| Basic Market Analysis Program (Free Analysis) |
OVERSEAS ARRIVALS BY COUNTRY TO THE UNITED STATES - INBOUND
1997 - 1996r
| Rank in 1997 | Country of Residence | Number of Arrivals 1997 | Number of Arrivals 1996r | % Change From 1996 |
| OVERSEAS* | 24,194,476 | 22,658,166 | 6.8% | |
| 1 | JAPAN | 5,367,578 | 5,182,555 | 3.6% |
| 2 | UNITED KINGDOM | 3,720,979 | 3,246,237 | 14.6% |
| 3 | GERMANY | 1,994,296 | 1,996,824 | -0.1% |
| 4 | FRANCE | 978,327 | 987,126 | -0.9% |
| 5 | BRAZIL | 940,698 | 848,453 | 10.9% |
| 6 | SOUTH KOREA | 746,550 | 749,474 | -0.4% |
| 7 | ITALY | 580,261 | 525,246 | 10.5% |
| 8 | ARGENTINA | 503,393 | 412,581 | 22.0% |
| 9 | AUSTRALIA | 500,615 | 463,177 | 8.1% |
| 10 | VENEZUELA | 487,981 | 447,276 | 9.1% |
| 11 | NETHERLANDS | 473,420 | 440,243 | 7.5% |
| 12 | TAIWAN | 442,780 | 414,541 | 6.8% |
| 13 |
PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA & HONG KONG |
431,738 | 441,044 | -2.1% |
| HONG KONG | 222,129 | 242,285 | -8.3% | |
| 14 | SWITZERLAND | 410,209 | 417,064 | -1.6% |
| 15 | SPAIN | 328,024 | 324,822 | 1.0% |
| 16 | BAHAMAS | 319,240 | 316,687 | 0.8% |
| 17 | COLOMBIA | 317,736 | 249,851 | 27.2% |
| 18 | SWEDEN | 292,424 | 268,975 | 8.7% |
| 19 | ISRAEL | 260,052 | 231,347 | 12.4% |
| 20 | BELGIUM | 241,366 | 236,899 | 1.9% |
| 21 | IRELAND | 217,278 | 205,231 | 5.9% |
| 22 | JAMAICA | 213,910 | 201,690 | 6.1% |
| 23 | DOMINICAN REPUBLIC | 190,522 | 176,239 | 8.1% |
| 24 | AUSTRIA | 187,942 | 190,422 | -1.3% |
| 25 | CHILE | 179,075 | 157,736 | 13.5% |
| 26 | INDIA | 173,327 | 143,058 | 21.2% |
| 27 | NEW ZEALAND | 161,476 | 148,588 | 8.7% |
| 28 | PERU | 145,019 | 129,763 | 11.8% |
| 29 | DENMARK | 144,605 | 137,307 | 5.3% |
| 30 | NORWAY | 140,446 | 124,078 | 13.2% |
| 31 | GUATEMALA | 134,545 | 131,360 | 2.4% |
| 32 | PHILIPPINES | 132,285 | 122,756 | 7.8% |
| 33 | COSTA RICA | 131,240 | 122,939 | 6.8% |
| 34 | SINGAPORE | 127,109 | 114,713 | 10.8% |
| 35 | ECUADOR | 126,077 | 99,863 | 26.2% |
| 36 | RUSSIA | 120,681 | 112,046 | 7.7% |
| 37 | SOUTH AFRICA | 103,567 | 94,576 | 9.5% |
| 38 | TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO | 96,458 | 83,923 | 14.9% |
| 39 | EL SALVADOR | 93,087 | 85,230 | 9.2% |
| 40 | THAILAND | 91,664 | 102,679 | -10.7% |
| 41 | INDONESIA | 86,959 | 78,867 | 10.3% |
| 42 | FINLAND | 82,190 | 78,841 | 4.2% |
| 43 | PANAMA | 81,968 | 75,852 | 8.1% |
| 44 | MALAYSIA | 79,836 | 80,066 | -0.3% |
| 45 | POLAND | 72,756 | 61,191 | 18.9% |
| 46 | TURKEY | 68,254 | 52,680 | 29.6% |
| 47 | SAUDI ARABIA | 67,962 | 56,792 | 19.7% |
| 48 | PORTUGAL | 62,877 | 56,847 | 10.6% |
| 49 | GREECE | 62,162 | 58,754 | 5.8% |
| 50 | HONDURAS | 61,866 | 53,038 | 16.6% |
* = Excludes arrivals from Mexico and Canada
r = Revised
Source: Tourism Industries, International Trade Adminstration, U.S. Department of Commerce. Based on Visitor Arrivals Program (I-94). 3/98