Sub-Saharan Africa Compared by Economy > Tourist arrivals > Per capita
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International inbound tourists (overnight visitors) are the number of tourists who travel to a country other than that in which they have their usual residence, but outside their usual environment, for a period not exceeding 12 months and whose main purpose in visiting is other than an activity remunerated from within the country visited. When data on number of tourists are not available, the number of visitors, which includes tourists, same-day visitors, cruise passengers, and crew members, is shown instead. Sources and collection methods for arrivals differ across countries. In some cases data are from border statistics (police, immigration, and the like) and supplemented by border surveys. In other cases data are from tourism accommodation establishments. For some countries number of arrivals is limited to arrivals by air and for others to arrivals staying in hotels. Some countries include arrivals of nationals residing abroad while others do not. Caution should thus be used in comparing arrivals across countries. The data on inbound tourists refer to the number of arrivals, not to the number of people traveling. Thus a person who makes several trips to a country during a given period is counted each time as a new arrival." Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
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# | COUNTRY | AMOUNT | DATE | GRAPH | HISTORY |
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1 | Seychelles | 1,933.2 per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
2 | Botswana | 814.19 per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
3 | Mauritius | 729.88 per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
4 | Swaziland | 667.96 per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
5 | Cape Verde | 667.45 per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
6 | Namibia | 452.05 per 1,000 people | 2007 | ||
7 | Zimbabwe | 203.72 per 1,000 people | 2007 | ||
8 | South Africa | 196.63 per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
9 | Gabon | 165.51 per 1,000 people | 2003 | ||
10 | Lesotho | 133.92 per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
11 | Rwanda | 96.31 per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
12 | The Gambia | 84.7 per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
13 | Djibouti | 80.58 per 1,000 people | 2007 | ||
14 | Sao Tome and Principe | 74.97 per 1,000 people | 2006 | ||
15 | Senegal | 69.88 per 1,000 people | 2007 | ||
16 | Zambia | 69.58 per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
17 | Malawi | 53.26 per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
18 | Kenya | 46.78 per 1,000 people | 2006 | ||
19 | Mozambique | 36.88 per 1,000 people | 2007 | ||
20 | Uganda | 26.91 per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
21 | Burundi | 25.66 per 1,000 people | 2006 | ||
22 | Ghana | 25.6 per 1,000 people | 2007 | ||
23 | Angola | 23.46 per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
24 | Benin | 23.02 per 1,000 people | 2007 | ||
25 | Comoros | 21.09 per 1,000 people | 2007 | ||
26 | Guinea-Bissau | 20.37 per 1,000 people | 2007 | ||
27 | Cote d'Ivoire | 18.81 per 1,000 people | 1998 | ||
28 | Madagascar | 18.71 per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
29 | Tanzania | 18.65 per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
30 | Eritrea | 16.51 per 1,000 people | 2007 | ||
31 | Mali | 15.42 per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
32 | Burkina Faso | 14.8 per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
33 | Togo | 12.63 per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
34 | Mauritania | 11.34 per 1,000 people | 2000 | ||
35 | Cameroon | 11.09 per 1,000 people | 2006 | ||
36 | Sudan | 11.07 per 1,000 people | 2007 | ||
37 | Nigeria | 7.67 per 1,000 people | 2006 | ||
38 | Sierra Leone | 5.72 per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
39 | Guinea | 5 per 1,000 people | 2006 | ||
40 | Ethiopia | 4 per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
41 | Niger | 3.72 per 1,000 people | 2007 | ||
42 | Central African Republic | 3.42 per 1,000 people | 2006 | ||
43 | Chad | 2.53 per 1,000 people | 2007 | ||
44 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 0.715 per 1,000 people | 2007 |
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Interesting observations about Economy > Tourist arrivals > Per capita
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- United States ranked second last for tourist arrivals > per capita amongst Group of 7 countries (G7) in 2008.