Tourism in Italy
Italy recorded a total of 52 million tourists in 2016, ranking 5th in the world in absolute terms.Without including the size of a country, such a ranking list may not be very meaningful. By putting the tourist numbers in relation to the population of Italy, the result is much more comparable picture: With 0.86 tourists per resident, Italy ranked 60th in the world. In Southern Europe, it ranked 11th.
Italy generated around 40.37 billion US Dollar in the tourism sector alone. This corresponds to 2.1 percent of its the gross domestic product.
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Development of the tourism sector in Italy from 1995 to 2016
The following chart shows the number of tourist arrivals registered in Italy 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 countries in Southern Europe.
Revenues in tourism
In 1995, tourism revenues amounted to 30.43 billion USD, or about 2.6 percent of the gross national product. This corresponded to about 31.05 million tourists at that time and roughly 980 USD per person. Within 21 years, the country's dependence on tourism has decreased slightly. In the last year of the survey, the revenue now amounts to 40.37 billion USD, accounting for 2.2 percent of the gross national product. Each visitor now spends an average of 771 USD for his holiday in Italy.Annual receipts as percentage of the gross national product:
All data for Italy in detail
| Year | Number of tourists | Receipts | % of GNP | Expences per person |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 31.05 m | 30.43 bn $ | 2.6 % | 980 $ |
| 1996 | 32.94 m | 31.89 bn $ | 2.4 % | 968 $ |
| 1997 | 34.69 m | 31.42 bn $ | 2.5 % | 906 $ |
| 1998 | 34.93 m | 31.34 bn $ | 2.5 % | 897 $ |
| 1999 | 36.52 m | 29.57 bn $ | 2.4 % | 810 $ |
| 2000 | 41.18 m | 28.71 bn $ | 2.5 % | 697 $ |
| 2001 | 39.56 m | 26.92 bn $ | 2.3 % | 680 $ |
| 2002 | 39.80 m | 28.19 bn $ | 2.2 % | 708 $ |
| 2003 | 39.60 m | 32.59 bn $ | 2.1 % | 823 $ |
| 2004 | 37.07 m | 37.87 bn $ | 2.1 % | 1,022 $ |
| 2005 | 36.51 m | 38.37 bn $ | 2.1 % | 1,051 $ |
| 2006 | 41.06 m | 41.64 bn $ | 2.1 % | 1,014 $ |
| 2007 | 43.65 m | 46.14 bn $ | 2.1 % | 1,057 $ |
| 2008 | 42.73 m | 46.19 bn $ | 1.9 % | 1,081 $ |
| 2009 | 43.24 m | 40.38 bn $ | 1.8 % | 934 $ |
| 2010 | 43.63 m | 38.44 bn $ | 1.8 % | 881 $ |
| 2011 | 46.12 m | 43.24 bn $ | 1.9 % | 938 $ |
| 2012 | 46.36 m | 40.96 bn $ | 2.0 % | 884 $ |
| 2013 | 47.70 m | 43.83 bn $ | 2.1 % | 919 $ |
| 2014 | 48.58 m | 45.55 bn $ | 2.1 % | 938 $ |
| 2015 | 50.73 m | 39.42 bn $ | 2.2 % | 777 $ |
| 2016 | 52.37 m | 40.37 bn $ | 2.2 % | 771 $ |
All data correspond to the information of the World Tourism Organization.