International tourism, number of departures in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income): International tourism, number of departures was 210.53 million in 2019. ◆ Volatile
International tourism, number of departures 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 departures in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) stood at 210.53 million. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 4.1% on the previous year and up 210.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, international tourism, number of departures in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) peaked at 210.53 million in 2019 and was at its lowest, 18.50 million, in 1995.
East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) ranks 17th of 26 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
International tourism, number of departures in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 18.50 million | — |
| 1996 | 20.93 million | +13.1% |
| 1997 | 22.68 million | +8.4% |
| 1998 | 24.10 million | +6.3% |
| 1999 | 25.03 million | +3.8% |
| 2000 | 28.79 million | +15.0% |
| 2001 | 33.61 million | +16.7% |
| 2002 | 33.18 million | -1.3% |
| 2003 | 36.84 million | +11.0% |
| 2004 | 42.05 million | +14.1% |
| 2005 | 45.65 million | +8.6% |
| 2006 | 51.79 million | +13.5% |
| 2007 | 60.45 million | +16.7% |
| 2008 | 66.23 million | +9.6% |
| 2009 | 67.90 million | +2.5% |
| 2010 | 81.85 million | +20.5% |
| 2011 | 97.46 million | +19.1% |
| 2012 | 113.85 million | +16.8% |
| 2013 | 133.00 million | +16.8% |
| 2014 | 155.35 million | +16.8% |
| 2015 | 170.25 million | +9.6% |
| 2016 | 181.14 million | +6.4% |
| 2017 | 192.15 million | +6.1% |
| 2018 | 202.25 million | +5.3% |
| 2019 | 210.53 million | +4.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 22.25 million | 18.50 million | 25.03 million | 5 |
| 2000s | 46.65 million | 28.79 million | 67.90 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 153.78 million | 81.85 million | 210.53 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 departures in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- International tourism, number of departures in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) was 210.53 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 departures recorded in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 210.53 million in 2019.
- What is the lowest international tourism, number of departures recorded in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.50 million in 1995.
- How does East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) rank for international tourism, number of departures?
- East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) ranks 17th out of 26 groups with data for 2019.
- Is international tourism, number of departures rising or falling in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 210.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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 departures. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
International outbound tourists are the number of departures that people make from their country of usual residence to any other country for any purpose other than a remunerated activity in the country visited. The data on outbound tourists refer to the number of departures, not to the number of people traveling. Thus a person who makes several trips from a country during a given period is counted each time as a new departure.