<P> The World Tourism rankings are compiled by the United Nations World Tourism Organization as part of their World Tourism Barometer publication, which is released three times throughout the year . In the publication, UN regions and subregions are ranked by the number of international visitor arrivals, by the revenue generated by inbound tourism, and by the expenditures of outbound travelers . </P> <P> In 2016, there were 1.235 billion international tourist arrivals worldwide, with a growth of 4% as compared to 1.186 billion in 2015 . The top 10 international tourism destinations in 2016 were: </P> <Table> <Tr> <Th> Rank </Th> <Th> Destination </Th> <Th> International tourist arrivals (2016) </Th> <Th> International tourist arrivals (2015) </Th> <Th> Change (2015 to 2016) (%) </Th> <Th> Change (2014 to 2015) (%) </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> France </Td> <Td> 82.6 million </Td> <Td> 84.5 million </Td> <Td> 2.2 </Td> <Td> 0.9 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> United States </Td> <Td> 75.6 million </Td> <Td> 77.5 million </Td> <Td> 2.4 </Td> <Td> 3.3 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> Spain </Td> <Td> 75.6 million </Td> <Td> 68.5 million </Td> <Td> 10.3 </Td> <Td> 5.5 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> China </Td> <Td> 59.3 million </Td> <Td> 56.9 million </Td> <Td> 4.2 </Td> <Td> 2.3 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 5 </Td> <Td> Italy </Td> <Td> 52.4 million </Td> <Td> 50.7 million </Td> <Td> 3.2 </Td> <Td> 4.4 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 6 </Td> <Td> United Kingdom </Td> <Td> 35.8 million </Td> <Td> 34.4 million </Td> <Td> 4.0 </Td> <Td> 5.6 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 7 </Td> <Td> Germany </Td> <Td> 35.6 million </Td> <Td> 35.0 million </Td> <Td> 1.7 </Td> <Td> 6.0 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 8 </Td> <Td> Mexico </Td> <Td> 35.0 million </Td> <Td> 32.1 million </Td> <Td> 8.9 </Td> <Td> 9.4 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 9 </Td> <Td> Thailand </Td> <Td> 32.6 million </Td> <Td> 29.9 million </Td> <Td> 8.9 </Td> <Td> 20.6 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 10 </Td> <Td> Turkey </Td> <Td> 31.3 million </Td> <Td> 39.5 million </Td> <Td> 24.6 </Td> <Td> 0.8 </Td> </Tr> </Table> <Tr> <Th> Rank </Th> <Th> Destination </Th> <Th> International tourist arrivals (2016) </Th> <Th> International tourist arrivals (2015) </Th> <Th> Change (2015 to 2016) (%) </Th> <Th> Change (2014 to 2015) (%) </Th> </Tr>

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