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The World Tourism rankings are compiled by the World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) as part of their World Tourism Barometer publication.

[edit] International tourist arrivals by country of destination 2008

The top international destinations in 2008 are:^[1]

Rank	Country	International tourist arrivals
1	France	79.3 million
2	United States	58.0 million
3	Spain	57.3 million
4	China	53.0 million
5	Italy	42.7 million
6	United Kingdom	30.1 million
7	Ukraine	25.4 million
8	Turkey	25.0 million
9	Germany	24.9 million
10	Mexico	22.6 million

[edit] International tourist arrivals by country of destination 2007

Out of a global total of 903 million tourists in 2007, the following countries are the 58 most visited, as of June 2008^[update]. For more 2007 data, as well as the ranking of international tourism receipts, see the June 2008 issue.^[2]

Rank	Country	International tourist arrivals
1	France	81.9 million
2	Spain	59.2 million
3	United States	56.0 million
4	China	54.7 million
5	Italy	43.7 million
6	United Kingdom	30.7 million
7	Germany	24.4 million
8	Ukraine	23.1 million
9	Turkey	22.2 million
10	Mexico	21.4 million
11	Malaysia	21.0 million
12	Austria	20.8 million
13	Russia	20.5 million
14	Greece	18.2 million
15	Canada	17.9 million
16	Hong Kong	17.2 million
17	Poland	15.0 million
18	Thailand	14.5 million
19	Macau	12.9 million
20	Portugal	12.3 million
21	Saudi Arabia	11.5 million
22	Netherlands	11.0 million
23	Egypt	10.6 million
24	Croatia	9.3 million
25	South Africa	9.1 million
26	Hungary	8.6 million
27	Switzerland	8.4 million
28	Japan	8.3 million
29	Singapore	8.0 million
30	Ireland	8 million (2006)
31	Morocco	7.4 million
32	United Arab Emirates	7.1 million (2005)
33	Belgium	7.0 million
34	Tunisia	6.8 million
35	Czech Republic	6.7 million
36	South Korea	6.4 million
37	Indonesia	5.5 million
38	Sweden	5.2 million
39	Bulgaria	5.2 million
40	Australia	5.1 million (2006)
41	Brazil	5.0 million
42	India	5.0 million
43	Denmark	4.7 million (2006)
44	Argentina	4.6 million
45	Bahrain	4.5 million (2006)
46	Vietnam	4.2 million
47	Dominican Republic	4.0 million
48	Norway	3.9 million (2006)
49	Taiwan	3.7 million
50	Puerto Rico	3.7 million
51	Finland	3.6 million
52	Jordan	3.5 million
53	Philippines	3.1 million
54	Chile	2.6 million
55	New Zealand	2.5 million
56	Cyprus	2.4 million
57	Andorra	2.2 million
58	Cuba	2.1 million