on previous year (2025)
- Merchandise imports from economies in the Arab World 0.0% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is international tourism, number of arrivals in Guam?
- International tourism, number of arrivals in Guam was 328,000 in 2020, 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 Guam?
- The highest recorded value was 1.67 million in 2019.
- What is the lowest international tourism, number of arrivals recorded in Guam?
- The lowest recorded value was 328,000 in 2020.
- How does Guam rank for international tourism, number of arrivals?
- Guam ranks 146th out of 201 countries with data for 2020.
- Is international tourism, number of arrivals rising or falling in Guam?
- Over the last ten years it is down 72.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Guam 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.