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Italy - Tourist Arrivals and Tourism Revenue 20.46B

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

Latest value

20.46B (2020)

Global rank

##5 of 203 economies

Share of global total

4.2%

Growth since 1995

0.67×

Ranking Race — Tourist Arrivals and Tourism Revenue

1 = global #1 · higher value ranks higher

#1#10#19#28#37#46#55199520002005201020152020#3#51999 overtook Spain2016 overtook Hong Kong
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Real annual global ranks, 1995 - 2020. Italy climbed from #3 to #5 (overtook Spain). Gaps in a lane = missing data that year.

Key events for Italy ↓

Key Events — Italy

Auto-detected from rank data + curated milestones

1999
Overtook Spain in global rank auto
1999
Euro adoption curated

Italy joins the single currency as a founding member.

2011
Sovereign debt crisis curated

Bond yields spike; Berlusconi resigns amid crisis management.

2016
Overtook Hong Kong in global rank auto
2020
COVID-19 shock curated

One of Europe's largest GDP contractions on record.

Tourist Arrivals and Tourism Revenue, 1995-2020

World Bank WDI · · linear scale · ranking in the race above
1995200020052015202020.46B30.94B41.43B51.91B

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