In 2022, the country that visited Russia the most was Ukraine. Over 2.2 million trips were made to Russia from that country, marking a decrease compared to the previous year. A significant increase was recorded in tourists from Kazakhstan, from 565 thousand trips in 2021 to 1.6 million in 2022. China used to be one of the leading inbound travel origins in Russia prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, but not in 2021 and 2022.
Russian inbound tourism overview
Approximately 8.6 million international tourists visited Russia in 2020, marking a sharp decline from the previous year, when it reached almost 25 million. Even though the tourist count was forecast to gradually increase in the following five years, according to the forecast, it was not going to reach the pre-pandemic level in that period. Moreover, due to the COVID-19 pandemic and border closures, the Russian inbound tourism has experienced a drastic decrease in expenditure. In 2020, foreign travelers were projected to spend a total of 6.76 million U.S. dollars in Russia, which was approximately 2.7 times lower than in the previous year.
Tourism in Moscow
In 2020, only 800 thousand international tourists visited Moscow, the capital of Russia. The foreign tourist count experienced a drastic decline by five million compared to the previous year as a result of travel restrictions related to COVID-19. The number of domestic visitors was significantly higher, at 12.8 million, even though it also decreased by 6.5 million from 2019.
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* Abkhazia and South Ossetia were added by the source because Russia recognizes them as states. However, the territories are not recognized as states by most countries worldwide.
Inbound tourism trips (visits) are defined by the source as "a trip made by a foreign citizen (national) to the Russian Federation, over the reference period, for any main purpose (business, leisure or other personal purpose) other than to be employed by a resident entity (enterprise) registered in the Russian Federation. Trips of foreign service staff (crews) on public mode of transport, diplomats, national diplomats, consulate personnel, military personnel and their beneficiaries should not be included in the number of inbound tourism visits."
The statistic has been assembled from several reports by the source.
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Russian Federal State Statistics Service. (April 10, 2023). Leading inbound tourism markets visiting Russia from 2020 to 2022, by number of trips (in 1,000s) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 09, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/894924/russia-international-tourists-by-country-of-origin/
Russian Federal State Statistics Service. "Leading inbound tourism markets visiting Russia from 2020 to 2022, by number of trips (in 1,000s)." Chart. April 10, 2023. Statista. Accessed July 09, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/894924/russia-international-tourists-by-country-of-origin/
Russian Federal State Statistics Service. (2023). Leading inbound tourism markets visiting Russia from 2020 to 2022, by number of trips (in 1,000s). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 09, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/894924/russia-international-tourists-by-country-of-origin/
Russian Federal State Statistics Service. "Leading Inbound Tourism Markets Visiting Russia from 2020 to 2022, by Number of Trips (in 1,000s)." Statista, Statista Inc., 10 Apr 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/894924/russia-international-tourists-by-country-of-origin/
Russian Federal State Statistics Service, Leading inbound tourism markets visiting Russia from 2020 to 2022, by number of trips (in 1,000s) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/894924/russia-international-tourists-by-country-of-origin/ (last visited July 09, 2024)
Leading inbound tourism markets visiting Russia from 2020 to 2022, by number of trips (in 1,000s) [Graph], Russian Federal State Statistics Service, April 10, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/894924/russia-international-tourists-by-country-of-origin/