International tourist arrivals — all countries

International tourist arrivals — Botswana

International tourist arrivals in Botswana in 2018 — 1,830,000 people. Ranked 105 in the world out of 186. Since 1995, the indicator has risen by 187.7%.

2018 1.83M people +3.1% vs 2017
World rank 105of 186
Period maximum 2.34M people2008
Period minimum 636,000 people1995

Trend over time

1995–2018 · people

International tourist arrivals — Botswana, 1995–201801M2M3M1995199820012004200720102013201620181995: 636,000 people1996: 656,000 people1997: 765,000 people1998: 940,000 people1999: 1,039,000 people2000: 1,306,000 people2001: 1,451,000 people2002: 1,485,000 people2003: 1,592,000 people2004: 1,727,000 people2005: 1,684,000 people2006: 1,642,000 people2007: 1,965,000 people2008: 2,344,000 people2015: 1,660,000 people2016: 1,712,000 people2017: 1,775,000 people2018: 1,830,000 people
Change over the period: +1.19M (+187.74%) Average annual rate: 4.7 %

Comparison, 2018

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Botswana

Botswana 1.83M people
World 2.34B people
Sub-Saharan Africa 56.67M people
Southern Africa computed 20.92M people
Upper-middle-income countries computed 519M people
International tourist arrivals — Botswana, by year Botswana All countries CSV XLSX
Year people Change Change, %
2018 1.83M +55,000 +3.1%
2017 1.78M +63,000 +3.68%
2016 1.71M +52,000 +3.13%
2015 1.66M
2008 2.34M +379,000 +19.29%
2007 1.97M +323,000 +19.67%
2006 1.64M −42,000 −2.49%
2005 1.68M −43,000 −2.49%
2004 1.73M +135,000 +8.48%
2003 1.59M +107,000 +7.21%
2002 1.49M +34,000 +2.34%
2001 1.45M +145,000 +11.1%
2000 1.31M +267,000 +25.7%
1999 1.04M +99,000 +10.53%
1998 940,000 +175,000 +22.88%
1997 765,000 +109,000 +16.62%
1996 656,000 +20,000 +3.14%
1995 636,000

Southern Africa, 2018

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

About the indicator

The number of arrivals of foreign visitors who stay overnight in the country (tourists) over a year. Arrivals are counted, not people: the same person who comes three times gives three arrivals. Same-day visitors and passengers in transit are not counted, which noticeably lowers the indicator for transit hubs.

Source: Tourism Statistics (UN Tourism / UNWTO), license UN Tourism terms of use.