Brazil welcomed 6.4 million international tourists in 2014, up 10.6% on the previous year. Total revenue from international tourists visiting Brazil amounted to USD 6.8 billion in 2014, an increase of 2% over 2013, which is a new record for the country. The main source markets were Argentina with 1.7 million visitors (27.1% of the total), followed by the United States (10.2%), Chile (5.2%), Paraguay and France.

Bulgaria welcomed a total of 7.3 million international tourists (excluding transit passengers) in 2014, an increase of 6% over the previous year. Other European Union countries are the most important source markets for Bulgaria, with a share of 60.6 % in 2014, with Greece, Romania and Germany among the main countries of origin.

Tourism contributed COP 14.1 billion to the Colombia economy in 2014, equivalent to 2.7% of total GDP. It is the country’s biggest service export and the third largest sector in the economy, behind oil and coal. Tourism directly supports 1.8 million jobs, or 8% of total employment.

Tourism in Costa Rica has been growing firmly since 2009. In 2014 the country received 2.5 million international tourists, an increase of 4.1% over 2013 and more than 31.4% compared with 2009.

Croatia has a service-based economy with the tertiary sector worth HRK 329 billion in 2014, equivalent to 70% of GDP. Tourism is a key factor in the positive trend in the international trade of services. International tourist arrivals and overnights in commercial accommodation facilities increased by 6.1% and 2.7% respectively in 2014, compared to 2013. Tourism revenue increased by 2.8% compared over the same period, amounting to EUR 7.2 billion in 2014.

International visitor arrivals to Egypt reached 9.9 million in 2014, generating a total of USD 7.2 billion in revenues. Travel receipts constituted the fifth largest provider of foreign currency. Tourism directly and indirectly contributed 11.3% to GDP in Egypt in the fiscal year 2013/14.

Tourism directly contributed MKD 6.4 billion or 1.3% of GDP in 2013, and accounted for 3.3% of total employment. Estimates for 2014 indicate the direct contribution to GDP to be MKD 7.3 billion (1.4% of GDP), rising to MKD 27.4 billion or 5.2% of GDP when the wider effects from investment, the supply chain and induced income impacts are taken into account. Tourism supported an estimated 33 000 jobs in 2014, equivalent to 4.7% of total employment (WTTC).

Tourism directly contributed INR 3.7 trillion to India’s economy in 2012, equivalent to 3.7% of GDP, and employed 28.8 million people, or 5.3% of total employment.

Tourism is considered to be one of Latvia’s main drivers of economic development, an important source of export revenue and a key contributor to GDP. In 2014, tourism directly contributed 3.8% of Latvia’s total GDP of EUR 24.1 billion. Tourism exports increased by 4.4% over 2013 to reach EUR 935.7 million in 2014, representing 6.7% of total exports. The tourism sector provided almost 75 000 jobs and accounted for 8.5% to total employment in Latvia in 2014.

Lithuania received 2.1 million incoming tourists in 2014, an increase of 2.5% on 2013. The main source markets are neighbouring countries Poland, Belarus, Russia, Latvia, along with the Scandinavian countries, Germany and the United Kingdom. International visitors generated EUR 1.2 billion in international receipts in 2014, up 5.2% on 2013.

The year 2014 marked the fifth consecutive record year for inbound tourism to Malta, reaching 1.7 million tourists. This reflects an increase of 6.8% or 107 656 more tourists when compared to year 2013. The United Kingdom remained Malta’s main source tourism market with a share of 28.9%. This was followed by Italy with a share of 15.5%. Germany ranked third with a share of 8.5%.

Tourism is one of the main economic drivers in Morocco. The Moroccan tourism sector performed well in 2014 with international tourist arrivals reaching 10.3 million, up 2.4% year on year. The sector employed 505 000 people (4.7% of total jobs) and contributed MAD 61.9 billion to GDP (6.7% of total GDP). Internal tourism consumption amounted to MAD 105.5 billion.

In 2014 tourism directly contributed PHP 982.3 billion (approximately USD 22.1 billion) to the economy of the Philippines, or 7.8% of GDP. The average growth rate in tourism’s contribution to GDP during the period 2011 to 2014 was 13.1%. It directly supported 4.8 million jobs, accounting for 12.5% of total employment.

Romania welcomed 8.4 million international arrivals in 2014, an increase of 5.3% on 2013. Of these, 1.9 million international visitors stayed overnight in commercial accommodation (up 11.5% on 2013), recording a total of 3.8 million overnights (up 8.4%). Germany, Hungary, Italy and France were the main source markets in 2014. Domestic tourists made 15.8 million overnight trips in 2014, down 3.2% on 2013. Romania recorded USD 2.2 billion in inbound travel receipts in 2014, a 7.9% increase on 2013.

In 2014 Russia recorded 32.4 million international arrivals. This is 5% more international visitors than in 2013. The total number of people visiting Russia for leisure related tourism purposes decreased by 3%, but visits for business purposes increased by 8%. At the same time, there was a significant decrease in outbound tourism from Russia in 2014, falling by 15.1% on the previous year.

Tourism’s direct contribution to South Africa’s GDP grew from ZAR 93.5 billion in 2012 to ZAR 103.5 billion in 2013. The percentage contribution of tourism to GDP has remained stable for the past two reporting periods at 2.9%. Tourism directly supported 655 609 jobs in 2013, or 4.4% of total employment – up from 645 755 in 2012.