International tourist departures per 1,000 people vs. GDP per capita by country

Number of trips by country's residents who travel abroad and stay overnight, per 1,000 people in the origin country's population.

Countries reporting
110
Highest
3,032 departures per 1,000 people
Bermuda
Lowest
0.4601 departures per 1,000 people
Thailand
Median
275.92 departures per 1,000 people
Years covered
30
1995–2024
Data points
2,384

What the numbers show

International tourist departures per 1,000 people vs. GDP per capita is currently reported for 110 countries. The highest value is 3,032 departures per 1,000 people in Bermuda; the lowest is 0.4601 departures per 1,000 people in Thailand.

The median across all reporting countries is 275.92 departures per 1,000 people, and the mean is 463.61 departures per 1,000 people.

The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 6,591.

Over the past decade 58 countries rose and 43 fell. The largest increase was in Kyrgyzstan (up 1,464.6%), and the largest decrease in Thailand (down 99.4%).

International tourist departures per 1,000 people vs. GDP per capita: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
2 Bermuda 3,032 departures per 1,000 people 2008 up 34.0% rising
3 Slovenia 2,224 departures per 1,000 people 2024 up 73.3% rising
4 Austria 1,801 departures per 1,000 people 2024 up 40.0% rising
5 Sweden 1,730 departures per 1,000 people 2024 up 4.3% rising
7 Belgium 1,526 departures per 1,000 people 2024 up 55.6% rising
8 Norway 1,508 departures per 1,000 people 2024 down 15.7% volatile
9 Germany 1,353 departures per 1,000 people 2024 up 32.6% rising
10 United Kingdom 1,311 departures per 1,000 people 2024 volatile
11 Netherlands 1,293 departures per 1,000 people 2022 up 17.4% rising
12 Cyprus 1,292 departures per 1,000 people 2024 rising
13 Switzerland 1,282 departures per 1,000 people 2022 down 15.2% falling
14 Finland 1,282 departures per 1,000 people 2024 down 19.8% rising
15 Oman 1,060 departures per 1,000 people 2024 up 26.4% falling
16 Kuwait 1,056 departures per 1,000 people 2007 up 72.1% rising
17 Andorra 1,029 departures per 1,000 people 2024 rising
18 Denmark 1,024 departures per 1,000 people 2022 down 27.0% rising
19 Latvia 961.07 departures per 1,000 people 2024 up 40.7% flat
20 Hungary 921.03 departures per 1,000 people 2024 up 62.6% rising
21 Singapore 912.23 departures per 1,000 people 2022 down 40.0% rising
22 Fiji 900.28 departures per 1,000 people 2024 up 26.2% rising
23 Slovakia 883.29 departures per 1,000 people 2024 rising
24 Canada 832.64 departures per 1,000 people 2024 down 11.5% rising
25 Bulgaria 829.78 departures per 1,000 people 2022 up 61.6% rising
26 Estonia 807.35 departures per 1,000 people 2022 down 6.9% falling
27 Lithuania 796.05 departures per 1,000 people 2024 up 30.5% falling
28 Israel 754.66 departures per 1,000 people 2024 up 15.0% rising
29 United Arab Emirates 741.45 departures per 1,000 people 2021 down 63.1% falling
30 Taiwan 725.86 departures per 1,000 people 2024 volatile
31 Saudi Arabia 705.57 departures per 1,000 people 2024 up 3.2% rising
32 Czechia 700.74 departures per 1,000 people 2024 up 30.4% falling
33 Cook Islands 610.29 departures per 1,000 people 2022 down 10.0% rising
34 Iceland 587.69 departures per 1,000 people 2021 down 45.0% rising
35 Eswatini 583.3 departures per 1,000 people 2022 down 53.3% falling
36 Italy 582.8 departures per 1,000 people 2024 up 31.6% rising
37 Kazakhstan 574.19 departures per 1,000 people 2014 up 132.5% volatile
38 Armenia 564.59 departures per 1,000 people 2024 up 37.7% volatile
39 France 548.8 departures per 1,000 people 2024 up 27.2% rising
40 Croatia 548.08 departures per 1,000 people 2024 down 16.3% falling
41 Bahrain 539.36 departures per 1,000 people 2024 down 79.9% volatile
42 Greece 489.22 departures per 1,000 people 2022 up 15.5% rising
43 Albania 489.01 departures per 1,000 people 2024 volatile
44 French Guiana 476.12 departures per 1,000 people 2024 rising
45 Spain 444.29 departures per 1,000 people 2024 up 76.2% rising
46 Seychelles 406.27 departures per 1,000 people 2022 down 10.1% flat
47 Ukraine 399.26 departures per 1,000 people 2024 down 18.2% rising
48 Georgia 384.49 departures per 1,000 people 2024 down 53.0% volatile
49 Poland 381.12 departures per 1,000 people 2024 up 41.6% rising
50 Maldives 365.88 departures per 1,000 people 2008 up 169.7% rising
51 New Caledonia 331.35 departures per 1,000 people 2024 down 24.9% rising
52 Portugal 329.01 departures per 1,000 people 2024 up 127.9% rising
53 New Zealand 317.44 departures per 1,000 people 2022 down 35.5% rising
54 Trinidad and Tobago 305.75 departures per 1,000 people 2024 up 55.3% falling
55 Puerto Rico 302.29 departures per 1,000 people 2024 up 35.9% falling
56 El Salvador 296.89 departures per 1,000 people 2024 up 57.3% rising
57 Syria 278.39 departures per 1,000 people 2010 up 19.9% rising
58 Tunisia 273.45 departures per 1,000 people 2022 up 3.9% rising
59 Niue 272.33 departures per 1,000 people 2021 down 69.6% falling
60 Costa Rica 269.82 departures per 1,000 people 2024 up 61.2% rising
61 Panama 193.38 departures per 1,000 people 2022 up 62.6% volatile
62 Chile 186.23 departures per 1,000 people 2024 up 5.0% rising
63 Argentina 181.94 departures per 1,000 people 2024 up 20.1% rising
64 Mauritius 179.68 departures per 1,000 people 2022 down 2.3% rising
65 Gabon 170.72 departures per 1,000 people 2003 up 1.9% rising
66 Paraguay 146.14 departures per 1,000 people 2022 up 115.5% volatile
67 Mexico 143.8 departures per 1,000 people 2024 down 5.7% rising
68 Tuvalu 139.83 departures per 1,000 people 2022 down 28.1% falling
69 Azerbaijan 130.64 departures per 1,000 people 2022 down 56.7% rising
70 Moldova 128.91 departures per 1,000 people 2024 up 140.1% volatile
71 Jordan 124.29 departures per 1,000 people 2022 down 39.8% falling
72 Romania 117.43 departures per 1,000 people 2024 rising
73 Samoa 116.13 departures per 1,000 people 2022 down 59.2% falling
74 Kyrgyzstan 105.21 departures per 1,000 people 2007 up 1,464.6% volatile
75 Nicaragua 103.85 departures per 1,000 people 2022 down 37.4% rising
76 Zimbabwe 100.19 departures per 1,000 people 2022 up 92.3% volatile
77 United States 98.69 departures per 1,000 people 2020 down 49.7% rising
78 Colombia 95.31 departures per 1,000 people 2022 up 37.5% rising
79 Turkey 83.47 departures per 1,000 people 2022 up 8.2% rising
80 Dominican Republic 81.27 departures per 1,000 people 2024 up 96.3% rising
81 Ecuador 75.07 departures per 1,000 people 2022 up 14.4% rising
82 Bolivia 67.98 departures per 1,000 people 2022 down 9.3% rising
83 Guatemala 66.39 departures per 1,000 people 2022 up 72.7% rising
84 Cuba 66.19 departures per 1,000 people 2022 up 251.2% volatile
85 Peru 63.29 departures per 1,000 people 2022 down 18.5% rising
86 Algeria 63 departures per 1,000 people 2022 up 24.1% volatile
87 Vanuatu 58.14 departures per 1,000 people 2022 down 37.1% rising
88 Cambodia 56.39 departures per 1,000 people 2022 up 6.4% volatile
89 Egypt 54.79 departures per 1,000 people 2006 up 30.6% rising
90 Morocco 54.11 departures per 1,000 people 2022 down 22.3% falling
91 Philippines 53.43 departures per 1,000 people 2016 up 74.2% rising
92 Brazil 51.57 departures per 1,000 people 2018 up 87.4% rising
93 Honduras 51.3 departures per 1,000 people 2018 up 6.2% rising
94 Sri Lanka 49.38 departures per 1,000 people 2022 down 17.6% rising
95 French Polynesia 42.98 departures per 1,000 people 2020 down 86.9% falling
96 Nepal 42.73 departures per 1,000 people 2017 up 144.1% volatile
97 Belarus 37.5 departures per 1,000 people 2022 down 28.0% falling
98 Venezuela 35.3 departures per 1,000 people 2017 down 30.8% rising
99 Uruguay 27.38 departures per 1,000 people 2021 down 94.1% volatile
100 Iran 27.15 departures per 1,000 people 2021 rising
101 India 20.98 departures per 1,000 people 2024 up 50.2% volatile
102 Papua New Guinea 15.53 departures per 1,000 people 2002 up 41.4% flat
103 China 14.26 departures per 1,000 people 2020 down 66.4% volatile
104 Bangladesh 9.48 departures per 1,000 people 2019 down 36.5% rising
105 Central African Republic 8.46 departures per 1,000 people 2010 up 577.6% volatile
106 Turkmenistan 7.25 departures per 1,000 people 2007 up 1.4% volatile
107 Uganda 7.21 departures per 1,000 people 2021 down 34.5% rising
108 Burundi 5.28 departures per 1,000 people 2001 down 11.1% falling
109 Ghana 5.01 departures per 1,000 people 2020 down 8.8% flat
110 Tajikistan 3.33 departures per 1,000 people 2018 up 78.0% volatile
111 Sierra Leone 3.09 departures per 1,000 people 2021 down 80.1% volatile
112 Thailand 0.4601 departures per 1,000 people 2021 down 99.4% volatile

About this data

Indicator
International tourist departures per 1,000 people vs. GDP per capita
Unit
departures per 1,000 people
Source
UN Tourism (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
112 places, 2,384 data points, 1995–2024
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Number of trips by country's residents who travel abroad and stay overnight, per 1,000 people in the origin country's population.