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Japan - Tourism Indicators 4.12M

World Bank WDI · updated 2026-10-15 · 203 economies tracked

Latest value

4.12M (2020)

Global rank

##25 of 203 economies

Share of global total

0.7%

Growth since 1995

1.23×

Ranking Race — Tourism Indicators

1 = global #1 · higher value ranks higher

#1#8#15#22#29#36#43199520002005201020152020#38#252017 overtook Malaysia2018 overtook Greece
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Real annual global ranks, 1995 - 2020. Japan climbed from #38 to #25 (overtook Malaysia). Gaps in a lane = missing data that year.

Key events for Japan ↓

Key Events — Japan

Auto-detected from rank data + curated milestones

2011
Earthquake, tsunami, nuclear crisis curated

Triple disaster disrupts supply chains and energy supply.

2017
Overtook Malaysia in global rank auto
2018
Overtook Greece in global rank auto

Tourism Indicators, 1995-2020

World Bank WDI · · linear scale · ranking in the race above
1995200020052010201520203.35M12.86M22.37M31.88M
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