| 15-17 Development of International Tourism | |||
| Item | 1995 | 2000 | 2003 |
| Number of Tourists (person) | 203579 | 256082 | 170545 |
| By Country | |||
| Foreigners | 185514 | 208374 | 149916 |
| Japan | 43983 | 51974 | 16329 |
| Singapore | 2048 | 5137 | 1073 |
| United States | 5595 | 10231 | 5225 |
| United Kingdom | 2422 | 3702 | 2150 |
| France | 3062 | 5218 | 1968 |
| Federal Republic of Germany | 4892 | 6310 | 2757 |
| Commonwealth of Independent States | 93578 | 76966 | 91732 |
| Overseas Chinese | 3522 | ||
| Compatriots from Hong Kong,Macao and Taiwan | 14543 | 47708 | 20629 |
| By Regions | |||
| Urumqi City | 63275 | 144830 | 78666 |
| Karamay City | 505 | 382 | |
| Shihezi City | 532 | 245 | |
| Turpan Administrative Offices | 27230 | 43641 | 15203 |
| Hami [Kumul] Administrative Offices | 1220 | 624 | 2017 |
| Changji Hui Autonomous Prefecture | 224 | 213 | 485 |
| Ili Kazak Autonomous Prefecture | 68948 | 18204 | 46381 |
| Counties (Cities) Direct Under Ili Prefecture | 67651 | 15356 | 30263 |
| Tacheng [Tarbagatai] AdministrativeOffices | 1297 | 298 | 386 |
| Altay Administrative Offices | 2550 | 15732 | |
| Bortala Mongol Autonomous Prefecture | 354 | 672 | 107 |
| BayangolMongol Autonomous Prefecture | 1738 | 7313 | 2898 |
| Aksu Administrative Offices | 5737 | 6028 | 2281 |
| Kizilsu Kirgiz Autonomous Prefecture | 2485 | 2100 | 1365 |
| Kashgar [Kaxgar] Administrative Offices | 31102 | 27510 | 18975 |
| Hotan Administrative Offices | 1266 | 3910 | 1540 |