China Inbound Tourism Statistics 2024. Number of inbound visitors from 10 mainland cities increases 16.3 per cent year on year between july and september, according to official figures. World tourism organization, yearbook of tourism statistics, compendium of tourism statistics and data files.

The forbidden city in beijing received over 19 million visitors in 2019. Analysts expect china to expand its share of global tourists to 6% by 2033 from 2.4% in 2019, with inbound tourism contributing as much as 4% to gdp over the next decade from just under 1%.