The chart illustrates the number of Australian visitors to various countries between 1999 and 2009. Overall, New Zealand received the highest number of tourists, while China experienced the most significant increase during this period, in stark contrast to the United States, which saw a decline in Australian visitors.
Focusing on New Zealand, the number of visitors surged remarkably by 113 percent, increasing from 500,700 to 1,064,000 between 1999 and 2009, resulting in the largest figure in the chart. This was followed by the United Kingdom and the United States, which had the lowest growth rates at 60 percent in the UK (growing from 400,000 to 640,000) and 33 percent in the US (from 300,000 to 400,000). Additionally, the number of Australians traveling to Indonesia rose significantly from 150,000 to 340,000.
In terms of other destinations, Fiji and Japan had visitor counts of 120,000 and 100,000 in 1999, respectively, which increased to 257,000 and 250,000 in 2009. Finally, China witnessed a remarkable rise in Australian tourists, with numbers soaring from 86,000 to 300,000, resulting in an impressive growth rate of 249 percent.