Travel and Tourism Competitiveness Report

The Travel and Tourism Competetivness Report is a study published for the first time by the World Economic Forum in 2007 to measure the performance of the respective travel and tourism sector in a total of 140 countries (status: Report 2019). Since 2009 there has been a new edition of the report with updated data every 2 years. Similar to the Global Competitiveness Report , the index value is constructed from a total of 14 columns, the data of which is based on information from the World Tourism Organization , the World Bank and the World Travel and Tourism Council . The Travel and Tourism Competitiveness Report is one of the most comprehensive studies on the global tourism industry.

methodology

The index is based on the following pillars:

Enabling

Pillar 1: business environment

Pillar 2: security

Pillar 3: health and hygiene

Pillar 4: Personnel and labor market

Pillar 5: IT readiness

Politics and enabling conditions

Pillar 6: prioritizing tourism

Pillar 7: international openness

Pillar 8: price level

Pillar 9: ecological sustainability

Infrastructure

Pillar 10: Air transport infrastructure

Pillar 11: Ground and port infrastructure

Pillar 12: tourist infrastructure

Natural and cultural resources

Pillar 13: natural resources

Pillar 14: cultural resources

Travel and Tourism Competitiveness Report 2019

All countries of the TTCR 2019 are.

rank	country	Index value
1	Spain	5.4
2	France	5.4
3	Germany	5.4
4th	Japan	5.4
5	United States	5.3
6th	United Kingdom	5.2
7th	Australia	5.1
8th	Italy	5.1
9	Canada	5.1
10	Switzerland	5.0
11	Austria	5.0
12	Portugal	4.9
13	People's Republic of China	4.9
14th	Hong Kong	4.8
15th	Netherlands	4.8
16	South Korea	4.8
17th	Singapore	4.8
18th	New Zealand	4.7
19th	Mexico	4.7
20th	Norway	4.6
21st	Denmark	4.6
22nd	Sweden	4.6
23	Luxembourg	4.6
24	Belgium	4.5
25th	Greece	4.5
26th	Ireland	4.5
27	Croatia	4.5
28	Finland	4.5
29	Malaysia	4.5
30th	Iceland	4.5
31	Thailand	4.5
32	Brazil	4.5
33	United Arab Emirates	4.4
34	India	4.4
35	Malta	4.4
36	Slovenia	4.3
37	Taiwan	4.3
38	Czech Republic	4.3
39	Russia	4.3
40	Indonesia	4.3
41	Costa Rica	4.3
42	Poland	4.2
43	Turkey	4.2
44	Cyprus	4.2
45	Bulgaria	4.2
46	Estonia	4.2
47	Panama	4.2
48	Hungary	4.2
49	Peru	4.2
50	Argentina	4.2
51	Qatar	4.1
52	Chile	4.1
53	Latvia	4.0
54	Mauritius	4.0
55	Colombia	4.0
56	Romania	4.0
57	Israel	4.0
58	Oman	4.0
59	Lithuania	4.0
60	Slovakia	4.0
61	South Africa	4.0
62	Seychelles	3.9
63	Vietnam	3.9
64	Bahrain	3.9
65	Egypt	3.9
66	Morocco	3.9
67	Montenegro	3.9
68	Georgia	3.9
69	Saudi Arabia	3.9
70	Ecuador	3.9
71	Azerbaijan	3.8
72	Brunei	3.8
73	Dominican Republic	3.8
74	Uruguay	3.8
75	Philippines	3.8
76	Jamaica	3.7
77	Sri Lanka	3.7
78	Ukraine	3.7
79	Armenia	3.7
80	Kazakhstan	3.7
81	Namibia	3.7
82	Kenya	3.6
83	Serbia	3.6
84	Jordan	3.6
85	Tunisia	3.6
86	Albania	3.6
87	Trinidad and Tobago	3.6
88	Cape Verde	3.6
89	Iran	3.5
90	Bolivia	3.5
91	Nicaragua	3.5
92	Botswana	3.5
93	Mongolia	3.5
94	Honduras	3.5
95	Tanzania	3.4
96	Kuwait	3.4
97	Laos	3.4
98	Cambodia	3.4
99	Guatemala	3.4
100	Lebanon	3.4
101	North Macedonia	3.4
102	Nepal	3.3
103	Moldova	3.3
104	Tajikistan	3.3
105	Bosnia and Herzegovina	3.3
106	Senegal	3.3
107	Rwanda	3.2
108	El Salvador	3.2
109	Paraguay	3.2
110	Kyrgyzstan	3.2
111	Gambia	3.2
112	Uganda	3.2
113	Zambia	3.2
114	Zimbabwe	3.2
115	Ghana	3.1
116	Algeria	3.1
117	Venezuela	3.1
118	Swaziland	3.1
119	Ivory Coast	3.1
120	Bangladesh	3.1
121	Pakistan	3.1
122	Ethiopia	3.0
123	Benin	3.0
124	Lesotho	3.0
125	Malawi	2.9
126	Guinea	2.9
127	Mozambique	2.9
128	Cameroon	2.9
129	Nigeria	2.8
130	Mali	2.8
131	Sierra Leone	2.8
132	Burkina Faso	2.8
133	Haiti	2.8
134	Angola	2.7
135	Mauritania	2.7
136	Democratic Republic of Congo	2.7
137	Burundi	2.7
138	Liberia	2.6
139	Chad	2.5
140	Yemen	2.4

2017 ranking

Top 30 countries

1.  Spain 5.43
2.  France 5.32
3.  Germany 5.28
4.  Japan 5.26
5.  United Kingdom 5.20
6.  United States 5.12
7.  Australia 5.10
8.  Italy 4.99
9.  Canada 4.97
10.  Switzerland 4.94
11.  Hong Kong 4.86
12.  Austria 4.86
13.  Singapore 4.85
14.  Portugal 4.74
15.  People's Republic of China 4.72
16.  New Zealand 4.68
17.  Netherlands 4.64
18.  Norway 4.64
19.  South Korea 4.57
20.  Sweden 4.55
21.  Belgium 4.54
22.  Mexico 4.54
23.  Ireland 4.53
24.  Greece 4.51
25.  Iceland 4.50
26.  Malaysia 4.50
27.  Brazil 4.49
28.  Luxembourg 4.49
29.  United Arab Emirates 4.49
30.  Taiwan 4.47

2015 ranking

Top 30 countries

1.  Spain 5.31
2.  France 5.24
3.  Germany 5.22
4.  United Kingdom 5.12
5.  United States 5.12
6.  Switzerland 4.99
7.  Australia 4.98
8.  Italy 4.98
9.  Japan 4.94
10.  Canada 4.92
11.  Singapore 4.86
12.  Austria 4.82
13.  Hong Kong 4.68
14.  Netherlands 4.67
15.  Portugal 4.64
16.  New Zealand 4.64
17.  People's Republic of China 4.54
18.  Iceland 4.54
19.  Ireland 4.53
20.  Norway 4.52
21.  Belgium 4.51
22.  Finland 4.47
23.  Sweden 4.45
24.  United Arab Emirates 4.43
25.  Malaysia 4.41
26.  Luxembourg 4.38
27.  Denmark 4.38
28.  Brazil 4.37
29.  South Korea 4.37
30.  Mexico 4.36

2013 ranking

Top 30 countries

1.  Switzerland 5.66
2.  Germany 5.39
3.  Austria 5.39
4.  Spain 5.38
5.  United Kingdom 5.38
6.  United States 5.32
7.  France 5.31
8.  Canada 5.28
9.  Sweden 5.24
10.  Singapore 5.23
11.  Australia 5.17
12.  New Zealand 5.17
13.  Netherlands 5.14
14.  Japan 5.13
15.  Hong Kong 5.11
16.  Iceland 5.10
17.  Finland 5.10
18.  Belgium 5.04
19.  Ireland 5.01
20.  Portugal 5.01
21.  Denmark 4.98
22.  Norway 4.95
23.  Luxembourg 4.93
24.  Malta 4.92
25.  South Korea 4.91
26.  Italy 4.90
27.  Barbados 4.88
28.  United Arab Emirates 4.86
29.  Cyprus 4.84
30.  Estonia 4.82

2011 ranking

Top 30 countries

1.  Switzerland 5.68
2.  Germany 5.50
3.  Austria 5.41
4.  France 5.41
5.  Sweden 5.34
6.  United States 5.30
7.  United Kingdom 5.30
8.  Spain 5.29
9.  Canada 5.29
10.  Singapore 5.23
11.  Iceland 5.19
12.  Hong Kong 5.19
13.  Australia 5.15
14.  Netherlands 5.13
15.  Luxembourg 5.08
16.  Denmark 5.05
17.  Finland 5.02
18.  Portugal 5.01
19.  New Zealand 5.00
20.  Norway 4.98
21.  Ireland 4.98
22.  Japan 4.94
23.  Belgium 4.92
24.  Cyprus 4.89
25.  Estonia 4.88
26.  Malta 4.88
27.  Italy 4.87
28.  Barbados 4.84
29.  Greece 4.78
30.  United Arab Emirates 4.78

2009 ranking

Top 20 countries

1.  Switzerland 5.68
2.  Austria 5.46
3.  Germany 5.41
4.  France 5.34
5.  Canada 5.32
6.  Spain 5.29
7.  Sweden 5.28
8.  United States 5.28
9.  Australia 5.24
10.  Singapore 5.24
11.  United Kingdom 5.22
12.  Hong Kong 5.18
13.  Netherlands 5.09
14.  Denmark 5.08
15.  Finland 5.07
16.  Iceland 5.07
17.  Portugal 5.01
18.  Ireland 4.99
19.  Norway 4.97
20.  New Zealand 4.94

2008 ranking

Top 20 countries

1.  Switzerland 5.63
2.  Austria 5.43
3.  Germany 5.41
4.  Australia 5.34
5.  Spain 5.30
6.  United Kingdom 5.28
7.  United States 5.28
8.  Sweden 5.27
9.  Canada 5.26
10.  France 5.23
11.  Iceland 5.16
12.  Finland 5.11
13.  Denmark 5.10
14.  Hong Kong 5.09
15.  Portugal 5.09
16.  Singapore 5.06
17.  Norway 5.05
18.  Netherlands 5.01
19.  New Zealand 4.96
20.  Luxembourg 4.95

Individual evidence

1. ↑ The Travel & Tourism Competitiveness Report 2019. Accessed November 17, 2019 . 
2. ↑ The Travel and Tourism Competetivness Report 2017. WEF, accessed on May 23, 2018 . 
3. ^ The Travel & Tourism Competitiveness Report 2015 . World Economic Forum. May 2015.