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Australia - Tourist Arrivals and Tourism Revenue 26.23B

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

Latest value

26.23B (2020)

Global rank

##3 of 203 economies

Share of global total

5.4%

Growth since 1995

2.53×

Ranking Race — Tourist Arrivals and Tourism Revenue

1 = global #1 · higher value ranks higher

#1#10#19#28#37#46#55199520002005201020152020#10#32015 overtook Thailand2020 overtook Germany
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Real annual global ranks, 1995 - 2020. Australia climbed from #10 to #3 (overtook Thailand). Gaps in a lane = missing data that year.

Key events for Australia ↓

Key Events — Australia

Auto-detected from rank data + curated milestones

2008
Global crisis resilience curated

Avoids recession on the back of China-driven commodity demand.

2015
Overtook Thailand in global rank auto
2020
Overtook Germany in global rank auto
2020
COVID-19 recession curated

First recession in nearly three decades.

Tourist Arrivals and Tourism Revenue, 1995-2020

World Bank WDI · · linear scale · ranking in the race above
19952000200520102015202010.17B22.76B35.36B47.95B

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