International tourism, number of arrivals in Low income
Low income: International tourism, number of arrivals was 17.41 million in 2019. ▲ Rising
International tourism, number of arrivals in Low income, 2001–2019
Source: Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism.
Analysis
In 2019, international tourism, number of arrivals in Low income stood at 17.41 million. That is the highest value across all 19 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.3% on the previous year and up 63.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, international tourism, number of arrivals in Low income peaked at 17.41 million in 2019 and was at its lowest, 4.42 million, in 2001.
That places Low income 44th out of 46 groups with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
International tourism, number of arrivals in Low income, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 4.42 million | — |
| 2002 | 5.83 million | +31.9% |
| 2003 | 5.91 million | +1.3% |
| 2004 | 7.43 million | +25.7% |
| 2005 | 7.49 million | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 7.95 million | +6.1% |
| 2007 | 8.22 million | +3.5% |
| 2008 | 9.78 million | +18.9% |
| 2009 | 10.64 million | +8.8% |
| 2010 | 13.44 million | +26.3% |
| 2011 | 11.07 million | -17.7% |
| 2012 | 11.79 million | +6.5% |
| 2013 | 12.11 million | +2.7% |
| 2014 | 12.21 million | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 11.56 million | -5.3% |
| 2016 | 13.03 million | +12.7% |
| 2017 | 14.02 million | +7.6% |
| 2018 | 17.02 million | +21.4% |
| 2019 | 17.41 million | +2.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7.52 million | 4.42 million | 10.64 million | 9 |
| 2010s | 13.37 million | 11.07 million | 17.41 million | 10 |
Countries ranked near Low income
More private sector data for Low income
- Merchandise trade 40.8% (2025)
- Food imports 17.6% (2019)
- Manufactures imports 59.0% (2019)
- Merchandise imports 152.49 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports 106.71 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 139.04 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.166 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 15.25 % change on previous year (2025)
- Merchandise imports (current US$), per capita 198.69 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise imports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2373 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is international tourism, number of arrivals in Low income?
- International tourism, number of arrivals in Low income was 17.41 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 Low income?
- The highest recorded value was 17.41 million in 2019.
- What is the lowest international tourism, number of arrivals recorded in Low income?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.42 million in 2001.
- How does Low income rank for international tourism, number of arrivals?
- Low income ranks 44th out of 46 groups with data for 2019.
- Is international tourism, number of arrivals rising or falling in Low income?
- Over the last ten years it is up 63.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Low 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.