Chad recorded a total of 10,400 tourists in 2020, ranking 197th in the world in absolute terms.
That smaller countries regularly perform lower in a comparison of the absolute number of guests, is obvious. By putting the tourist numbers in relation to the population of Chad, the result is much more comparable picture: With 0.00061 tourists per resident, Chad ranked 203rd in the world. In Central Africa, it ranked 8th.
In 2002, Chad generated around 25.00 million US dollars in the tourism sector alone. This corresponds to 0.21 percent of its the gross domestic product and approximately 8 percent of all international tourism receipts in Central Africa.
On average, each of the tourists arriving in 2002 spent about 742 US dollars. Conversely, the inhabitants of Chad spend as much as 3,303 dollars a year when they themselves spend vacations abroad.
Development of the tourism sector in Chad from 1995 to 2020
The following chart shows the number of tourist arrivals registered in Chad each year. Anyone who spends at least one night in the country but does not live there for more than 12 months is considered a tourist. Insofar as the survey included the purpose of the trip, business trips and other non-tourism travel purposes have already been excluded. The number of people passing through within the same day, and e.g., crew members of ships or flights are also not considered tourists in most countries. If the same person travels in and out more than once within the same year, each visit counts again.
The red line represents the average of all 8 countries in Central Africa.
Revenues from tourism
In 1995, tourism revenues amounted to 43.00 million USD, or about 3.0 percent of the gross national product. This corresponded to about 19,000 tourists at that time and roughly 2,263 USD per person. Within 7 years, the country's dependence on tourism has decreased substantially. Before the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic, sales were $25.00 million billion, 1.3 percent of gross national product. Thus, each visitor spent an average of $781 on their vacation in Chad.
Full figures for 2020, the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, are not currently available. However, national and international travel has been restricted worldwide, and some countries have even been closed off from the outside world altogether. Dramatic revenue losses are expected, with some countries experiencing losses of up to more than 80%.
All data for Chad in detail
Year
Number of tourists
Receipts
% of GNP
Receipts per tourist
2020
10,400.00
2019
81,000
2018
63,000
2017
87,000
2016
98,000
2015
120,000
2014
119,000
2013
97,000
2012
86,000
2011
77,000
2010
71,000
2009
70,000
2008
61,000
2007
77,000
2006
46,000
2005
29,000
2004
26,000
2003
21,000
2002
32,000
25.00 m $
1.3 %
781 $
2001
57,000
23.00 m $
1.3 %
404 $
2000
43,000
14.00 m $
1.0 %
326 $
1999
46,000
15.00 m $
0.98 %
326 $
1998
41,000
15.00 m $
0.86 %
366 $
1997
27,000
22.00 m $
1.4 %
815 $
1996
20,000
22.00 m $
1.4 %
1,100 $
1995
19,000
43.00 m $
3.0 %
2,263 $
Our data on tourist numbers, revenues and expenditures are based on information from the World Tourism Organization. However, to ensure international comparability, the data for some years or countries were manually researched and corrected if they obviously included visitors without overnight stays. In these cases, the data were taken from the official communications of the respective national tourism authorities.
The World Tourism Organization additionally points out that in some countries, the number of tourists is only counted at airports, while in others they are also counted at border crossings or even hotels. A comprehensive and reliable indication is therefore hardly possible in any country.
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