Tourism arrivals in Rwanda, in 2012
21/08/2014
For the 4th year in row, the National Institute of Statistics of Rwanda (NISR) has published its Statistical YearBook. This edition shows data for 13 fields, including Tou.
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Tourism is the act of travel for predominantly recreational or leisure purposes, and also refers to the provision of services in support of this act. According to the World Tourism Organization, tourists are people who “travel to and stay in places outside their usual environment for not more than one consecutive year for leisure, business and other purposes not related to the exercise of an activity remunerated from within the place visited”.
Tourist arrival by Region :
Mains markets :
Africa : Burundi, Uganda, DRC, Tanzania and Kenya
Asia – Oceania : India, China, Japan, South Korea, Australia
Europe : UK, Germany, Belgium and Netherlands
Americas : USA and Canada
|
2010 |
2012 |
Africa |
546,931 |
940,856 |
Americas |
33,189 |
35,033 |
East Asia / South Pacific |
10,728 |
12,497 |
Europe |
54,252 |
66,485 |
Middle East |
2,920 |
1,972 |
South Asia (India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka) |
13,774 |
16,994 |
UN |
338 |
1,982 |
Total |
666,001 |
1,075,819 |
2012 |
Holiday /Vacation |
Visiting Friends &Relatives |
Business/Conference/ Official |
Transit |
Other Purposes |
Africa |
51,950 |
289,121 |
380,735 |
19,929 |
199121 |
Americas |
13,873 |
5,705 |
9,132 |
4,923 |
1,400 |
East Asia / South Pacific |
4,505 |
1,528 |
4382 |
2,003 |
68 |
Europe |
23,264 |
10,912 |
18,097 |
9,627 |
4,585 |
Middle East |
328 |
430 |
705 |
397 |
110 |
South Asia |
2446 |
1,851 |
7,656 |
4,041 |
985 |
UN |
235 |
233 |
1037 |
374 |
101 |
Total |
96,601 |
309,780 |
421,744 |
41,294 |
206,370 |
2012 |
Africa |
Americas |
Europe |
Other |
Total Tourist Arrivals |
Air |
63773 |
20,44 |
36887 |
16950 |
138,045 (13%) |
Land |
877083 |
14598 |
29598 |
16465 |
937,744 (87%) |
2012 |
Holiday /Vacation |
Visiting Friends &Relatives |
Business/Conference/ Official |
Transit |
Other Purposes |
Total Tourist Arrivals |
Air |
28485 |
25,411 |
61,987 |
21,467 |
695 |
138,045 (13%) |
Land |
68,116 |
284,369 |
359,757 |
19,827 |
205,675 |
937,744 (87%) |
Year |
Volcanoes |
Akagera |
Nyungwe |
Total Tourist Arrivals |
2008 |
19783 |
18490 |
4810 |
43803 |
2010 |
23372 |
16180 |
5755 |
45307 |
2012 |
28483 |
25200 |
7621 |
61304 |
Year |
Rwandan Residents |
Foreign Residents |
Foreign Visits |
Total Tourist Arrivals |
2008 |
9790 |
3142 |
30151 |
43803 |
2010 |
10263 |
4253 |
30791 |
45307 |
2012 |
14291 |
5988 |
41025 |
61304 |
A découvrir aussi
- Rwanda Tourism Sector generated $71.5 million from January to March
- Rwanda Tourism Sector records a strong growth during the first semester
- World tourism projected to grow 4.5% this year