The table compares the number of Australian visitor to the seven most well-known places in 1999 and 2009.
Overall, It is clear that all figures followed an upward trajectory, albeit at varying degrees. Notably, New Zealand was the most popular place among other nations while the reverse was true for the US. It is also worth mentioning that the highest growth rate was observed in China.
Looking at 1999 first, the large number of people visited to New Zealand with 500,700, followed by closely the UK at 400.000. The figure for the US at 300,000 making it twice as high as that of Indonesia at 150,000. However, the numbers of Fiji, Japan, and China tourists significantly fall behind with the respective figures of 120,000, 100,000, and 86,000.
By 2009 all figures had shifted considerably, the numbers of visitors in New Zealand and the UK continued to lead, with the former reaching an all-time high of 1,064,000 with 113% of growth rate and the latter rising to 640,000 with 60% of growth rate. However, the US experienced the lowest growth rate of 33%, with visitor number increasing to 400,000. The figure for Indonesia showed a steady rise, doubling to 340,000 and accounting for 127% of growth rate. In contrast, Fiji and Japan almost followed the same figures, both increasing to 250,000 with 114% and 150% of growth rate, respectively. Lastly, China experienced the highest growth rate of 249% and visitor base increasing to 300,000.