TOURIST ARRIVALS BY NATIONALITY, January - April 2009
COUNTRY
Apr-08
Apr-09
% Change '09/'08 (Apr)
% Share '08      (Apr)
Jan-Apr '08
Jan-Apr '09
% Change '09/'08 (Jan-Apr)
% Share '09 (Jan-Apr)
  
EUROPE
47,767
42,582
-10.9
74.5
209,683
185,803
-11.4
77.6
Austria
1,020
1,189
16.6
2.1
6,328
6,026
-4.8
2.5
Belgium
250
368
47.2
0.6
1,474
1,504
2.0
0.6
Czech Republic
332
258
-22.3
0.5
1,733
1,660
-4.2
0.7
Denmark
118
114
-3.4
0.2
840
735
-12.5
0.3
Finland
61
58
-4.9
0.1
386
477
23.6
0.2
France
5,801
5,394
-7.0
9.4
25,767
25,307
-1.8
10.6
Germany
6,015
6,717
11.7
11.7
26,146
23,668
-9.5
9.9
Greece
269
328
21.9
0.6
920
999
8.6
0.4
Hungary
87
119
36.8
0.2
1,186
1,124
-5.2
0.5
Ireland
232
185
-20.3
0.3
919
691
-24.8
0.3
Israel
159
100
-37.1
0.2
418
266
-36.4
0.1
Italy
11,246
9,305
-17.3
16.3
53,214
43,949
-17.4
18.4
Netherlands / Holland
529
413
-21.9
0.7
1,878
1,865
-0.7
0.8
Norway
110
144
30.9
0.3
832
851
2.3
0.4
Poland
357
165
-53.8
0.3
1,326
1,211
-8.7
0.5
Portugal
289
366
26.6
0.6
890
991
11.3
0.4
Romania 
90
143
58.9
0.3
405
491
21.2
0.2
Russia
4,313
3,022
-29.9
5.3
17,889
16,662
-6.9
7.0
Slovakia
217
216
-0.5
0.4
910
1,031
13.3
0.4
Slovenia
177
115
-35.0
0.2
565
481
-14.9
0.2
Spain
469
607
29.4
1.1
2,119
1,874
-11.6
0.8
Sweden
188
174
-7.4
0.3
1,091
1,565
43.4
0.7
Switzerland
2,933
3,010
2.6
5.3
11,896
11,302
-5.0
4.7
Turkey
203
158
-22.2
0.3
905
697
-23.0
0.3
Ukraine
556
319
-42.6
0.6
1,951
1,778
-8.9
0.7
United Kingdom
11,150
9,014
-19.2
15.8
44,570
35,311
-20.8
14.8
Other Europe
596
581
-2.5
1.0
3,125
3,287
5.2
1.4
ASIA
11,485
11,171
-2.7
19.5
44,879
41,996
-6.4
17.5
Bangladesh 
29
29
0.0
0.1
173
103
-40.5
0.0
China
2,408
3,417
41.9
6.0
12,680
14,374
13.4
6.0
India
1,337
1,164
-12.9
2.0
5,553
4,760
-14.3
2.0
Indonesia
48
60
25.0
0.1
191
167
-12.6
0.1
Japan
2,832
2,796
-1.3
4.9
11,174
11,057
-1.0
4.6
Korea
2,103
1,264
-39.9
2.2
6,337
3,542
-44.1
1.5
Malaysia
266
236
-11.3
0.4
954
893
-6.4
0.4
Pakistan
59
71
20.3
0.1
322
243
-24.5
0.1
Philippines 
83
144
73.5
0.3
285
327
14.7
0.1
Singapore
342
392
14.6
0.7
1,380
1,363
-1.2
0.6
Sri Lanka
1,041
915
-12.1
1.6
3,276
2,779
-15.2
1.2
Taiwan 
139
110
-20.9
0.2
674
616
-8.6
0.3
Thailand
745
494
-33.7
0.9
1,483
1,276
-14.0
0.5
Other Asia
53
79
49.1
0.1
397
496
24.9
0.2
AFRICA
574
436
-24.0
0.8
1,679
1,343
-20.0
0.6
South Africa
419
282
-32.7
0.5
1,139
784
-31.2
0.3
Other Africa
155
154
-0.6
0.3
540
559
3.5
0.2
AMERICAS
1,229
1,357
10.4
2.4
5,110
4,903
-4.1
2.0
Brazil
113
115
1.8
0.2
370
339
-8.4
0.1
Canada
277
311
12.3
0.5
1,125
1,092
-2.9
0.5
U.S.A.
711
801
12.7
1.4
3,155
3,014
-4.5
1.3
Other Americas
128
130
1.6
0.2
460
458
-0.4
0.2
OCEANIA
877
765
-12.8
1.3
3,059
2,749
-10.1
1.1
Australia
778
665
-14.5
1.2
2,699
2,393
-11.3
1.0
New Zealand
98
99
1.0
0.2
357
352
-1.4
0.1
Other Oceania
1
1
0.0
0.0
3
4
100.0
0.0
MIDDLE EAST 
738
866
17.3
1.5
2,467
2,561
3.8
1.1
Kuwait
46
133
189.1
0.2
578
424
-26.6
0.2
Lebanon
106
80
-24.5
0.1
240
244
1.7
0.1
Saudi Arabia
308
354
14.9
0.6
729
906
24.3
0.4
United Arab Emirates
89
98
10.1
0.2
318
367
15.4
0.2
Other Middle East
189
201
6.3
0.4
602
620
3.0
0.3
TOTAL TOURIST ARRIVALS
62,670
57,177
-8.8
100.0
266,877
239,355
-10.3
100.0
TOURIST ARRIVALS BY SURFACE
148
0
-100.0
-
1,627
295
-81.9
-
Source: Ministry of Tourism, Arts & Culture Date: 07/05/09
                   
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