Monthly number of international tourist arrivals in Italy 2018-2024
In August 2024, the number of international tourist arrivals in Italy, including visitors who stayed overnight and same-day travelers, grew by five percent compared to the previous year, totaling nearly 11 million. Despite the annual increase, this figure remained slightly below the volume of visitors reported in August 2019, before the impact of COVID-19.
How much do inbound travelers spend in Italy?
In 2023, Italy ranked fourth on the list of the countries with the highest number of international tourist arrivals worldwide, with almost 60 million arrivals. While the number of travelers did not catch up yet with pre-pandemic levels, the total international tourist expenditure in Italy exceeded the figure from 2019, amounting to over 50 billion euros in 2023.
What are the leading inbound travel markets in Italy?
Both before and after the impact of the pandemic, Germany represented the leading inbound travel market in Italy based on tourist arrivals, ranking ahead of France, Austria, and Switzerland in 2023. While Germany was also the country with the highest inbound tourist expenditure in Italy that year, the United States came in second in that case, followed by the United Kingdom and France.
