The table below shows statistics about the top five countries for international tourism in 2012 and 2013.

The table below shows statistics about the top five countries for international tourism in

2012 and 2013.
The graph illustrates the number of tourists and the total amount of their spending in five nations in 2012 and 2013.
Overall
, France remained the most popular destination
while
Italy was the least for international travellers for the two years. Their expenditure tended to increase in all five nations in 2013 with the USA being the country where the largest amount of money spent by foreign tourists
in contrast
to Italy with the least. Starting with the table of the numbers of visitors to the five countries, they rose by a different extent from 2012 to 2013 except for China with a small drop from 57.7
million
to 55.7
million
.
Moreover
, their number increased slightly in France and Italy from 83
million
to 84.7
million
and from 46.4
million
to 47.7
million
respectively with the former being the most visited nation and the latter the least.
Furthermore
, the rise was more dramatic in the USA and Spain from 66.7
million
to 69.8
million
and from 57.5
million
to 60.7
million
each. Turning to their total spending in each nation, they seemed to rise in all the examined nations.
For instance
, tourists spent by far the most in the USA with 126. 2
billion
dollars in 2012 and 139.6
billion
dollars in 2013.
In addition
, there is not a significant difference in the amount of money spent in France, Spain and China from 53.6
billion
to 56.1
billion
, from 56.3
billion
to 60.4
billion
and from 50
billion
to 51.7
billion
respectively
whereas
people spent the least in Italy with 41.2
billion
in 2012 and 43.9
billion
in 2013.
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  • tourist arrivals
  • influx of tourists
  • economic impact
  • job creation
  • infrastructure development
  • revenue generation
  • geographical distribution
  • popular destination
  • regional analysis
  • natural attractions
  • cultural heritage
  • seasonal trends
  • tourism patterns
  • climatic conditions
  • tourism preferences
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  • cultural tourism
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