KINGDOM OF CAMBODIA NATION RELIGION KING 3 TOURISM STATISTICS REPORT March 2018 MINISTRY OF TOURISM Statistics and Tourism Information Department No. A3, Street 169, Sangkat Veal Vong, Khan 7 Makara, Phnom Penh, Cambodia. Fax: +855 23 885003 E-mail: kong@tourism.gov.kh Web site: www.tourism.gov.kh
Tourism Highlights Int'l Tourist Arrivals, Average Length of Stays, Hotel Occupancy & Int'l Tourism Receipts 1993-2017 Years Int'l Tourist Arrivals Average Length Hotel Occupancy Int'l Tourism Receipts Number Change (%) of Stays (Days) (%) (Million US$) 1993 118,183 - N/A N/A N/A 1994 176,617 49.4 N/A N/A N/A 1995 219,680 24.4 8.00 37.0 100 1996 260,489 18.6 7.50 40.0 118 1997 218,843-16.0 6.40 30.0 103 1998 286,524 30.9 5.20 40.0 166 1999 367,743 28.3 5.50 44.0 190 2000 466,365 26.8 5.50 45.0 228 2001 604,919 29.7 5.50 48.0 304 2002 786,524 30.0 5.80 50.0 379 2003 701,014-10.9 5.50 50.0 347 2004 1,055,202 50.5 6.30 52.0 578 2005 1,421,615 34.7 6.30 52.0 832 2006 1,700,041 19.6 6.50 54.8 1,049 2007 2,015,128 18.5 6.50 54.8 1,400 2008 2,125,465 5.5 6.65 62.7 1,595 2009 2,161,577 1.7 6.45 63.6 1,561 2010 2,508,289 16.0 6.45 65.7 1,786 2011 2,881,862 14.9 6.50 66.2 1,912 2012 3,584,307 24.4 6.30 68.5 2,210 2013 4,210,165 17.5 6.75 69.5 2,547 2014 4,502,775 7.0 6.50 67.6 2,736 2015 4,775,231 6.1 6.80 70.2 3,012 2016 5,011,712 5.0 6.30 68.9 3,212 2017 5,602,157 11.8 6.60 71.3 3,638 International Tourist Arrivals to Cambodia Months 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 Change (%) 14/13 15/13 16/15 17/16 18*/17 Q1 1,172,072 1,267,922 1,307,836 1,342,477 1,502,896 1,711,253 8.2 3.1 2.6 11.9 13.9 January 404,106 442,045 460,577 466,086 532,206 596,241 9.4 4.2 1.2 14.2 12.0 February 385,760 425,801 430,207 448,468 493,316 542,937 10.4 1.0 4.2 10.0 10.1 March 382,206 400,076 417,052 427,923 477,374 572,075 4.7 4.2 2.6 11.6 19.8 Q2 920,527 933,446 994,154 1,018,455 1,159,783 1.4 6.5 2.4 13.9 April 327,000 332,690 361,139 367,684 412,925 1.7 8.6 1.8 12.3 May 292,115 300,302 314,748 320,601 368,809 2.8 4.8 1.9 15.0 June 301,412 300,454 318,267 330,170 378,049-0.3 5.9 3.7 14.5 Q3 964,612 998,690 1,044,880 1,147,483 1,250,082 3.5 4.6 9.8 8.9 July 338,761 340,091 364,325 395,761 446,627 0.4 7.1 8.6 12.9 August 342,064 347,211 366,096 406,214 427,224 1.5 5.4 11.0 5.2 September 283,787 311,388 314,459 345,508 376,231 9.7 1.0 9.9 8.9 Q4 1,152,954 1,302,717 1,428,361 1,503,297 1,689,396 13.0 9.6 5.2 12.4 October 334,410 390,637 408,922 414,077 417,039 16.8 4.7 1.3 0.7 November 386,737 411,501 444,640 477,686 570,471 6.4 8.1 7.4 19.4 December 431,807 500,579 574,799 611,534 701,886 15.9 14.8 6.4 14.8 Total 4,210,165 4,502,775 4,775,231 5,011,712 5,602,157 1,711,253 7.0 6.1 5.0 11.8 13.9 800,000 2018 700,000 600,000 500,000 400,000 2018 300,000 2017 200,000 2016 2015 100,000 2014 2013 0 January February March April May June July August September October November December Source: Tourism Statistics Department, MOT
CAMBODIA: TOURISM STATISTICS REPORT IN THE FIRST QUARTER 2018 I. INBOUND TOURISM 1. International tourist arrivals in January - March 2018 Inbound tourism Share (%) Change (%) 2016 2017 2018 2018* 17/16 2018*/17 Air 785,037 921,410 1,157,632 67.6 17.4 25.6 Phnom Penh Int'l Airport (PNH) 303,281 346,603 495,215 28.9 14.3 42.9 Siem Reap Int'l Airport (REP) 479,395 552,477 631,444 36.9 15.2 14.3 Kong Keng (KOS) 2,361 22,330 30,973 1.8 845.8 38.7 Land and Waterways 557,440 581,486 553,621 32.4 4.3-4.8 Land 493,056 509,961 498,016 29.1 3.4-2.3 Waterways 64,384 71,525 55,605 3.2 11.1-22.3 Total 1,342,477 1,502,896 1,711,253 100.0 11.9 13.9 2. Top ten markets arrivals in January - March 2018 550,000 500,000 450,000 400,000 350,000 Top arrivals 300,000 250,000 200,000 150,000 100,000 50,000 China (RPC) Vietnam Korea (ROK) Lao PDR Thailand U.S.A Japan France U.K Malaysia 2018 505,940 186,755 126,056 114,051 83,713 79,070 59,014 56,559 51,159 44,852 2017 273,003 203,405 127,742 108,494 95,948 80,115 60,228 53,962 54,596 37,781 Share (%) 29.6 10.9 7.4 6.7 4.9 4.6 3.4 3.3 3.0 2.6 Change (%) 85.3 8.2 1.3 5.1 12.8 1.3 2.0 4.8 6.3 18.7 II. OUTBOUND TOURISM Outbound tourism in January - March 2018 Outbound tourism Change (%) 2016 2017 2018 17/16 2018*/17 Cambodian Outbound Tourists 328,347 368,345 439,905 12.2 19.4 International Tourists Departure 1,283,278 1,366,465 1,628,923 6.5 19.2 III. INTERNAL TOURISM Foreign visitor arrivals to the regions in January - March 2018 Arrivals Share (%) Change (%) 2016 2017 2018 2018* 17/16 2018*/17 Phnom Penh & Surrounding 639,723 738,491 852,673 43.0 15.4 15.5 Siem Reap Angkor 702,754 764,405 858,580 43.3 8.8 12.3 Coastal Areas 133,636 147,991 248,452 12.5 10.7 67.9 Eco-tourism Areas 13,133 14,763 23,522 1.2 12.4 59.3 Total 1,489,246 1,665,650 1,983,227 100.0 11.8 19.1
International Tourist Arrivals to Cambodia by Country of Residence in January - March 2018 (by all means of transportation) Regions 2017 2018 Share Change Country of Residence Purposes of Visit Total Female 2018* 2018*/17 Holiday Business Others (%) (%) Grand Total 1,502,896 1,532,982 125,231 53,040 1,711,253 267,052 100.0 13.9 Asia and the Pacific 1,068,944 1,144,353 114,790 31,610 1,290,753 199,121 75.4 20.8 ASEAN (Southeast Asia) 504,503 445,263 27,120 17,924 490,307 75,269 28.7-2.8 Brunei Darussalam 239 183 6 18 207 23 0.0-13.4 Indonesia 12,302 8,665 3,563 1,686 13,914 1,308 0.8 13.1 Lao PDR 108,494 111,405 52 2,594 114,051 23,518 6.7 5.1 Malaysia 37,781 39,942 3,193 1,717 44,852 5,023 2.6 18.7 Myanmar 4,128 4,297 630 718 5,645 804 0.3 36.7 Philippines 24,579 17,459 2,079 1,586 21,124 4,150 1.2-14.1 Singapore 17,627 17,749 1,017 1,280 20,046 1,978 1.2 13.7 Thailand 95,948 74,169 5,522 4,022 83,713 11,420 4.9-12.8 Vietnam 203,405 171,394 11,058 4,303 186,755 27,045 10.9-8.2 Northeast Asia 494,994 640,281 83,906 6,320 730,507 112,741 42.7 47.6 China 273,003 434,017 69,496 2,427 505,940 76,616 29.6 85.3 Hong Kong (China) 4,965 2,895 30 29 2,954 411 0.2-40.5 Japan 60,228 52,123 5,755 1,136 59,014 7,478 3.4-2.0 Korea (ROK) 127,742 120,600 3,810 1,646 126,056 23,697 7.4-1.3 Macau (China) 91 79 5 11 95 11 0.0 4.4 Mongolia 252 279 10 12 301 88 0.0 19.4 Taiwan (China) 28,713 30,288 4,800 1,059 36,147 4,440 2.1 25.9 Southern Asia 16,395 17,736 1,555 274 19,565 2,311 1.1 19.3 Afghanistan 54 51 4 7 62 2 0.0 14.8 Bangladesh 435 491 100 32 623 28 0.0 43.2 Bhutan 77 33 4 6 43 12 0.0-44.2 India 13,818 14,982 1,081 131 16,194 2,030 0.9 17.2 Iran 270 455 11 12 478 22 0.0 77.0 Nepal 732 593 89 33 715 116 0.0-2.3 Pakistan 428 602 108 39 749 41 0.0 75.0 Srilanka 581 529 158 14 701 60 0.0 20.7 Oceania 50,052 37,994 1,498 5,537 45,029 8,503 2.6-10.0 Australia 42,237 32,530 1,294 4,256 38,080 7,059 2.2-9.8 Fiji 80 40 9 11 60 9 0.0-25.0 New Zealand 7,735 5,424 195 1,270 6,889 1,435 0.4-10.9 Other Asia & the Pacific 3,000 3,079 711 1,555 5,345 297 0.3 78.2 Europe 300,758 277,717 6,780 8,830 293,327 45,822 17.1-2.5 Northern Europe 80,475 72,316 2,105 821 75,242 10,787 4.4-6.5 Denmark 5,686 5,105 80 69 5,254 819 0.3-7.6 Finland 3,003 2,909 67 62 3,038 461 0.2 1.2 Iceland 451 366 4 6 376 36 0.0-16.6 Ireland 3,414 3,393 111 30 3,534 421 0.2 3.5 Norway 4,551 4,391 65 38 4,494 630 0.3-1.3 Sweden 8,774 7,141 141 105 7,387 1,187 0.4-15.8 United Kingdom 54,596 49,011 1,637 511 51,159 7,233 3.0-6.3 Western Europe 136,114 113,243 3,112 6,314 122,669 18,364 7.2-9.9 Austria 5,187 4,202 40 75 4,317 636 0.3-16.8 Belgium 6,670 5,689 160 198 6,047 940 0.4-9.3 France 53,962 49,569 1,921 5,069 56,559 8,843 3.3 4.8 Germany 50,188 37,576 567 494 38,637 5,224 2.3-23.0 Luxembourg 339 225 6 6 237 22 0.0-30.1 Monaco 36 21 4 7 32 7 0.0-11.1 Netherlands 10,692 8,719 234 137 9,090 1,465 0.5-15.0 Switzerland 9,040 7,242 180 328 7,750 1,227 0.5-14.3 Central / Eastern Europe 48,341 55,212 659 270 56,141 10,633 3.3 16.1 Bulgaria 1,205 1,037 13 9 1,059 182 0.1-12.1 Czech Republic 3,430 3,413 40 18 3,471 478 0.2 1.2 Estonia 1,150 1,296 14 4 1,314 187 0.1 14.3 Hungary 2,756 2,562 18 8 2,588 486 0.2-6.1 Kazakhstan 788 743 63 20 826 172 0.0 4.8 Kyrgyzstan 84 73 6 8 87 18 0.0 3.6 Latvia 485 576 9 5 590 124 0.0 21.6 Lithuania 1,292 1,032 47 19 1,098 195 0.1-15.0 Poland 7,787 7,812 48 32 7,892 1,467 0.5 1.3 Romania 1,327 1,465 16 14 1,495 316 0.1 12.7 Russian Federation 23,740 30,740 297 85 31,122 6,151 1.8 31.1 Slovakia 1,535 1,556 20 13 1,589 230 0.1 3.5 Ukraine 2,558 2,743 35 14 2,792 602 0.2 9.1 Uzbekistan 204 164 33 21 218 25 0.0 6.9
International Tourist Arrivals to Cambodia by Country of Residence in January - March 2018 (by all means of transportation) Regions 2017 2018 Share Change Country of Residence Purposes of Visit Total Female 2018* 2018*/17 Holiday Business Others (%) (%) Grand Total 1,502,896 1,532,982 125,231 53,040 1,711,253 267,052 100.0 13.9 Southern Europe 25,264 26,771 483 157 27,411 4,298 1.6 8.5 Croatia 757 825 11 9 845 174 0.0 11.6 Greece 590 665 9 6 680 105 0.0 15.3 Italy 12,678 12,610 286 71 12,967 2,139 0.8 2.3 Malta 186 143 5 5 153 23 0.0-17.7 Portugal 2,103 2,168 24 14 2,206 349 0.1 4.9 Serbia 553 560 6 4 570 83 0.0 3.1 Slovenia 648 630 14 9 653 111 0.0 0.8 Spain 7,749 9,170 128 39 9,337 1,314 0.5 20.5 East Mediterranean Europe 8,591 8,567 95 213 8,875 1,568 0.5 3.3 Israel 5,496 5,562 33 44 5,639 1,005 0.3 2.6 Turkey 3,095 3,005 62 169 3,236 563 0.2 4.6 Other Europe 1,973 1,608 326 1,055 2,989 172 0.2 51.5 Americas 128,615 106,857 3,252 12,426 122,535 21,474 7.2-4.7 North America 106,658 89,288 3,012 11,802 104,102 17,860 6.1-2.4 Canada 24,576 20,234 661 1,737 22,632 3,791 1.3-7.9 Mexico 1,967 2,372 14 14 2,400 438 0.1 22.0 United States of America 80,115 66,682 2,337 10,051 79,070 13,631 4.6-1.3 Central America 353 524 18 12 554 74 0.0 56.9 Costa Rica 253 451 8 5 464 67 0.0 83.4 Honduras 56 41 5 3 49 4 0.0-12.5 Jamaica 44 32 5 4 41 3 0.0-6.8 South America 20,504 16,052 121 190 16,363 3,395 1.0-20.2 Argentina 8,034 6,110 8 44 6,162 1,303 0.4-23.3 Brazil 6,569 4,988 37 93 5,118 1,156 0.3-22.1 Chile 3,020 2,250 14 9 2,273 385 0.1-24.7 Colombia 1,366 1,385 37 19 1,441 306 0.1 5.5 Ecuador 202 236 3 5 244 43 0.0 20.8 Peru 446 555 10 11 576 129 0.0 29.1 Uruguay 644 422 4 4 430 57 0.0-33.2 Venezuela 223 106 8 5 119 16 0.0-46.6 Other America 1,100 993 101 422 1,516 145 0.1 37.8 Africa 3,237 2,903 312 94 3,309 544 0.2 2.2 North Africa 286 424 20 17 461 64 0.0 61.2 Morocco 159 298 7 7 312 48 0.0 96.2 Sudan 35 42 10 4 56 3 0.0 60.0 Tunisia 92 84 3 6 93 13 0.0 1.1 Subsaharan Africa 2,708 2,259 275 50 2,584 459 0.2-4.6 Cameroon 30 46 8 6 60 2 0.0 100.0 Congo 38 15 4 3 22 3 0.0-42.1 Ghana 90 30 5 4 39 4 0.0-56.7 Kenya 110 95 9 7 111 26 0.0 0.9 Liberia 11 15 3 3 21 1 0.0 90.9 Nigeria 621 48 112 4 164 15 0.0-73.6 South Africa 1,622 1,937 121 11 2,069 404 0.1 27.6 Tanzania 100 26 3 4 33 2 0.0-67.0 Uganda 44 19 5 3 27 1 0.0-38.6 Zimbabwe 42 28 5 5 38 1 0.0-9.5 Other Africa 243 220 17 27 264 21 0.0 8.6 Middle East 1,342 1,152 97 80 1,329 91 0.1-1.0 Egypt 193 216 13 8 237 27 0.0 22.8 Iraq 51 76 8 5 89 4 0.0 74.5 Jordan 186 121 12 4 137 14 0.0-26.3 Kuwait 199 126 6 6 138 5 0.0-30.7 Oman 59 51 4 4 59 2 0.0 0.0 Palestine 39 17 13 5 35 1 0.0-10.3 Qatar 45 21 3 5 29 1 0.0-35.6 Saudi Arabia 81 64 3 6 73 3 0.0-9.9 Syria 137 104 7 7 118 5 0.0-13.9 United Arab Emirates 56 51 10 4 65 5 0.0 16.1 Yemen 102 110 5 4 119 6 0.0 16.7 Other Middle East 194 195 13 22 230 18 0.0 18.6
CAMBODIA: TOURISM STATISTICS REPORT IN MARCH 2018 I. INBOUND TOURISM 1. International tourist arrivals in March 2018 Inbound tourism Share (%) Change (%) 2016 2017 2018 2018* 17/16 2018*/17 Air 244,559 291,483 395,114 69.1 19.2 35.6 Phnom Penh Int'l Airport (PNH) 104,860 117,418 184,103 32.2 12.0 56.8 Siem Reap Int'l Airport (REP) 139,699 167,018 199,656 34.9 19.6 19.5 Kong Keng (KOS) 0 7,047 11,355 2.0 61.1 Land and Waterways 183,364 185,891 176,961 30.9 1.4-4.8 Land 161,397 166,766 160,334 28.0 3.3-3.9 Waterways 21,967 19,125 16,627 2.9-12.9-13.1 Total 427,923 477,374 572,075 100.0 11.6 19.8 2. Top ten markets arrivals in March 2018 200,000 180,000 160,000 140,000 Top arrivals 120,000 100,000 80,000 60,000 40,000 20,000 China (RPC) Vietnam Lao PDR Korea (ROK) Thailand U.S.A Japan France U.K Malaysia 2018 188,054 64,612 37,530 35,399 26,203 25,764 20,465 17,489 16,626 15,188 2017 100,565 62,361 42,639 26,243 27,214 24,013 19,508 15,389 16,973 13,827 Share (%) 32.9 11.3 6.6 6.2 4.6 4.5 3.6 3.1 2.9 2.7 Change (%) 87.0 3.6 12.0 34.9 3.7 7.3 4.9 13.6 2.0 9.8 II. OUTBOUND TOURISM Outbound tourism in March 2018 Outbound tourism Change (%) 2016 2017 2018 17/16 2018*/17 Cambodian Outbound Tourists 103,936 123,329 150,626 18.7 22.1 International Tourists Departure 399,138 467,874 524,984 17.2 12.2 III. INTERNAL TOURISM Foreign visitor arrivals to the regions in March 2018 Arrivals Share (%) Change (%) 2016 2017 2018 2018* 17/16 2018*/17 Phnom Penh & Surrounding 219,944 252,023 303,697 46.1 14.6 20.5 Siem Reap Angkor 207,979 225,351 268,378 40.7 8.4 19.1 Coastal Areas 64,775 70,297 79,091 12.0 8.5 12.5 Eco-tourism Areas 6,533 7,207 8,139 1.2 10.3 12.9 Total 499,231 554,878 659,305 100.0 11.1 18.8
International Tourist Arrivals to Cambodia by Country of Residence in March 2018 (by all means of transportation) Regions 2017 2018 Share Change Country of Residence Purposes of Visit Total Female 2018* 2018*/17 Holiday Business Others (%) (%) Grand Total 477,374 501,562 56,733 13,780 572,075 259,455 100.0 19.8 Asia and the Pacific 346,576 382,479 53,408 6,533 442,420 198,695 77.3 27.7 ASEAN (Southeast Asia) 166,986 152,085 9,106 1,967 163,158 79,192 28.5-2.3 Brunei Darussalam 113 75 3 1 79 33 0.0-30.1 Indonesia 4,458 3,239 1,322 46 4,607 1,441 0.8 3.3 Lao PDR 42,639 37,168 10 352 37,530 23,796 6.6-12.0 Malaysia 13,827 14,025 1,010 153 15,188 5,198 2.7 9.8 Myanmar 1,752 1,359 301 33 1,693 870 0.3-3.4 Philippines 7,909 5,555 656 36 6,247 3,727 1.1-21.0 Singapore 6,713 6,632 302 65 6,999 2,487 1.2 4.3 Thailand 27,214 23,745 1,714 744 26,203 10,046 4.6-3.7 Vietnam 62,361 60,287 3,788 537 64,612 31,594 11.3 3.6 Northeast Asia 158,021 212,291 43,019 2,436 257,746 111,206 45.1 63.1 China 100,565 149,153 37,856 1,045 188,054 79,460 32.9 87.0 Hong Kong (China) 1,839 928 6 4 938 400 0.2-49.0 Japan 19,508 17,965 2,072 428 20,465 8,096 3.6 4.9 Korea (ROK) 26,243 33,429 1,337 633 35,399 17,929 6.2 34.9 Macau (China) 21 10 2 2 14 4 0.0-33.3 Mongolia 44 51 4 5 60 25 0.0 36.4 Taiwan (China) 9,801 10,755 1,742 319 12,816 5,292 2.2 30.8 Southern Asia 4,982 6,153 561 81 6,795 2,003 1.2 36.4 Afghanistan 16 14 1 3 18 6 0.0 12.5 Bangladesh 98 181 41 13 235 34 0.0 139.8 Bhutan 13 3 1 1 5 1 0.0-61.5 India 4,047 5,014 398 32 5,444 1,688 1.0 34.5 Iran 141 251 6 7 264 106 0.0 87.2 Nepal 296 221 29 10 260 68 0.0-12.2 Pakistan 152 260 40 9 309 47 0.1 103.3 Srilanka 219 209 45 6 260 53 0.0 18.7 Oceania 15,937 11,622 518 1,634 13,774 5,922 2.4-13.6 Australia 13,117 9,963 447 1,302 11,712 5,013 2.0-10.7 Fiji 34 14 5 4 23 11 0.0-32.4 New Zealand 2,786 1,645 66 328 2,039 898 0.4-26.8 Other Asia & the Pacific 650 328 204 415 947 372 0.2 45.7 Europe 89,890 84,012 2,126 2,869 89,007 42,173 15.6-1.0 Northern Europe 24,115 22,465 630 256 23,351 10,732 4.1-3.2 Denmark 1,669 1,441 30 19 1,490 731 0.3-10.7 Finland 769 862 21 23 906 373 0.2 17.8 Iceland 174 59 1 2 62 31 0.0-64.4 Ireland 1,015 1,162 43 13 1,218 551 0.2 20.0 Norway 1,275 1,259 18 18 1,295 659 0.2 1.6 Sweden 2,240 1,693 34 27 1,754 769 0.3-21.7 United Kingdom 16,973 15,989 483 154 16,626 7,618 2.9-2.0 Western Europe 40,198 35,497 1,063 1,972 38,532 17,898 6.7-4.1 Austria 1,374 1,181 19 23 1,223 573 0.2-11.0 Belgium 2,368 1,802 63 64 1,929 879 0.3-18.5 France 15,389 15,280 636 1,573 17,489 8,121 3.1 13.6 Germany 15,610 12,562 203 178 12,943 6,069 2.3-17.1 Luxembourg 141 74 2 1 77 43 0.0-45.4 Monaco 13 2 1 2 5 1 0.0-61.5 Netherlands 2,903 2,620 85 48 2,753 1,257 0.5-5.2 Switzerland 2,400 1,976 54 83 2,113 955 0.4-12.0 Central / Eastern Europe 14,736 15,375 195 96 15,666 8,318 2.7 6.3 Bulgaria 493 328 1 3 332 180 0.1-32.7 Czech Republic 1,085 935 5 7 947 450 0.2-12.7 Estonia 353 351 7 1 359 172 0.1 1.7 Hungary 889 784 7 3 794 392 0.1-10.7 Kazakhstan 205 175 8 2 185 93 0.0-9.8 Kyrgyzstan 22 26 2 4 32 11 0.0 45.5 Latvia 139 201 3 2 206 103 0.0 48.2 Lithuania 407 342 22 6 370 208 0.1-9.1 Poland 2,288 1,981 17 12 2,010 997 0.4-12.2 Romania 392 395 3 7 405 233 0.1 3.3 Russian Federation 7,008 8,657 93 30 8,780 4,898 1.5 25.3 Slovakia 758 524 10 6 540 214 0.1-28.8 Ukraine 641 653 12 9 674 358 0.1 5.1 Uzbekistan 56 23 5 4 32 9 0.0-42.9
International Tourist Arrivals to Cambodia by Country of Residence in March 2018 (by all means of transportation) Regions 2017 2018 Share Change Country of Residence Purposes of Visit Total Female 2018* 2018*/17 Holiday Business Others (%) (%) Grand Total 477,374 501,562 56,733 13,780 572,075 259,455 100.0 19.8 Southern Europe 7,708 8,294 171 60 8,525 3,893 1.5 10.6 Croatia 161 228 4 2 234 112 0.0 45.3 Greece 172 164 4 2 170 70 0.0-1.2 Italy 3,396 3,537 107 28 3,672 1,664 0.6 8.1 Malta 47 47 3 1 51 26 0.0 8.5 Portugal 719 694 13 4 711 352 0.1-1.1 Serbia 121 123 1 2 126 64 0.0 4.1 Slovenia 264 114 3 1 118 38 0.0-55.3 Spain 2,828 3,387 36 20 3,443 1,567 0.6 21.7 East Mediterranean Europe 2,597 2,205 32 58 2,295 1,091 0.4-11.6 Israel 1,743 1,471 12 19 1,502 734 0.3-13.8 Turkey 854 734 20 39 793 357 0.1-7.1 Other Europe 536 176 35 427 638 241 0.1 19.0 Americas 39,448 33,875 1,050 4,322 39,247 18,022 6.9-0.5 North America 32,569 29,107 984 4,170 34,261 15,427 6.0 5.2 Canada 7,816 6,772 192 536 7,500 3,569 1.3-4.0 Mexico 740 991 3 3 997 488 0.2 34.7 United States of America 24,013 21,344 789 3,631 25,764 11,370 4.5 7.3 Central America 121 195 7 4 206 88 0.0 70.2 Costa Rica 102 176 2 1 179 77 0.0 75.5 Honduras 7 13 2 1 16 7 0.0 128.6 Jamaica 12 6 3 2 11 4 0.0-8.3 South America 6,437 4,424 36 54 4,514 2,410 0.8-29.9 Argentina 2,649 1,748 4 17 1,769 942 0.3-33.2 Brazil 2,174 1,293 12 24 1,329 699 0.2-38.9 Chile 644 580 5 2 587 325 0.1-8.9 Colombia 389 442 10 4 456 250 0.1 17.2 Ecuador 57 83 1 2 86 41 0.0 50.9 Peru 176 150 1 3 154 79 0.0-12.5 Uruguay 255 93 1 1 95 52 0.0-62.7 Venezuela 93 35 2 1 38 22 0.0-59.1 Other America 321 149 23 94 266 97 0.0-17.1 Africa 1,057 855 109 32 996 493 0.2-5.8 North Africa 84 117 6 5 128 50 0.0 52.4 Morocco 40 75 2 2 79 37 0.0 97.5 Sudan 16 14 3 2 19 4 0.0 18.8 Tunisia 28 28 1 1 30 9 0.0 7.1 Subsaharan Africa 907 726 97 19 842 432 0.1-7.2 Cameroon 9 16 2 3 21 3 0.0 133.3 Congo 8 5 1 1 7 3 0.0-12.5 Ghana 16 10 1 2 13 2 0.0-18.8 Kenya 38 32 2 2 36 20 0.0-5.3 Liberia 1 10 1 1 12 3 0.0 1100.0 Nigeria 341 11 40 1 52 2 0.0-84.8 South Africa 469 617 45 4 666 376 0.1 42.0 Tanzania 5 1 1 1 3 1 0.0-40.0 Uganda 11 10 2 1 13 9 0.0 18.2 Zimbabwe 9 14 2 3 19 13 0.0 111.1 Other Africa 66 12 6 8 26 11 0.0-60.6 Middle East 403 341 40 24 405 72 0.1 0.5 Egypt 40 66 5 1 72 15 0.0 80.0 Iraq 17 23 4 2 29 4 0.0 70.6 Jordan 40 49 3 1 53 11 0.0 32.5 Kuwait 63 40 2 3 45 4 0.0-28.6 Oman 21 20 1 2 23 2 0.0 9.5 Palestine 8 8 11 1 20 2 0.0 150.0 Qatar 19 10 1 2 13 3 0.0-31.6 Saudi Arabia 29 23 1 1 25 3 0.0-13.8 Syria 60 44 1 2 47 9 0.0-21.7 United Arab Emirates 14 16 4 2 22 5 0.0 57.1 Yemen 39 33 3 1 37 8 0.0-5.1 Other Middle East 53 9 4 6 19 6 0.0-64.2