The line graph above traces the number of tourists that visited 5 different countries – namely, Brazil, Egypt, Malaysia , France and USA, over a span of 15 years beginning from the year 1995.
It is evident that both Brazil and Egypt recorded the least tourist arrivals with the growth being just 20% and 30%, respectively. Malaysia, which had 20 million tourist arrivals in 1995, saw a steady growth over the next decade from where the figure increased relatively faster till 2010 to rest at a little above 40 million visits. France, having had just 30 million visits in the year 1995 saw a rapid growth over the next half a decade followed by a strong moderation till 2005. It picked up the pace again to reach a staggering figure of 90 million tourist visits per year. This was the same figure USA touched but in a way less dramatic. Starting at 70 million visits , USA saw just an overall growth of 10 million visits over the 15 year period while touching its peak in 2005 at a little over 90 million visits.
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