Key information about Switzerland Visitor Arrivals

• Switzerland Visitor Arrivals recorded 665,674 person in Jan 2025, compared with 818,364 person in the previous month
• Switzerland Visitor Arrivals data is updated monthly, available from Jan 1996 to Jan 2025
• The data reached an all-time high of 1,301,278 person in Jul 2024 and a record low of 10,610 person in Apr 2020

Swiss Federal Statistical Office provides monthly Tourist Arrivals.

Tourist Arrivals in Switzerland increased to 2204.99 Thousand in June from 1860.48 Thousand in May of 2025. This dataset provides - Switzerland Tourist Arrivals - actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news.

Historical dataset showing Switzerland tourist spending by year from 1995 to 2020.

Switzerland International Tourism: Number of Arrivals data was reported at 9,205,000.000 Person in 2016. This records a decrease from the previous number of 9,305,000.000 Person for 2015. Switzerland International Tourism: Number of Arrivals data is updated yearly, averaging 7,863,000.000 Person from Dec 1995 (Median) to 2016, with 21 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 9,305,000.000 Person in 2015 and a record low of 6,530,000.000 Person in 2003. Switzerland International Tourism: Number of Arrivals data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Switzerland – Table CH.World Bank.WDI: Tourism Statistics. International inbound tourists (overnight visitors) are the number of tourists who travel to a country other than that in which they have their usual residence, but outside their usual environment, for a period not exceeding 12 months and whose main purpose in visiting is other than an activity remunerated from within the country visited. When data on number of tourists are not available, the number of visitors, which includes tourists, same-day visitors, cruise passengers, and crew members, is shown instead. Sources and collection methods for arrivals differ across countries. In some cases data are from border statistics (police, immigration, and the like) and supplemented by border surveys. In other cases data are from tourism accommodation establishments. For some countries number of arrivals is limited to arrivals by air and for others to arrivals staying in hotels. Some countries include arrivals of nationals residing abroad while others do not. Caution should thus be used in comparing arrivals across countries. The data on inbound tourists refer to the number of arrivals, not to the number of people traveling. Thus a person who makes several trips to a country during a given period is counted each time as a new arrival.; ; World Tourism Organization, Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files.; Gap-filled total;

Tourism Revenues in Switzerland increased to 4621.04 CHF Million in the first quarter of 2025 from 4442.90 CHF Million in the fourth quarter of 2024. This dataset provides - Switzerland Tourism Revenues- actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news.

In Switzerland, domestic tourism was less common among travelers across all age groups than outbound and a combination of both types of travel in 2018. Some 17 percent of travelers younger than15 years have been to local trips in that year. In comparison, over 60 percent of participants between the age of 15 to 44 years traveled outside Switzerland and over 40 percent of those aged less than 15 years old took both domestic and outbound trips.

Switzerland International Tourism: Receipts: for Travel Items data was reported at 16.278 USD bn in 2016. This records a decrease from the previous number of 16.428 USD bn for 2015. Switzerland International Tourism: Receipts: for Travel Items data is updated yearly, averaging 10.426 USD bn from Dec 1995 (Median) to 2016, with 22 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 17.854 USD bn in 2014 and a record low of 6.652 USD bn in 2000. Switzerland International Tourism: Receipts: for Travel Items data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Switzerland – Table CH.World Bank.WDI: Tourism Statistics. International tourism receipts for travel items are expenditures by international inbound visitors in the reporting economy. The goods and services are purchased by, or on behalf of, the traveler or provided, without a quid pro quo, for the traveler to use or give away. These receipts should include any other prepayment made for goods or services received in the destination country. They also may include receipts from same-day visitors, except in cases where these are so important as to justify a separate classification. Excluded is the international carriage of travelers, which is covered in passenger travel items. Data are in current U.S. dollars.; ; World Tourism Organization, Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files.; Gap-filled total;

The number of outbound tourists from Switzerland decreased sharply in 2020 over the previous year due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. While roughly **** million Swiss residents traveled abroad in 2019, just around *** million did the same in 2020.

Switzerland International Tourism: Receipts data was reported at 19.220 USD bn in 2016. This records a decrease from the previous number of 19.639 USD bn for 2015. Switzerland International Tourism: Receipts data is updated yearly, averaging 12.403 USD bn from Dec 1995 (Median) to 2016, with 22 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 21.444 USD bn in 2014 and a record low of 8.988 USD bn in 2000. Switzerland International Tourism: Receipts data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Switzerland – Table CH.World Bank.WDI: Tourism Statistics. International tourism receipts are expenditures by international inbound visitors, including payments to national carriers for international transport. These receipts include any other prepayment made for goods or services received in the destination country. They also may include receipts from same-day visitors, except when these are important enough to justify separate classification. For some countries they do not include receipts for passenger transport items. Data are in current U.S. dollars.; ; World Tourism Organization, Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files.; Gap-filled total;

This statistic presents the leading inbound travel markets for Switzerland between 2012 and 2018, ranked by number of visitor arrivals. The leading source market to visit Switzerland over this period was Germany, with approximately 2.2 million tourist arrivals from Germany in 2018.

Switzerland International Tourism: Number of Departures data was reported at 13,857,000.000 Person in 2016. This records an increase from the previous number of 13,601,000.000 Person for 2015. Switzerland International Tourism: Number of Departures data is updated yearly, averaging 11,853,000.000 Person from Dec 1995 (Median) to 2016, with 18 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 13,857,000.000 Person in 2016 and a record low of 8,774,000.000 Person in 2003. Switzerland International Tourism: Number of Departures data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Switzerland – Table CH.World Bank.WDI: Tourism Statistics. 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.; ; World Tourism Organization, Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files.; Gap-filled total;

The majority of tourists coming for the winter sports Switzerland has to offer came from the country itself, at almost ** percent. Around ** percent came from Germany and roughly * percent traveled from France.

International tourism, number of arrivals in Switzerland was reported at 11818000 in 2019, according to the World Bank collection of development indicators, compiled from officially recognized sources. Switzerland - International tourism, number of arrivals - actual values, historical data, forecasts and projections were sourced from the World Bank on August of 2025.

Tourism receipts as a share of exports of Switzerland sank by 52.54% from 4.4 % in 2019 to 2.1 % in 2020. Since the 2.27% upward trend in 2017, tourism receipts as a share of exports plummeted by 52.74% in 2020. International tourism receipts are expenditures by international inbound visitors, including payments to national carriers for international transport. These receipts include any other prepayment made for goods or services received in the destination country. They also may include receipts from same-day visitors, except when these are important enough to justify separate classification. For some countries they do not include receipts for passenger transport items. Their share in exports is calculated as a ratio to exports of goods and services, which comprise all transactions between residents of a country and the rest of the world involving a change of ownership from residents to nonresidents of general merchandise, goods sent for processing and repairs, nonmonetary gold, and services.

International tourism, number of departures in Switzerland was reported at 19797000 in 2019, according to the World Bank collection of development indicators, compiled from officially recognized sources. Switzerland - International tourism, number of departures - actual values, historical data, forecasts and projections were sourced from the World Bank on August of 2025.

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Switzerland: International tourism revenue, percent of GDP: The latest value from 2020 is 1.35 percent, a decline from 2.95 percent in 2019. In comparison, the world average is 3.33 percent, based on data from 125 countries. Historically, the average for Switzerland from 1995 to 2020 is 2.96 percent. The minimum value, 1.35 percent, was reached in 2020 while the maximum of 3.4 percent was recorded in 1997.

Key information about Switzerland Tourism Revenue

• Switzerland's Tourism Revenue reached 39 USD bn in Dec 2021, compared with 33 USD bn in the previous year
• Switzerland's Tourism Revenue data is updated yearly, available from Dec 2001 to Dec 2021
• The data reached an all-time high of 46,109 USD mn in Dec 2014 and a record low of 20,412 USD mn in Dec 2001

CEIC converts annual Tourism Revenue into USD. Swiss Federal Statistical Office provides data for Tourism Revenue in local currency. Federal Reserve Board average market exchange rate is used for currency conversions.

International tourism, receipts for travel items (current US$) in Switzerland was reported at 9038000000 USD in 2020, according to the World Bank collection of development indicators, compiled from officially recognized sources. Switzerland - International tourism, receipts for travel items - actual values, historical data, forecasts and projections were sourced from the World Bank on July of 2025.

International tourism, receipts (current US$) in Switzerland was reported at 9994000000 USD in 2020, according to the World Bank collection of development indicators, compiled from officially recognized sources. Switzerland - International tourism, receipts - actual values, historical data, forecasts and projections were sourced from the World Bank on August of 2025.