Tourism in Tunisia
Tunisia recorded a total of 7 million tourists in 2017, ranking 46th 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 Tunisia, the result is much more comparable picture: With 0.61 tourists per resident, Tunisia ranked 75th in the world. In Northern Africa, it ranked 1st.
Tunisia generated around 1.78 billion US Dollar in the tourism sector alone. This corresponds to 4.5 percent of its the gross domestic product.
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Development of the tourism sector in Tunisia from 1995 to 2017
The following chart shows the number of tourist arrivals registered in Tunisia 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 as tourists in most countries. If the same person travels in and out more than once within the same year, each visit counts again.Data in the chart are given in millions of tourists. The red line represents the average of all countries in Northern Africa.
Revenues in tourism
In 1995, tourism revenues amounted to 1.84 billion USD, or about 10.19 percent of the gross national product. This corresponded to about 4.12 million tourists at that time and roughly 446 USD per person. Within 22 years, the country's dependence on tourism has decreased substantially. In the last year of the survey, the revenue now amounts to 1.78 billion USD, accounting for 4.5 percent of the gross national product. Each visitor now spends an average of 253 USD for his holiday in Tunisia.Annual receipts as percentage of the gross national product:
All data for Tunisia in detail
| Year | Number of tourists | Receipts | % of GNP | Expences per person |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 4.12 m | 1.84 bn $ | 10.19 % | 446 $ |
| 1996 | 3.89 m | 1.90 bn $ | 9.7 % | 488 $ |
| 1997 | 4.26 m | 1.86 bn $ | 9.0 % | 436 $ |
| 1998 | 4.72 m | 1.98 bn $ | 9.1 % | 420 $ |
| 1999 | 4.83 m | 2.12 bn $ | 9.2 % | 438 $ |
| 2000 | 5.06 m | 1.98 bn $ | 9.2 % | 391 $ |
| 2001 | 5.39 m | 2.06 bn $ | 9.3 % | 383 $ |
| 2002 | 5.06 m | 1.83 bn $ | 7.9 % | 362 $ |
| 2003 | 5.11 m | 1.94 bn $ | 7.0 % | 378 $ |
| 2004 | 6.00 m | 2.43 bn $ | 7.8 % | 405 $ |
| 2005 | 6.38 m | 2.80 bn $ | 8.7 % | 439 $ |
| 2006 | 6.55 m | 3.00 bn $ | 8.7 % | 458 $ |
| 2007 | 6.76 m | 3.37 bn $ | 8.7 % | 499 $ |
| 2008 | 7.05 m | 3.91 bn $ | 8.7 % | 554 $ |
| 2009 | 7.80 m | 3.52 bn $ | 8.1 % | 452 $ |
| 2010 | 7.83 m | 3.48 bn $ | 7.9 % | 444 $ |
| 2011 | 5.75 m | 2.53 bn $ | 5.5 % | 440 $ |
| 2012 | 7.00 m | 2.93 bn $ | 6.5 % | 419 $ |
| 2013 | 7.35 m | 2.86 bn $ | 6.2 % | 389 $ |
| 2014 | 7.16 m | 3.04 bn $ | 6.4 % | 425 $ |
| 2015 | 5.36 m | 1.87 bn $ | 4.3 % | 349 $ |
| 2016 | 5.72 m | 1.71 bn $ | 4.1 % | 298 $ |
| 2017 | 7.05 m | 1.78 bn $ | 4.5 % | 253 $ |
All data correspond to the information of the World Tourism Organization.