International tourist arrivals
Number of international visitors staying at least one night.
The volume behind tourism earnings, for sizing hotel, aviation and leisure investments.
Counts arrivals, not people: one person on two trips counts twice. The latest figure shown skips 2020 and 2021, when travel collapsed.
Tourist arrivals: highest in South Africa, lowest in Comoros
International tourist arrivals, visitors. Latest year available, mostly 2019. 16 of 16 countries have data.
Ranked: tourist arrivalsiWhy it mattersThe volume behind tourism earnings, for sizing hotel, aviation and leisure investments.
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Over time
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International tourist arrivals against income per person
Each bubble is a SADC country, sized by population. Dashed lines mark the SADC medians. Countries far from the pattern are worth a closer look.
Table
The same figures as the map, for screen readers and copying.| Rank | Country | Value | Year | Five-year change | Grade | Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | South Africa | 15m | 2019 | up 2% since 2014 | B | |
| 2 | Zimbabwe | 2m | 2019 | up 22% since 2014 | B | |
| 3 | Mozambique | 2m | 2019 | up 16% since 2014 | B | |
| 4 | Botswana | 2m | 2018 | down 22% since 2008 | B | |
| 5 | Namibia | 2m | 2019 | up 16% since 2014 | B | |
| 6 | Tanzania | 2m | 2019 | up 34% since 2014 | B | |
| 7 | Mauritius | 1m | 2019 | up 33% since 2014 | B | |
| 8 | Zambia | 1m | 2019 | up 34% since 2014 | B | |
| 9 | Eswatini | 1m | 2019 | down 7% since 2014 | B | |
| 10 | Lesotho | 1m | 2019 | up 6% since 2014 | B | |
| 11 | Malawi | 871k | 2018 | up 10% since 2013 | B | |
| 12 | Madagascar | 486k | 2019 | up 323% since 1995 | B | |
| 13 | Seychelles | 428k | 2019 | up 79% since 2014 | B | |
| 14 | DRC | 351k | 2016 | up 89% since 2011 | B | |
| 15 | Angola | 218k | 2019 | down 63% since 2014 | B | |
| 16 | Comoros | 45k | 2019 | up 98% since 2014 | B |