DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL AFFAIRS & TOURISM

IMPACT OF TOURISM ON THE SOUTH AFRICAN ECONOMY – JANUARY TO JUNE 2000

 

 

FOREIGN TOURISM MARKETS: 1994 - 2000

(JANUARY – JUNE)

Origins

1994

1995

1996

1997

1998

1999

2000

Europe

Austria

4,245

6,754

8,988

9,651

11,480

12,115

10,589

Belgium

4,353

8,281

9,121

9,686

13,219

12,845

16,125

Denmark

1,949

4,109

5,310

6,077

7,109

8,043

7,980

Finland

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

2,295

2,550

France

10,829

26,245

25,687

28,047

32,373

38,793

44,514

Germany

40,658

74,730

85,411

83,471

89,555

93,042

96,721

Greece

1,282

2,621

2,193

2,742

2,944

3,067

2,859

Ireland

2,679

6,062

4,770

5,871

8,588

8,713

8,783

Italy

5,898

11,388

11,433

12,565

15,411

16,122

17,233

Netherlands

8,233

17,511

22,376

24,372

30,434

34,580

34,212

Norway

1,261

3,156

3,132

3,708

4,695

5,449

5,523

Poland

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

2,484

2,784

Portugal

3,033

1,234

3,653

13,085

9,973

12,728

11,754

Russia

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

2,109

2,781

Spain

1,053

2,499

2,976

3,480

4,863

8,388

8,090

Sweden

3,374

8,512

8,902

8,436

9,910

9,380

10,282

Switzerland

8,419

12,848

13,673

12,940

16,188

16,235

15,455

U.K.

64,621

121,797

114,094

130,877

152,797

166,369

173,821

Other

6,498

10,733

10,080

9,596

12,695

8,808

9,446

Total

168,385

318,480

331,799

364,604

422,234

461,565

481,502

North America

Canada

5,558

10,158

10,357

11,336

13,191

13,054

13,401

U.S.A.

26,007

48,036

50,381

55,658

78,218

78,979

85,478

Total

31,565

58,194

60,738

66,994

91,409

92,033

98,879

Central & South America

Argentina

1,279

7,174

4,666

7,756

8,941

9,632

9,394

Brazil

2,435

5,693

5,590

6,569

8,039

6,786

7,972

Chile

365

1,059

1,161

2,398

1,881

1,302

1,742

Other

1,313

2,743

2,394

2,957

3,542

4,291

4,494

Total

5,392

16,669

13,811

19,680

22,403

22,011

23,602

Australasia

Australia

9,667

22,801

20,163

21,473

26,274

23,697

26,056

New Zealand

2,139

6,867

4,000

4,158

5,580

5,673

5,747

Other

938

251

348

373

386

466

433

Total

12,744

29,919

24,511

26,004

32,240

29,836

32,236

Table Continued

 

FOREIGN TOURISM MARKETS: 1994 - 2000

(JANUARY – JUNE)

Origins

1994

1995

1996

1997

1998

1999

2000

Asia

Hong Kong

2,257

9,174

8,367

8,012

7,604

5,978

5,477

India

3,564

6,792

6,809

9,201

9,879

12,239

12,583

Japan

3,724

7,936

7,669

8,655

9,432

9,856

10,539

Malaysia

1,664

3,923

4,195

5,250

3,480

3,670

4,705

Philippines

461

1,920

2,082

2,888

3,132

3,699

3,339

Taiwan

211

17,136

13,108

8,718

8,380

8,707

7,201

Korea

995

1,661

1,968

2,450

2,571

2,697

4,409

Singapore

1,156

2,589

2,914

3,767

2,989

3,728

3,001

Thailand

2,018

4,124

2,607

2,087

1,306

2,460

2,912

Other

16,541

7,154

6,777

8,645

10,012

15,761

15,886

Total

32,591

62,409

29,016

28,590

28,590

68,795

70,052

Middle East

Israel

3,760

5,955

5,509

5,400

6,403

7,065

6,466

Other

N / A

3,660

N / A

5,259

6,335

6,921

7,215

Total

3,760

9,615

5,509

10,659

12,738

13,986

13,681

Indian Ocean Islands

Mauritius

2,396

4,674

3,991

4,399

5,263

5,537

5,711

Reunion

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

535

439

Seychelles

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

489

596

Total

2,779

5,912

5,330

5,469

6,447

6,561

6,746

Overseas Total

257,216

497,538

470,714

516,741

609,726

694,787

726,698

Africa

Angola

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

15,761

15,439

Botswana

120,470

168,526

204,386

173,785

228,713

247,823

252,177

Egypt

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

1,207

1,071

Kenya

3,030

6,189

5,132

5,785

7,186

7,129

6,379

Lesotho

504,375

524,257

424,694

566,891

766,653

749,143

789,395

Malawi

17,196

19,559

19,870

28,403

28,722

29,734

33,574

Mozambique

34,281

57,885

72,642

124,880

150,816

195,857

204,219

Namibia

73,713

107,157

88,083

82,167

94,956

93,243

95,322

Swaziland

218,467

312,420

282,299

301,203

357,877

378,504

358,076

Zambia

14,761

22,745

20,436

27,628

28,822

31,151

34,494

DRC

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

2,293

1,374

Zimbabwe

205,358

339,560

310,678

245,819

260,471

226,087

221,975

Other

21,143

31,847

31,812

25,137

30,195

26,235

28,256

Total

1,212,794

1,590,145

1,460,032

1,581,698

1,954,411

2,004,167

2,041,751

Unspecified

42,487

65,351

63,872

84,952

55,775

64,695

57,303

Grand Total

1,512,497

2,153,034

1,994,618

2,183,391

2,619,912

2,763,649

2,825,752

Source: StatsSA: Tourism and Migration (1994-2000)

N / A = Not Available

 

ANNUAL FOREIGN TOURISM MARKET GROWTH PERCENTAGES: 1994 – 2000

(JANUARY TO JUNE)

Origins

Average

1995

1996

1997

1998

1999

2000

Europe

Austria

9

59

33

7

19

6

-13

Belgium

14

90

10

6

37

-10

35

Denmark

14

111

29

14

17

13

-2

France

11

142

-2

9

15

20

13

Germany

5

84

14

-2

7

4

3

Greece

1

104

-16

25

7

4

-9

Ireland

7

126

-21

23

46

2

-1

Italy

8

93

0

10

23

5

6

Netherlands

14

113

28

9

25

10

-1

Norway

11

150

-1

18

27

16

-1

Portugal

57

-59

196

258

-24

28

-9

Spain

26

137

19

17

40

73

-6

Sweden

4

152

5

-5

18

-5

8

Switzerland

4

53

6

-5

25

0

-6

U.K.

7

89

-6

15

17

9

4

Other

10

65

-6

-5

32

7

27

Total

8

89

4

10

16

8

4

North America

Canada

5

83

2

10

16

-1

1

U.S.A.

12

85

5

11

41

1

5

Total

11

84

4

10

37

1

5

Central & South America

Argentina

5

461

-35

66

15

8

-3

Brazil

7

134

-2

18

22

-16

17

Chile

10

190

10

107

-22

-31

31

Other

10

109

-13

24

20

21

2

Total

7

210

-17

43

14

-2

6

Australasia

Australia

2

136

-12

7

22

-10

8

New Zealand

-4

221

-42

4

34

2

0

Other

12

-73

39

7

4

21

-7

Total

1

135

-18

6

24

-8

6

Asia

Hong Kong

-10

307

-9

-4

-5

-21

-10

India

13

91

0

35

7

24

0

Japan

6

113

-3

13

9

5

5

Malaysia

3

136

7

25

-34

6

27

Philippines

11

317

8

39

8

18

-13

Taiwan

-16

8021

-24

-34

-4

4

-20

Korea

21

67

19

25

5

5

62

Singapore

2

124

13

29

-21

25

-23

Thailand

-7

104

-37

-20

-37

88

17

Other

16

-57

-5

28

16

57

-4

Total

2

92

-54

-2

0

141

-1

Middle East

Israel

3

58

-8

-2

19

10

-4

Other

17

N / A

N / A

N / A

21

9

14

Total

9

N / A

N / A

N / A

20

10

5

Indian Ocean Islands

Mauritius

4

95

-15

10

20

5

1

Other

-4

223

8

-20

11

-14

0

Total

2

113

-10

3

18

2

1

Overseas

7

93

-5

10

18

12

4

Africa

Botswana

8

40

21

-15

32

8

1

Kenya

0

104

-17

13

24

-1

-12

Lesotho

8

4

-19

34

35

0

2

Malawi

11

14

2

43

1

4

12

Mozambique

28

69

26

72

21

30

2

Namibia

-3

45

-18

-7

16

-2

1

Swaziland

3

43

-10

7

19

6

-6

Zambia

9

54

-10

35

4

8

10

Zimbabwe

-8

65

-9

-21

6

-13

-3

Other

6

51

0

-21

20

-2

42

Total

5

31

-8

8

24

3

2

Unspecified

-3

54

-2

33

-34

16

-12

Grand Total

5

42

-7

10

20

5

2

Source: Ecostrat & Urban-Econ Analysis

N / A = Not Applicable