International tourist arrivals in Italy 2019-2020, by country of origin
UPDATED 2021 Data
https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/ST.INT.ARVL?locations=IT
International tourist arrivals in Italy 2019-2020, by country of origin
The number of international tourist arrivals in Italy declined dramatically in 2020 over the previous year, due to the impact of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. While over 16 million German tourists traveled to Italy in 2019, the number of visitors from this country dropped to 5.7 million in 2020. Overall, France recorded the highest figure in 2020, with around 6.3 million arrivals. However, 13 million French travelers visited Italy in 2019.
The COVID-19 impact on tourism in Italy
In 2020, with the decline in inbound tourist arrivals came a decrease in international tourist spending in Italy. After peaking at over 45 billion euros in 2019, the expenditure of inbound travelers in Italy amounted to approximately 17 billion euros in 2020. Meanwhile, the total contribution of travel and tourism to GDP in Italy roughly halved in 2020 when compared to 2019.
Total contribution of travel and tourism to employment in Italy. Due to the pandemic, the total contribution of travel and tourism to employment in Italy also dropped sharply in 2020. While the number of jobs directly and indirectly generated by this industry peaked at nearly 3.5 million in 2019, it decreased to 3.2 million in 2020.
Number of international tourist arrivals in Italy in 2019 and 2020, by country of origin (in millions)
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