This statistic shows the annual change in number of international visitors to the United States from 2018 to 2024. In 2018, the number of international visitors to the U.S. increased by over three percent over the previous year.

In 2024, the highest number of inbound international visitors to the United States, 20.24 million, came from Canada. Meanwhile, approximately 17 million visitors came from Mexico.

The number of overseas visitors to the United States fluctuated from 2000 to 2024. In 2024, there were 35.16 million overseas visitors to the U.S., up from the previous year's total of 31.47 million. The number of overseas visitors to the North American country peaked in 2019.

The number of inbound international visitors to the United States more than doubled from 2021 to 2022. In 2022, there were 50.87 million international visitors to the U.S., up from the previous year's total of 22.28 million.

The number of international tourist arrivals worldwide increased significantly in 2024 over the previous year, nearly catching up with pre-pandemic levels. After declining with the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic to roughly 406 million, the lowest figure recorded since 1989, global inbound tourist arrivals exceeded 1.4 billion in 2024, being just 1.3 percent lower than in 2019. Europe is the most popular destination for international tourism Europe is the global region that attracts the highest number of international tourists. In 2024, inbound tourist arrivals in Europe exceeded pre-pandemic levels, totaling almost 750 million. Within this region, Southern and Mediterranean Europe was the most popular area for international tourism, recording over 300 million arrivals in 2024. How big is the global travel and tourism market? According to Statista Mobility Market Insights, the global travel and tourism market's revenue – including hotels, package holidays, vacation rentals, and camping – amounted to nearly 880 billion U.S. dollars in 2023, recovering from the impact of COVID-19. Breaking down travel and tourism's revenue worldwide by sales channels reveals that the online channel generated over two-thirds of the global transactions' value that year.

 In 2024, approximately 1.6 million visitors from China arrived in the United States, representing a significant increase from the previous year. Before the outbreak of the coronavirus pandemic, around 2.83 million arrivals were recorded for the year 2019. Tourism in the United States In 2024, the United States had more than 72 million international visitors, where the majority of visitors to the United States came from the North American countries Canada and Mexico, with China being the fourth biggest source of Asian tourists, after India, Japan, and South Korea. However, in terms of travel spending in the United States, in 2023, Chinese tourists were estimated to have spent more than any other Asian country, explaining the increasingly important role played by Chinese tourists among other international tourists. Outbound tourism from China In the past decade, the number of outbound Chinese tourists has soared threefold, with the vast majority of trips being made for private purpose. The United States was one of the popular international travel destinations among Chinese a few years back, despite Thailand, Japan, and Vietnam still being very popular potentially due to the shorter distance to travel. Chinese tourists also became more willing to spend when they travel. The share of outbound tourism expenditure in China’s GDP exceeded two percent for several years before the coronavirus pandemic.

The number of international tourist arrivals worldwide increased across all regions in 2024 over the previous year. Except for the Asia-Pacific region, inbound tourist arrivals in 2024 exceeded pre-pandemic levels. Overall, Europe reported the highest volume of inbound travelers over the period considered, with around 747 million arrivals in 2024. What are the most visited countries by inbound travelers? With Europe being the most visited region by inbound travelers, it does not surprise that two European destinations top the ranking of countries with the highest number of inbound tourist arrivals worldwide. Both before and after the impact of COVID-19, France and Spain reported the most inbound tourist arrivals in the world, ahead of the United States. That said, the United States was the country with the highest international tourism receipt worldwide over the same period. What is the global economic impact of travel and tourism? According to the World Travel and Tourism Council (WTTC), the total contribution of travel and tourism to the gross domestic product worldwide reached just under 10 trillion U.S. dollars in 2023, nearly caching up with pre-pandemic levels. This figure refers to the direct, indirect, and induced impact of the global travel and tourism sector. Meanwhile, the total number of travel and tourism jobs worldwide exceeded 300 million that year.

In financial year 2024, the leading reason for visiting New Zealand from the United States was going on holiday, with around 246 thousand people visiting for this purpose. The second most popular reason was visiting friends or relatives, with just over 73 thousand people visiting New Zealand from the USA for this reason.

In 2023, approximately 392,310 U.S. nationals visited Indonesia. The number of international visitor arrivals in Indonesia increased significantly compared to the previous year, indicating a strong recovery in the tourism industry from the impact of the pandemic.

The international tourist departures in the Americas were forecast to continuously increase between 2024 and 2029 by in total 48.1 million departures (+15.67 percent). According to this forecast, in 2029, the number of depatures will have increased for the ninth consecutive year to 355.16 million departures. According to Worldbank, international tourist departures can be defined as departures from the country of usual residence to any other country for any purpose other than work. The forecast has been adjusted for the expected impact of COVID-19.The shown data are an excerpt of Statista's Key Market Indicators (KMI). The KMI are a collection of primary and secondary indicators on the macro-economic, demographic and technological environment in more than 150 countries and regions worldwide. All input data are sourced from international institutions, national statistical offices, and trade associations. All data has been are processed to generate comparable datasets (see supplementary notes under details for more information).

The number of visitors to the United States from Chine increased in 2024. In that year, the number of visitors to the U.S. from China surpassed 1.6 million, up from the previous year's total of roughly 1.1 million.

According to a 2025 study, the number of inbound tourist arrivals in the Americas was expected to increase across all regions that year. In 2025, North American countries were predicted to record the highest inbound visitor growth, with an estimated 9.9 percent increase in inbound visitors.

In 2024, about 155.63 thousand international visitors arrived to Japan from South America, increasing compared to the previous year. This was the highest value ever achieved.

The number of visitors to the United States from Austria increased by around nine percent from 2023 to 2024. In 2024, the number of visitors to the U.S. from Austria reached 196,253, up from the previous year's total of 180,828.

The number of international tourist arrivals in the Americas rose sharply in 2023 compared to the previous year. That said, it remained below the figures reported before the impact of COVID-19. Overall, the United States was the most visited country by inbound travelers in the Americas in 2023, with over 66 million international tourist arrivals. Mexico and Canada followed in the ranking that year, with around 42 million and 18 million arrivals, respectively.

In December 2024, the number of international tourist arrivals worldwide increased over the previous year, also exceeding pre-pandemic levels. Overall, inbound tourist arrivals worldwide totaled roughly 106.5 million in December 2024.

In 2023, the number of international tourist arrivals in Latin America and the Caribbean increased by 23 percent to more than 115 million. Mexico, the region's major player in this sector, accounted for roughly 40 percent of the international tourism volume in 2023. Tourism-dependent economies in the region Out of the around 101.5 billion U.S. dollars in international tourism revenue generated in Latin America in 2019, about 24.6 billion were attributed to by Mexico. This sum made up part of the North American nation’s travel and tourism sector, which in turn directly represented about eight percent of its gross domestic product (GDP) of that year. Meanwhile, the economies of many Caribbean countries are even more dependent on travel and tourism. In Aruba, for instance, this sector made up approximately a third of the island’s GDP in 2019. The pandemic’s blow to Mexico’s tourism industry Being the leading country for tourism in Latin America and the Caribbean, Mexico also has a lot to lose in the midst of the global COVID-19 pandemic. In early 2020, it was anticipated that about 1.7 million jobs in Mexico’s travel and tourism industry were endangered due to the pandemic. Furthermore, the country is expected to have experienced a decrease of around 1.6 trillion Mexican pesos in total tourism consumption in 2020.

After plummeting by 76 percent in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the number of international visitor arrivals in Iceland grew back again by 44 percent in 2021, reaching nearly 700 thousand in total. This figure was similar to the one recorded in the Nordic country in 2012. In 2024, around 2.3 million international visitors arrived in Iceland. Point of entry  As of 2020, most international travelers arrived at Keflavik airport, but the number of tourists decreased remarkably over the previous year, due to the pandemic. Keflavik airport is Iceland’s largest airport, southwest of its capital Reykjavik, and is nearly exclusively used for international flights. There, nearly 102 thousand visitors arrived from the United Kingdom, while travelers from the U.S. made up around 52 thousand arrivals in 2020. Travel season     Among visitors from Central and Southern Europe, North America and other countries, the summertime was most preferred for travelling to Iceland in 2017. Meanwhile, most tourists coming from the Nordic countries flew to Iceland in Spring or Autumn, while most British traveled there in the winter season.

From October 2022 to September 2024, the share of adults in the United States who traveled domestically fluctuated. In September 2024, approximately 36 percent of adults in the U.S. stated that they had traveled domestically in the past month. Meanwhile, the share of U.S. adults that traveled internationally was much lower.

In 2024, the number of tourist arrivals amounted to around 35.6 million, which significantly increased from the previous years, which were approximately 28.2 million. The tourism industry in Thailand was one of the most negatively affected industries by the COVID-19 pandemic. Thai tourism industry rebound post-CIOVID-19The vibrant culture, mouthwatering dishes, and breathtaking scenery make Thailand a top destination in the region. With the globally wide-spread COVID-19 outbreak, the Thai tourism industry was heavily affected due to global travel restrictions. However, since the pandemic was brought under control and restrictions were lifted, the sector showed signs of rebound and was expected to regain its momentum. In 2022, the Thai government eased COVID-19 restrictions, resulting in a significant increase in the annual volume of airport passengers in Thailand in 2023 and 2024. Thailand's visa waivers program The primary factor that tourists take into account when planning their travel is the travel expense. An increase in the price of travel was the most common concern about traveling among visitors to Thailand. In order to subsidize the expenses and increase the number of international tourists visiting the country, the Thai government has waived visas for citizens of China and India in 2024, and intends to provide visa-free travel to citizens of several additional nations in the future.