UN Tourism systematically collects tourism statistics from countries and territories around the world in an extensive database that provides the most comprehensive repository of statistical information available on the tourism sector.

Data are collected from countries by UN Tourism through a questionnaire that is in line with the International Recommendations for Tourism Statistics (IRTS 2008) standard led by UN Tourism and approved by the United Nations.

The latest update took place on 21 July 2026.

Domestic

Which comprises the activities of a resident visitor within the country of reference either as part of a domestic tourism trip or part of an outbound tourism trip

Domestic 111

Inbound

Which comprises the activities of a non-resident visitor within the country of reference on an inbound tourism trip

Inbound 111

Outbound

Which comprises the activities of a resident visitor outside the country of reference, either as part of an outbound tourism trip or

as part of a domestic tourism trip

Outbound 111

Accommodation

As far as overnight tourism is concerned, accommodation statistics are an important statistical source of information on domestic and inbound visitors.

Accommodation 111

Macroeconomic

The Tourism Satellite Account approach by which tourism statistics are linked within the mainstream of macroeconomic analysis is introduced

Macroeconomic 111

Employment

Employment is a crucial aspect of the analysis of the importance of tourism for a national economy

Employment 111

SDGs

Data on the economic contribution of tourism and the implementation of relevant standards, such as the Tourism Satellite Account (TSA) and the System of Environmental-Economic Accounting (SEEA).

SDGs 111

Note to students and university researchers: to be able to obtain data from the UN Tourism database free of charge you should send a formal request in writing (letter from your University, Faculty, etc. and signed by your professor/tutor; pdf is acceptable) in accordance with the special arrangement to support students and university researchers.

Supplementary materials for data collection
  • Composition of UN Tourism regions: a file detailing the geographical composition of UN Tourism regions can be downloaded here
  • UN Tourism statistics questionnaire: the questionnaire template can be downloaded here in English, French and Spanish
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