TOURIST ARRIVALS BY NATIONALITY, January - May 2009
COUNTRY May-08 May-09 % Change '09/'08 (May) % Share '09      (May) Jan-May '08 Jan-May '09 % Change '09/'08 (Jan-May) % Share '09       (Jan-May)
EUROPE
31,397
29,252
-6.8
67.8
241,080
215,063
-10.8
76.1
Austria
825
752
-8.8
1.7
7,153
6,778
-5.2
2.4
Belgium
150
181
20.7
0.4
1,624
1,685
3.8
0.6
Czech Republic
318
257
-19.2
0.6
2,051
1,917
-6.5
0.7
Denmark
96
70
-27.1
0.2
936
805
-14.0
0.3
Finland
37
44
18.9
0.1
423
521
23.2
0.2
France
2,437
2,484
1.9
5.8
28,204
27,791
-1.5
9.8
Germany
6,983
6,341
-9.2
14.7
33,129
30,010
-9.4
10.6
Greece
216
177
-18.1
0.4
1,136
1,176
3.5
0.4
Hungary
71
50
-29.6
0.1
1,257
1,174
-6.6
0.4
Ireland
207
202
-2.4
0.5
1,126
893
-20.7
0.3
Israel
111
111
0.0
0.3
529
377
-28.7
0.1
Italy
4,212
3,764
-10.6
8.7
57,426
47,714
-16.9
16.9
Netherlands / Holland
400
411
2.8
1.0
2,278
2,276
-0.1
0.8
Norway
113
93
-17.7
0.2
945
944
-0.1
0.3
Poland
152
214
40.8
0.5
1,478
1,425
-3.6
0.5
Portugal
339
382
12.7
0.9
1,229
1,373
11.7
0.5
Romania 
62
42
-32.3
0.1
467
533
14.1
0.2
Russia
3,345
2,251
-32.7
5.2
21,234
18,919
-10.9
6.7
Slovakia
146
79
-45.9
0.2
1,056
1,110
5.1
0.4
Slovenia
87
55
-36.8
0.1
652
536
-17.8
0.2
Spain
513
422
-17.7
1.0
2,632
2,296
-12.8
0.8
Sweden
115
96
-16.5
0.2
1,206
1,661
37.7
0.6
Switzerland
1,465
1,559
6.4
3.6
13,361
12,861
-3.7
4.6
Turkey
171
211
23.4
0.5
1,076
908
-15.6
0.3
Ukraine
464
378
-18.5
0.9
2,415
2,156
-10.7
0.8
United Kingdom
7,972
8,200
2.9
19.0
52,542
43,511
-17.2
15.4
Other Europe
390
426
9.2
1.0
3,515
3,713
5.6
1.3
ASIA
13,687
11,241
-17.9
26.0
58,566
53,238
-9.1
18.8
Bangladesh 
38
24
-36.8
0.1
211
127
-39.8
0.0
China
3,631
3,706
2.1
8.6
16,311
18,080
10.8
6.4
India
2,001
1,425
-28.8
3.3
7,554
6,186
-18.1
2.2
Indonesia
68
40
-41.2
0.1
259
207
-20.1
0.1
Japan
2,305
2,080
-9.8
4.8
13,479
13,137
-2.5
4.6
Korea
2,705
1,985
-26.6
4.6
9,042
5,527
-38.9
2.0
Malaysia
281
215
-23.5
0.5
1,235
1,108
-10.3
0.4
Pakistan
123
73
-40.7
0.2
445
316
-29.0
0.1
Philippines 
70
75
7.1
0.2
355
402
13.2
0.1
Singapore
433
456
5.3
1.1
1,813
1,819
0.3
0.6
Sri Lanka
914
529
-42.1
1.2
4,190
3,308
-21.1
1.2
Taiwan 
204
170
-16.7
0.4
878
786
-10.5
0.3
Thailand
755
377
-50.1
0.9
2,238
1,653
-26.1
0.6
Other Asia
159
86
-45.9
0.2
556
582
4.7
0.2
AFRICA
434
432
-0.5
1.0
2,113
1,775
-16.0
0.6
South Africa
274
272
-0.7
0.6
1,413
1,056
-25.3
0.4
Other Africa
160
160
0.0
0.4
700
719
2.7
0.3
AMERICAS
1,142
1,019
-10.8
2.4
6,252
5,922
-5.3
2.1
Brazil
131
116
-11.5
0.3
501
455
-9.2
0.2
Canada
212
195
-8.0
0.5
1,337
1,287
-3.7
0.5
U.S.A.
679
582
-14.3
1.3
3,834
3,596
-6.2
1.3
Other Americas
120
126
5.0
0.3
580
584
0.7
0.2
OCEANIA
1,564
689
-55.9
1.6
4,623
3,438
-25.6
1.2
Australia
1,356
623
-54.1
1.4
4,055
3,016
-25.6
1.1
New Zealand
204
66
-67.6
0.2
561
418
-25.5
0.1
Other Oceania
4
0
-100.0
0.0
7
4
-42.9
0.0
MIDDLE EAST 
540
521
-3.5
1.2
3,007
3,082
2.5
1.1
Kuwait
68
48
-29.4
0.1
646
472
-26.9
0.2
Lebanon
56
67
19.6
0.2
296
311
5.1
0.1
Saudi Arabia
140
137
-2.1
0.3
869
1,043
20.0
0.4
United Arab Emirates
102
111
8.8
0.3
420
478
13.8
0.2
Other Middle East
174
158
-9.2
0.4
776
778
0.3
0.3
TOTAL TOURIST ARRIVALS
48,764
43,154
-11.5
100.0
315,641
282,518
-10.5
100.0
TOURIST ARRIVALS BY SURFACE
0
2
100.0
-
1,627
297
-81.7
-
Source: Ministry of Tourism, Arts & Culture Date: 01/06/'09
Data provided by: Department of Immigration & Emigration
April 2009
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