International tourism, number of departures in Germany
Germany: International tourism, number of departures was 99.53 million in 2019. ▲ Rising
International tourism, number of departures in Germany, 1997–2019
Source: Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism.
Analysis
Germany recorded 99.53 million for international tourism, number of departures in 2019.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 8.3% on the previous year and up 16.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, international tourism, number of departures in Germany peaked at 108.54 million in 2018 and was at its lowest, 55.80 million, in 1997.
Germany ranks 1st of 117 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
International tourism, number of departures in Germany, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 55.80 million | — |
| 1998 | 69.20 million | +24.0% |
| 1999 | 78.10 million | +12.9% |
| 2000 | 80.51 million | +3.1% |
| 2001 | 81.55 million | +1.3% |
| 2002 | 80.39 million | -1.4% |
| 2003 | 85.34 million | +6.2% |
| 2004 | 84.86 million | -0.6% |
| 2005 | 86.62 million | +2.1% |
| 2006 | 81.80 million | -5.6% |
| 2007 | 82.10 million | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 86.20 million | +5.0% |
| 2009 | 85.55 million | -0.8% |
| 2010 | 85.87 million | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 84.69 million | -1.4% |
| 2012 | 82.73 million | -2.3% |
| 2013 | 87.46 million | +5.7% |
| 2014 | 83.01 million | -5.1% |
| 2015 | 83.74 million | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 90.97 million | +8.6% |
| 2017 | 92.40 million | +1.6% |
| 2018 | 108.54 million | +17.5% |
| 2019 | 99.53 million | -8.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 67.70 million | 55.80 million | 78.10 million | 3 |
| 2000s | 83.49 million | 80.39 million | 86.62 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 89.89 million | 82.73 million | 108.54 million | 10 |
Countries ranked near Germany
More private sector data for Germany
- Merchandise trade 65.5% (2025)
- Food imports 9.2% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 73.4% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 1.54 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 6.3% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 84.1% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 1.76 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 21,130 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.3493 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 5.24 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is international tourism, number of departures in Germany?
- International tourism, number of departures in Germany was 99.53 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 Germany?
- The highest recorded value was 108.54 million in 2018.
- What is the lowest international tourism, number of departures recorded in Germany?
- The lowest recorded value was 55.80 million in 1997.
- How does Germany rank for international tourism, number of departures?
- Germany ranks 1st out of 117 countries with data for 2019.
- Is international tourism, number of departures rising or falling in Germany?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Germany 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.