Tourism in Germany
Germany recorded a total of 39 million tourists in 2018, ranking 8th in the world in absolute terms.The fact that larger countries regularly perform better in a comparison of the absolute number of guests is obvious. By putting the tourist numbers in relation to the population of Germany, the result is much more comparable picture: With 0.47 tourists per resident, Germany ranked 93rd in the world. In Western Europe, it ranked 9th.
Germany generated around 60.26 billion US Dollar in the tourism sector alone. This corresponds to 1.6 percent of its the gross domestic product.
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Most popular destinations in Germany
No less than 3 cities in Germany are among the top 100 most popular destinations worldwide. In 2018 Berlin reached the 41st place with 5.96 million tourists. According to Euromonitor all tourists with at least one overnight stay were counted.| City | Tourists | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Berlin | 5,959,400 | #41 |
| München | 4,066,600 | #56 |
| Frankfurt am Main | 2,636,000 | #87 |
On average, each of the tourists arriving in 2018 spent about 1,384 US Dollars. Conversely, the inhabitants of Germany spend only around 858 dollars a year when they themselves spend vacations abroad.
Development of the tourism sector in Germany from 1995 to 2018
The following chart shows the number of tourist arrivals registered in Germany each year. Anyone who spends at least one night in the country but does not live there for more than 12 months is considered a tourist. Insofar as the survey included the purpose of the trip, business trips and other non-tourism travel purposes have already been excluded. The number of people passing through within the same day, and e.g. crew members of ships or flights are also not considered as tourists in most countries. If the same person travels in and out more than once within the same year, each visit counts again.Data in the chart are given in millions of tourists. The red line represents the average of all 9 countries in Western Europe.
Revenues in tourism
In 1995, tourism revenues amounted to 24.05 billion USD, or about 0.93 percent of the gross national product. This corresponded to about 14.85 million tourists at that time and roughly 1,620 USD per person. Within 23 years, the country's dependence on tourism has increased noticeably. In the last year of the survey, the revenue now amounts to 60.26 billion USD, accounting for 1.5 percent of the gross national product. Each visitor now spends an average of 1,550 USD for his holiday in Germany.
All data for Germany in detail
| Year | Number of tourists | Receipts | % of GNP | Receipts per tourist |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 14.85 m | 24.05 bn $ | 0.93 % | 1,620 $ |
| 1996 | 15.21 m | 23.98 bn $ | 0.96 % | 1,577 $ |
| 1997 | 15.84 m | 24.50 bn $ | 1.1 % | 1,547 $ |
| 1998 | 16.51 m | 25.81 bn $ | 1.2 % | 1,563 $ |
| 1999 | 17.12 m | 25.33 bn $ | 1.2 % | 1,480 $ |
| 2000 | 18.98 m | 24.94 bn $ | 1.3 % | 1,314 $ |
| 2001 | 17.86 m | 24.18 bn $ | 1.2 % | 1,354 $ |
| 2002 | 17.97 m | 26.69 bn $ | 1.3 % | 1,485 $ |
| 2003 | 18.40 m | 30.10 bn $ | 1.2 % | 1,636 $ |
| 2004 | 20.14 m | 36.39 bn $ | 1.3 % | 1,807 $ |
| 2005 | 21.50 m | 40.53 bn $ | 1.4 % | 1,885 $ |
| 2006 | 23.57 m | 45.54 bn $ | 1.5 % | 1,932 $ |
| 2007 | 24.42 m | 49.33 bn $ | 1.4 % | 2,020 $ |
| 2008 | 24.88 m | 53.40 bn $ | 1.4 % | 2,146 $ |
| 2009 | 24.22 m | 47.46 bn $ | 1.4 % | 1,960 $ |
| 2010 | 26.88 m | 49.12 bn $ | 1.4 % | 1,828 $ |
| 2011 | 28.37 m | 53.47 bn $ | 1.4 % | 1,884 $ |
| 2012 | 30.41 m | 51.63 bn $ | 1.5 % | 1,698 $ |
| 2013 | 31.55 m | 55.49 bn $ | 1.5 % | 1,759 $ |
| 2014 | 33.00 m | 58.72 bn $ | 1.5 % | 1,779 $ |
| 2015 | 34.97 m | 50.67 bn $ | 1.5 % | 1,449 $ |
| 2016 | 35.56 m | 52.23 bn $ | 1.5 % | 1,469 $ |
| 2017 | 37.45 m | 56.33 bn $ | 1.5 % | 1,504 $ |
| 2018 | 38.88 m | 60.26 bn $ | 1.5 % | 1,550 $ |
All data correspond to the information of the World Tourism Organization.