Kenya Tourism Statistics 2018

Drivers for tourism growth in 2018 ministry of tourism wildlife wwwtourismgoke.

Introduction to sustainable tourism. Kenyas tourism performance for the year 2018 has seen a substantial improvement compared to 2017 in both tourism arrivals domestic tourism performance and earnings. This can be attributed to the following factors. During this period the sector earned kes 979 billion a significant increase of 329 percent compared to the kes 737 billion from 2010.

The un statistics division approved tourism satellite accounting methodology tsarmf 2008 quantifies only the direct contribution of travel tourism. International tourism arrivals january to december 2018 tourism arrivals for the year 2018 are at 2025206. The tourism sector recorded the highest number of arrivals ever at 1265136 tourists as at december 31 2011.

As well as its direct economic impact the industry has significant indirect and induced impacts. There were 125032 indian tourists in 2018 a 95 per cent jump and 81709 chinese tourists compared to 53485 that visited kenya in 2017. Tourism in kenya statistics.

This records an increase from the previous number of 1114000000 person for 2015. This was a 154 percent growth compared to tourist arrivals in 2010. Travel tourism is an important economic activity in most countries around the world.

Tourist arrivals in kenya averaged 8970831 from 2006 until 2020 reaching an all time high of 158949 in july of 2019 and a record low of 12 in april of 2020. Of kenyas tourism sector in 2018 highlighting the key parameters mainly on international tourist arrivals domestic tourism performance and tourism receipts. This page provides kenya tourist arrivals actual values historical data forecast chart statistics economic calendar and news.

The improved numbers of visitors saw the tourism industry post ksh1573 billion in revenue in 2018 a 313 per cent increase from the previous year. Kenya is counting on increased air connectivity within africa to grow tourism numbers in 2018. Kenyas 2018 tourist arrivals grew by 3733 percent from the previous year to cross the two million mark for the first time posting a significant growth in earnings to sh157 billion.

The tourism ministry projects the sector to register a 16 per cent growth riding on the visa on arrival policy for africans and the united states direct flights. Number of arrivals data was reported at 1268000000 person in 2016. Tourist arrivals in kenya decreased to 12 in april from 47296 in march of 2020.