Comoros recorded a total of 7,000 tourists in 2020, ranking 199th 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 Comoros, the result is much more comparable picture: With 0.0085 tourists per resident, Comoros ranked 187th in the world. In Eastern Africa, it ranked 14th.
In 2020, Comoros generated around 18.50 million US dollars in the tourism sector alone. This corresponds to 1.4 percent of its the gross domestic product and approximately 0 percent of all international tourism receipts in Eastern Africa.
On average, each of the tourists arriving in 2020 spent about 2,235 US dollars.
Development of the tourism sector in Comoros from 1995 to 2020
The following chart shows the number of tourist arrivals registered in Comoros 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.
Revenues from tourism
In 1995, tourism revenues amounted to 22.00 million USD, or about 5.5 percent of the gross national product. This corresponded to about 23,000 tourists at that time and roughly 957 USD per person. Within 25 years, the country's dependence on tourism has increased slightly. Before the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic, sales were $72.70 million billion, 6.1 percent of gross national product. Thus, each visitor spent an average of $1,612 on their vacation in Comoros.
In 2020, tourist receipts plummeted due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Of the $72.70 million billion (2019), only $18.50 million billion remained. This is a 75 percent decrease in Comoros.
All data for Comoros in detail
Year
Number of tourists
Receipts
% of GNP
Receipts per tourist
2020
7,000
18.50 m $
1.5 %
2,643 $
2019
45,100.00
72.70 m $
6.1 %
1,612 $
2018
35,900.00
73.70 m $
6.2 %
2,053 $
2017
28,000
60.60 m $
5.6 %
2,164 $
2016
26,800.00
50.50 m $
5.0 %
1,884 $
2015
23,600.00
51.60 m $
5.3 %
2,186 $
2014
22,800.00
62.80 m $
5.5 %
2,754 $
2013
21,900.00
2012
22,800.00
39.30 m $
3.9 %
1,724 $
2011
18,800.00
42.20 m $
4.1 %
2,245 $
2010
15,300.00
35.20 m $
3.9 %
2,301 $
2009
11,300.00
32.30 m $
3.6 %
2,858 $
2008
14,800.00
37.40 m $
4.1 %
2,527 $
2007
15,200.00
30.40 m $
3.8 %
2,000 $
2006
28,500
27.40 m $
3.9 %
961 $
2005
25,900.00
24.40 m $
3.7 %
942 $
2004
23,300.00
21.40 m $
3.4 %
918 $
2003
20,600.00
15.60 m $
2.9 %
757 $
2002
18,900.00
10.90 m $
2.6 %
577 $
2001
19,400.00
9.00 m $
2.4 %
464 $
2000
24,000
15.00 m $
4.3 %
625 $
1999
24,000
19.00 m $
5.0 %
792 $
1998
27,000
16.00 m $
4.3 %
593 $
1997
26,000
26.00 m $
7.1 %
1,000 $
1996
24,000
23.00 m $
5.8 %
958 $
1995
23,000
22.00 m $
5.5 %
957 $
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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