International tourism, number of departures in Israel
Israel: International tourism, number of departures was 9.18 million in 2019. ▲ Rising
International tourism, number of departures in Israel, 1995–2019
Source: Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism.
Analysis
Israel recorded 9.18 million for international tourism, number of departures in 2019. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 8.3% on the previous year and up 129.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, international tourism, number of departures in Israel peaked at 9.18 million in 2019 and was at its lowest, 2.26 million, in 1995.
Israel ranks 22nd of 117 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
International tourism, number of departures in Israel, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 2.26 million | — |
| 1996 | 2.50 million | +10.9% |
| 1997 | 2.71 million | +8.1% |
| 1998 | 2.98 million | +10.2% |
| 1999 | 3.20 million | +7.4% |
| 2000 | 3.53 million | +10.2% |
| 2001 | 3.56 million | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 3.27 million | -8.1% |
| 2003 | 3.30 million | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 3.61 million | +9.5% |
| 2005 | 3.69 million | +2.0% |
| 2006 | 3.71 million | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 4.15 million | +11.7% |
| 2008 | 4.21 million | +1.4% |
| 2009 | 4.01 million | -4.8% |
| 2010 | 4.27 million | +6.5% |
| 2011 | 4.39 million | +2.8% |
| 2012 | 4.35 million | -0.9% |
| 2013 | 4.76 million | +9.4% |
| 2014 | 5.18 million | +8.9% |
| 2015 | 5.89 million | +13.7% |
| 2016 | 6.78 million | +15.1% |
| 2017 | 7.60 million | +12.0% |
| 2018 | 8.47 million | +11.5% |
| 2019 | 9.18 million | +8.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.73 million | 2.26 million | 3.20 million | 5 |
| 2000s | 3.70 million | 3.27 million | 4.21 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.09 million | 4.27 million | 9.18 million | 10 |
Countries ranked near Israel
- 19 Brazil 10.63 million compare
- 20 Thailand 10.45 million compare
- 21 Romania 9.51 million compare
- 23 Uzbekistan 8.44 million compare
- 24 Hong Kong, China 8.26 million compare
- 25 United Arab Emirates 6.46 million compare
More private sector data for Israel
- Merchandise trade 25.3% (2025)
- Food imports 10.6% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 74.6% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 95.48 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 4.2% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 86.6% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 59.01 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 5,829 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.0966 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate -2.07 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is international tourism, number of departures in Israel?
- International tourism, number of departures in Israel was 9.18 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 Israel?
- The highest recorded value was 9.18 million in 2019.
- What is the lowest international tourism, number of departures recorded in Israel?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.26 million in 1995.
- How does Israel rank for international tourism, number of departures?
- Israel ranks 22nd out of 117 countries with data for 2019.
- Is international tourism, number of departures rising or falling in Israel?
- Over the last ten years it is up 129.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Israel 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.