TOURIST ARRIVALS BY NATIONALITY, January - June 2009
COUNTRY
Jun-08
Jun-09
% Change '09/'08 (June)
% Share '09      (June)
Jan - Jun '08
Jan - Jun '09
% Change '09/'08 (Jan-Jun)
% Share '09     (Jan-Jun)
EUROPE
24,749
23,574
-4.7
65.1
265,829
238,637
-10.2
74.9
Austria
449
375
-16.5
1.0
7,602
7,153
-5.9
2.2
Belgium
121
134
10.7
0.4
1,745
1,819
4.2
0.6
Czech Republic
195
192
-1.5
0.5
2,246
2,109
-6.1
0.7
Denmark
74
67
-9.5
0.2
1,010
872
-13.7
0.3
Finland
36
37
2.8
0.1
459
558
21.6
0.2
France
1,096
1,232
12.4
3.4
29,300
29,023
-0.9
9.1
Germany
3,964
3,738
-5.7
10.3
37,093
33,748
-9.0
10.6
Greece
338
452
33.7
1.2
1,474
1,628
10.4
0.5
Hungary
69
44
-36.2
0.1
1,326
1,218
-8.1
0.4
Ireland
236
198
-16.1
0.5
1,362
1,091
-19.9
0.3
Israel
109
134
22.9
0.4
638
511
-19.9
0.2
Italy
3,683
3,828
3.9
10.6
61,109
51,542
-15.7
16.2
Netherlands / Holland
376
358
-4.8
1.0
2,654
2,634
-0.8
0.8
Norway
231
143
-38.1
0.4
1,176
1,087
-7.6
0.3
Poland
211
193
-8.5
0.5
1,689
1,618
-4.2
0.5
Portugal
423
571
35.0
1.6
1,652
1,944
17.7
0.6
Romania 
69
79
14.5
0.2
536
612
14.2
0.2
Russia
2,225
1,510
-32.1
4.2
23,459
20,429
-12.9
6.4
Slovakia
64
40
-37.5
0.1
1,120
1,150
2.7
0.4
Slovenia
92
81
-12.0
0.2
744
617
-17.1
0.2
Spain
550
656
19.3
1.8
3,182
2,952
-7.2
0.9
Sweden
100
109
9.0
0.3
1,306
1,770
35.5
0.6
Switzerland
1,214
1,025
-15.6
2.8
14,575
13,886
-4.7
4.4
Turkey
228
220
-3.5
0.6
1,304
1,128
-13.5
0.4
Ukraine
216
153
-29.2
0.4
2,631
2,309
-12.2
0.7
United Kingdom
8,037
7,558
-6.0
20.9
60,579
51,069
-15.7
16.0
Other Europe
343
447
30.3
1.2
3,858
4,160
7.8
1.3
ASIA
12,240
10,101
-17.5
27.9
70,806
63,339
-10.5
19.9
Bangladesh 
49
36
-26.5
0.1
260
163
-37.3
0.1
China
3,133
3,226
3.0
8.9
19,444
21,306
9.6
6.7
India
1,425
1,058
-25.8
2.9
8,979
7,244
-19.3
2.3
Indonesia
48
58
20.8
0.2
307
265
-13.7
0.1
Japan
3,062
2,270
-25.9
6.3
16,541
15,407
-6.9
4.8
Korea
2,001
1,417
-29.2
3.9
11,043
6,944
-37.1
2.2
Malaysia
284
283
-0.4
0.8
1,519
1,391
-8.4
0.4
Pakistan
173
64
-63.0
0.2
618
380
-38.5
0.1
Philippines 
61
64
4.9
0.2
416
466
12.0
0.1
Singapore
601
584
-2.8
1.6
2,414
2,403
-0.5
0.8
Sri Lanka
779
581
-25.4
1.6
4,969
3,889
-21.7
1.2
Taiwan 
215
167
-22.3
0.5
1,093
953
-12.8
0.3
Thailand
304
257
-15.5
0.7
2,542
1,910
-24.9
0.6
Other Asia
105
36
-65.7
0.1
661
618
-6.5
0.2
AFRICA
539
413
-23.4
1.1
2,652
2,188
-17.5
0.7
South Africa
393
292
-25.7
0.8
1,806
1,348
-25.4
0.4
Other Africa
146
121
-17.1
0.3
846
840
-0.7
0.3
AMERICAS
1,093
982
-10.2
2.7
7,345
6,904
-6.0
2.2
Brazil
88
125
42.0
0.3
589
580
-1.5
0.2
Canada
167
127
-24.0
0.4
1,504
1,414
-6.0
0.4
U.S.A.
704
633
-10.1
1.7
4,538
4,229
-6.8
1.3
Other Americas
134
97
-27.6
0.3
714
681
-4.6
0.2
OCEANIA
966
555
-42.5
1.5
5,589
3,993
-28.6
1.3
Australia
856
487
-43.1
1.3
4,911
3,503
-28.7
1.1
New Zealand
108
68
-37.0
0.2
669
486
-27.4
0.2
Other Oceania
2
0
-100.0
0.0
9
4
-55.6
0.0
MIDDLE EAST 
696
580
-16.7
1.6
3,703
3,662
-1.1
1.1
Kuwait
69
91
31.9
0.3
715
563
-21.3
0.2
Lebanon
74
52
-29.7
0.1
370
363
-1.9
0.1
Saudi Arabia
144
117
-18.8
0.3
1,013
1,160
14.5
0.4
United Arab Emirates
202
151
-25.2
0.4
622
629
1.1
0.2
Other Middle East
207
169
-18.4
0.5
983
947
-3.7
0.3
TOTAL TOURIST ARRIVALS
40,283
36,205
-10.1
100.0
355,924
318,723
-10.5
100.0
TOURIST ARRIVALS BY SURFACE
5
-100.0
-
1,632
297
-81.8
-
Source: Ministry of Tourism, Arts & Culture Date: 05/07/09
Data provided by: Department of Immigration & Emigration
April 2009
May 2009
June 2009
July 2009
 
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