International tourism, number of departures in High income
High income: International tourism, number of departures was 1.04 billion in 2019. ▲ Rising
International tourism, number of departures in High income, 1998–2019
Source: Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism.
Analysis
The most recent figure for international tourism, number of departures in High income is 1.04 billion, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.1% on the previous year and up 32.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, international tourism, number of departures in High income peaked at 1.04 billion in 2019 and was at its lowest, 574.88 million, in 1998.
High income ranks 2nd of 26 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
International tourism, number of departures in High income, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 574.88 million | — |
| 1999 | 610.11 million | +6.1% |
| 2000 | 644.64 million | +5.7% |
| 2001 | 639.40 million | -0.8% |
| 2002 | 638.01 million | -0.2% |
| 2003 | 627.23 million | -1.7% |
| 2004 | 655.86 million | +4.6% |
| 2005 | 683.10 million | +4.2% |
| 2006 | 780.69 million | +14.3% |
| 2007 | 806.03 million | +3.2% |
| 2008 | 816.21 million | +1.3% |
| 2009 | 783.27 million | -4.0% |
| 2010 | 811.13 million | +3.6% |
| 2011 | 819.89 million | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 838.75 million | +2.3% |
| 2013 | 857.23 million | +2.2% |
| 2014 | 850.61 million | -0.8% |
| 2015 | 889.67 million | +4.6% |
| 2016 | 928.59 million | +4.4% |
| 2017 | 982.23 million | +5.8% |
| 2018 | 1.02 billion | +3.5% |
| 2019 | 1.04 billion | +2.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 592.49 million | 574.88 million | 610.11 million | 2 |
| 2000s | 707.44 million | 627.23 million | 816.21 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 903.30 million | 811.13 million | 1.04 billion | 10 |
Countries ranked near High income
More private sector data for High income
- Merchandise trade 45.2% (2025)
- Food imports 8.9% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 71.2% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 18.36 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 8.7% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 67.8% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 17.55 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 12,325 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2282 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 7.52 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is international tourism, number of departures in High income?
- International tourism, number of departures in High income was 1.04 billion 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 High income?
- The highest recorded value was 1.04 billion in 2019.
- What is the lowest international tourism, number of departures recorded in High income?
- The lowest recorded value was 574.88 million in 1998.
- How does High income rank for international tourism, number of departures?
- High income ranks 2nd out of 26 groups with data for 2019.
- Is international tourism, number of departures rising or falling in High income?
- Over the last ten years it is up 32.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this 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.