Top 10 International tourist destination countries in Africa

Top 10 International tourist destination countries in Africa

In 2013 international tourist arrivals grew by 5% reaching to 563 million and 2012 had 233 million international tourist arrivals to Africa, an increase of 4% over 2011. The top ten African destinations were;

Rank
Country
International tourist arrivals 2012/2013
International tourist arrivals 2011/2012
1 Morocco 9375000 9342000
2 South Africa 9188000 8339000
3 Tunisia 5950000 4785000
4 Zimbabwe 1794000 2423000
5 Algeria 2634000 2395000
6  Kenya 1400000 1.4 million
7 Uganda 1197000 1151000
8 Senegal 1000000 1001000
9 Namibia 984000 1027000
10 Mauritius 965000 965000

References

  1. http://data.worldbank.org/indicator/ST.INT.ARVL
  2. http://www.tourism.gov.za/AboutNDT/Ministry/News/Pages/Zuma-announces-impressive-Tourism-Stats.aspx