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In this article we take a look at the number of inbound tourists entering South Africa for the month of October 2018. Where are South Africa's tourists coming from and are they visiting South Africa for business or vacation? We take a look.
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South Africa's inbound tourism numbers for October 2018
For the month of October 2018, South Africa recorded 1 323 652 foreign travelers entering its borders. This is substantially higher than the 880 168 reported during October 2017. Thats a 50.3% increase on the numbers reported a year ago. So lets hope the increase in tourist visitors helps give South Africa's very fragile economy a bit of a boost.
The map below shows the number of tourists arriving in South Africa from the UK (scroll over UK target to show the number of tourists entering South Africa from the UK). Scrolling over the target in South Africa will show the total number of tourists arriving in South Africa for October 2018.
The map below shows the number of tourists arriving in South Africa from the UK (scroll over UK target to show the number of tourists entering South Africa from the UK). Scrolling over the target in South Africa will show the total number of tourists arriving in South Africa for October 2018.
So lets take a look at the top 20 overseas countries responsible for providing a large number of tourist coming in to South Africa during October 2018.
As we mentioned in a article before, Germany continues to be a big supplier of inbound tourists coming to South Africa. Surprisingly low numbers from China and India especially considering the size of their overall populations.
Now lets take a look at the top 20 African countries providing inbound tourists coming into South Africa:
- Germany: 46062
- UK: 40485
- USA: 35091
- France: 25914
- The Netherlands: 17006
- China: 10777
- Australia: 9870
- India: 8672
- Switzerland: 8096
- Canada: 7858
- Brazil: 6850
- Italy: 6680
- Belgium: 6405
- Japan: 5176
- Spain: 4578
- Sweden: 4526
- Portugal: 3711
- Austria: 3627
- Denmark: 3267
- Ireland: 3112
As we mentioned in a article before, Germany continues to be a big supplier of inbound tourists coming to South Africa. Surprisingly low numbers from China and India especially considering the size of their overall populations.
Now lets take a look at the top 20 African countries providing inbound tourists coming into South Africa:
- Lesotho: 291791
- Zimbabwe: 245903
- Mozambique: 167372
- Swaziland: 138211
- Botswana: 101974
- Namibia: 20705
- Malawi: 18879
- Zambia: 14790
- Angola: 5057
- Nigeria: 4974
- Tanzania: 3457
- Kenya: 2751
- DRC: 2624
- Ghana: 1932
- Mauritius: 1853
- Uganda: 1042
- Ethiopia: 892
- Egypt: 797
- Seychelles: 682
- Cameroon: 495