Illustrated in the graph are the numbers of international tourists arriving in North America, Central and Eastern Europe, Southeast Asia, Sub-Saharan Africa, and South America from 1990 to 2005.
Overall, the proportions of tourist arrivals in the five parts of the world increased in different trends over the period in question. Additionally, the number of millions of international guests in North America was the highest at the beginning of the period in contrast to the lowest in South America.
Looking at the details, with regard to North America, the number of tourists from other countries rose markedly to 90 million in 2000 and plateaued until 2005. Following that, the proportion in Southeast Asia went up moderately from 20 to 50 million over the fifteen-year period. The proportion in Central and Eastern Europe tripled sharply.
Regarding the numbers of foreign tourists in South America and Sub-Saharan Africa, they were at 9 million. Throughout the period, in the last two parts of the world, they followed similar trends and had steady growth to 17 and 22 million, respectively.