International tourism, number of departures in Switzerland
Switzerland: International tourism, number of departures was 19.80 million in 2019. ▲ Rising
International tourism, number of departures in Switzerland, 2003–2019
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 Switzerland is 19.80 million, measured in 2019.
That represents a change of down 19.4% on the previous year and up 19.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, international tourism, number of departures in Switzerland peaked at 24.57 million in 2018 and was at its lowest, 15.90 million, in 2010.
Switzerland ranks 14th of 117 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
International tourism, number of departures in Switzerland, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 17.55 million | — |
| 2008 | 17.41 million | -0.8% |
| 2009 | 16.52 million | -5.1% |
| 2010 | 15.90 million | -3.8% |
| 2011 | 18.95 million | +19.2% |
| 2012 | 20.29 million | +7.1% |
| 2013 | 20.30 million | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 19.83 million | -2.3% |
| 2015 | 22.09 million | +11.4% |
| 2016 | 21.54 million | -2.5% |
| 2017 | 22.48 million | +4.4% |
| 2018 | 24.57 million | +9.3% |
| 2019 | 19.80 million | -19.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 17.16 million | 16.52 million | 17.55 million | 3 |
| 2010s | 20.58 million | 15.90 million | 24.57 million | 10 |
Countries ranked near Switzerland
More private sector data for Switzerland
- Merchandise trade 101.7% (2025)
- Food imports 4.6% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 60.8% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 507.43 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 2.5% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 68.5% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 554.16 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 60,947 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.531 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 23.89 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is international tourism, number of departures in Switzerland?
- International tourism, number of departures in Switzerland was 19.80 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 Switzerland?
- The highest recorded value was 24.57 million in 2018.
- What is the lowest international tourism, number of departures recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.90 million in 2010.
- How does Switzerland rank for international tourism, number of departures?
- Switzerland ranks 14th out of 117 countries with data for 2019.
- Is international tourism, number of departures rising or falling in Switzerland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Switzerland 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.