Africa Visitor Arrivals Ranking (2020)
In 2019, visitor arrivals in Africa were highest in Egypt at 13.03 million , followed by South Africa at 3.89 million and Morocco at 2.80 million . The average visitor arrivals across countries in Africa were 1.03 million , the median was 409,149.99 , and the Comoros recorded the lowest visitor arrivals at 7,000 , according to the World Bank.
Data is available for the period 1995 to 2020 across 42 countries in Africa.
Frequency : Yearly
| Rank | Country | Current Value ↓ | Previous Value | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 13.03M | 11.35M | 2019 | |
| 2 | 3.89M | 14.8M | 2020 | |
| 3 | 2.8M | 13.11M | 2020 | |
| 4 | 2.05M | 2.02M | 2019 | |
| 5 | 2.03M | 2.87M | 2019 | |
| 6 | 2.01M | 9.43M | 2020 | |
| 7 | 1.83M | 1.77M | 2018 | |
| 8 | 1.63M | 1.71M | 2019 | |
| 9 | 1.53M | 1.51M | 2019 | |
| 10 | 1.38M | 1.22M | 2017 | |
| 11 | 1.14M | 1.17M | 2019 | |
| 12 | 1.02M | 997,000 | 2019 | |
| 13 | 871,000 | 837,000 | 2018 | |
| 14 | 836,000 | 813,000 | 2018 | |
| 15 | 668,000 | 2.07M | 2020 | |
| 16 | 639,000 | 2.29M | 2020 | |
| 17 | 591,000 | 2.37M | 2020 | |
| 18 | 518,000 | 812,000 | 2020 | |
| 19 | 502,000 | 1.27M | 2020 | |
| 20 | 482,000 | 876,000 | 2020 | |
| 21 | 473,000 | 1.54M | 2020 | |
| 22 | 345,300 | 1.23M | 2020 | |
| 23 | 337,000 | 322,000 | 2019 | |
| 24 | 316,000 | 1.42M | 2020 | |
| 25 | 299,000 | 187,000 | 2017 | |
| 26 | 246,000 | 620,000 | 2020 | |
| 27 | 218,000 | 218,000 | 2019 | |
| 28 | 217,000 | 203,000 | 2019 | |
| 29 | 187,100 | 1.65M | 2020 | |
| 30 | 180,000 | 758,000 | 2020 | |
| 31 | 158,000 | 151,000 | 2018 | |
| 32 | 124,500 | 428,000 | 2020 | |
| 33 | 99,000 | 63,000 | 2017 | |
| 34 | 87,100 | 486,000 | 2020 | |
| 35 | 87,000 | 109,000 | 2019 | |
| 36 | 85,000 | 192,000 | 2020 | |
| 37 | 71,000 | 66,000 | 2019 | |
| 38 | 67,000 | 143,000 | 2020 | |
| 39 | 52,400 | 55,000 | 2019 | |
| 40 | 33,400 | 28,900 | 2018 | |
| 41 | 10,400 | 81,000 | 2020 | |
| 42 | 7,000 | 45,100 | 2020 |
Africa Visitor Arrivals Ranking (2020) : Definition
Visitor Arrivals measures the total number of inbound visitors who enter the country for tourism purposes during the reporting year (typically counts overnight visitors).