Tourism in Ukraine
Ukraine recorded a total of 14 m tourists in 2019, ranking 34th in the world in absolute terms.Without including the size of a country, such a ranking list may not be very meaningful. By putting the tourist numbers in relation to the population of Ukraine, the result is much more comparable picture: With 0.31 tourists per resident, Ukraine ranked 119th in the world. In Eastern Europe, it ranked 8th.
Ukraine generated around 2.59 bn US Dollar in the tourism sector alone. This corresponds to 1.7 percent of its the gross domestic product and approximately 4 percent of all international tourism receipts in Eastern Europe.
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On average, each of the tourists arriving in 2019 spent about 166 US Dollars. Conversely, the inhabitants of Ukraine spend as much as 266 dollars a year when they themselves spend vacations abroad.
Development of the tourism sector in Ukraine from 1995 to 2019
The following chart shows the number of tourist arrivals registered in Ukraine 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 10 countries in Eastern Europe.
Revenues in tourism
In 1995, tourism revenues amounted to 191.00 m USD, or about 0.40 percent of the gross national product. This corresponded to about 6.13 m tourists at that time and roughly 31 USD per person. Within 24 years, the country's dependence on tourism has increased drastically. In the last year of the survey, the revenue now amounts to 2.59 bn USD, accounting for 1.7 percent of the gross national product. Each visitor now spends an average of 189 USD for his holiday in Ukraine.
All data for Ukraine in detail
| Year | Number | Receipts | % of GNP | Income |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 13.71 m | 2.59 bn $ | 1.7 % | 189 $ |
| 2018 | 14.34 m | 2.27 bn $ | 1.7 % | 158 $ |
| 2017 | 14.58 m | 2.02 bn $ | 1.8 % | 138 $ |
| 2016 | 13.73 m | 1.72 bn $ | 1.8 % | 125 $ |
| 2015 | 13.03 m | 1.66 bn $ | 1.8 % | 128 $ |
| 2014 | 13.23 m | 2.26 bn $ | 1.7 % | 171 $ |
| 2013 | 26.03 m | 5.93 bn $ | 3.2 % | 228 $ |
| 2012 | 25.06 m | 5.99 bn $ | 3.4 % | 239 $ |
| 2011 | 24.54 m | 5.41 bn $ | 3.3 % | 220 $ |
| 2010 | 24.11 m | 4.70 bn $ | 3.5 % | 195 $ |
| 2009 | 24.03 m | 4.35 bn $ | 3.7 % | 181 $ |
| 2008 | 28.83 m | 6.72 bn $ | 3.7 % | 233 $ |
| 2007 | 26.16 m | 5.32 bn $ | 3.7 % | 203 $ |
| 2006 | 21.71 m | 4.02 bn $ | 3.7 % | 185 $ |
| 2005 | 20.49 m | 3.54 bn $ | 4.1 % | 173 $ |
| 2004 | 18.58 m | 2.93 bn $ | 4.5 % | 158 $ |
| 2003 | 15.16 m | 1.20 bn $ | 2.4 % | 79 $ |
| 2002 | 12.79 m | 1.00 bn $ | 2.4 % | 78 $ |
| 2001 | 11.88 m | 759.00 m $ | 2.0 % | 64 $ |
| 2000 | 11.69 m | 563.00 m $ | 1.8 % | 48 $ |
| 1999 | 10.99 m | 503.00 m $ | 1.6 % | 46 $ |
| 1998 | 12.00 m | 539.00 m $ | 1.3 % | 45 $ |
| 1997 | 14.74 m | 477.00 m $ | 0.95 % | 32 $ |
| 1996 | 6.75 m | 448.00 m $ | 1.0 % | 66 $ |
| 1995 | 6.13 m | 191.00 m $ | 0.40 % | 31 $ |
All data correspond to the information of the World Tourism Organization.
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