Tourist arrivals set to outnumber Thais?

I am having a problem working out if there is any “high income country” that has more than 20 per cent of its eggs in the tourism basket.
The article says, “If Thailand’s tourist numbers continue to grow at the Asia-Pacific rate of 6.5 per cent per year, it will welcome 41.5 million visitors in 2020. And if the growth figure returns to its past record of 15 per cent per annum, visitor numbers will leap to 71 million that year. It will be the first time the numbers of tourists and locals will be equal.”
Since Thailand’s tourism growth will neither exceed the current 6.5 per cent nor re-attain the magical 15 per cent, I think the chance of Thais being “outnumbered” by visitors is unlikely.
NanLaew
Wow, that was certainly a mouthful.
Now that we have had our weekly TAT laugh, next!
WhizBang
Being so reliant on tourism in an Islamist fundamentalist world just means a potential quick return to dirt-poor country in the event of a serious bombing campaign.  
RichardColeman
Physical infrastructure is key. No tourist likes to step out of their hotel onto a road with poor pavements or no pavements. Crossing the road should not be a high-risk activity. The rail network is below par, and outside Bangkok public transport is in the control of criminals.
champers
If you want higher numbers treat people better. It’s simple. Don’t let people get away with murder because they have money, and don’t jail people for murders they haven’t committed because they don’t have money.
You might be surprised how many people have respect for the actual rule of law.
Berybert
ThaiVisa