Question NW1549 to the Minister of Tourism
22 June 2017 - NW1549
Terblanche, Ms JF to ask the Minister of Tourism
How does South Africa’s compound annual growth rates for total arrivals of tourists to the country compare to long-haul competitors such as the (a) Commonwealth of Australia, (b) Argentine Republic, (c) Federative Republic of Brazil and (d) New Zealand between 2014 and 2016?
Reply:
|
Location |
2014 |
2015 |
2016 |
% growth: 2015-2016 |
CAGR: 2014-2016 |
|
South Africa (‘000) |
9,549.2 |
8,903.8 |
10,044.2 |
12.8% |
2.6% |
|
(a)Australia (‘000) |
6,884.1 |
7,444.4 |
8,283.6 |
11.3% |
9.7% |
|
(b)Argentina (‘000) |
5,931.0 |
5,736.0 |
5,501.5 |
-4.1% |
-3.7% |
|
(c)Brazil (‘000) |
6,430.0 |
6,306.0 |
6,371.7 |
1.0% |
-0.5% |
|
(d)New Zealand (‘000) |
2,829.8 |
3,108.9 |
3,471.7 |
11.7% |
10.8% |
Source: Oxford Economics