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Tourism benchmark API

Benchmark,
is the country beating its region

A country's yearly index, 2019 = 100, against the average of the countries in its region, so a good year is measured against its neighbours.

72Countries
AnalystPlan
$99A month
1,440Values
NightlyRebuilt
JSON, CSVFormats

Japan

How it is made

regionEast Asia & Pacific
peersThe countries in the average.
basis2019 = 100, whole years only
RebuiltEvery night, 03:47 UTC

Every field it returns

Each row of data, and what meta.method carries beside it, so a number is never without its source.

FieldTypeExampleWhat it means
yearstring2025The calendar year.
countrynumber118.2The country's year as a percentage of 2019.
regionnumber104.6The average of its region's countries, the same way.
meta.method.regionstringEast Asia & PacificThe region it is measured against.
meta.method.peersstringThe countries in the average.
meta.method.basisstring2019 = 100, whole years only2019 = 100, whole years only.

Parameters

2 in all.

ParameterValuesDefaultUse
countryISO coderequiredOne country per call.
peersregionregionWho it is measured against.

The call

JSON by default, CSV with format=csv.

# Benchmark for Japan
curl "https://api.tourismapi.com/v1/stats/benchmark?country=JP" \
  -H "X-API-Key: $TOURISM_API_KEY"

Every country with benchmark

From the nightly build. The first three rows are open; 69 more come with Analyst.

Analyst
CountryRegionYearCountry indexRegion indexGapActions
Cayman IslandsLatin America & Caribbean202410,990.2112.010,878.2 pts
KosovoEurope & Central Asia2025432.6112.7319.9 pts
AlbaniaEurope & Central Asia2025297.3116.6180.7 pts
69 more countries, rebuilt every nightSint Maarten, Curaçao, Brazil, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Dominican Republic, Japan and more.Unlock with Analyst

What benchmark is for

Four buyers, four calls.

Tourism boards

Show the year against the region, not only against itself.

country=PT
Investors

Find the outperformers in a region.

country - region
Consultants

One benchmark for every client country.

peers
Reporters

Ahead of or behind the neighbours.

year

Pairs well with

The statistics that answer the next question.

What each plan gets

Every plan reads the same figures; this statistic comes with Analyst and up.

FreeDeveloper $49Analyst $99Intel $199
Benchmarknot includednot includedincludedincluded
The figures it is worked froma year backten years, latest monthfull historyfull history
Trend, recovery, benchmark, stay lengthnot includednot includedincludedincluded
Forecast, nowcast, anomalies, origin shift, concentrationnot includednot includednot includedincluded
Calls a month1,00050,000250,0001,000,000
Calls a minute1060120300

Benchmark for 72 countries, $99 a month.

Includes trend, recovery, benchmark and stay length, and everything in the plans below it. Ten months for the price of twelve when paid yearly. Cancel any time.