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Tourist Arrivals by African country
Egypt has the highest international tourist arrivals of any African country, at 13.03M — 2.5× Nigeria's 5.27M.
Number of international inbound tourists (overnight visitors). 50 of 54 countries, ranked · World Bank — World Development Indicators, 2019.
Latest available year varies by country (2000–2020); each row shows its year, and values more than 5 years behind the most recent are marked ⚠.
Egypt
Nigeria
South AfricaBy region
The top 5 countries account for 53% of Africa's total international tourist arrivals.
Full ranking
| # | Country | Tourist Arrivals | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Egypt | 13.03M | |
| 2 | Nigeria | 5.27M | |
| 3 | South Africa | 3.89M | |
| 4 | Morocco | 2.8M | |
| 5 | Kenya | 2.05M | |
| 6 | Mozambique | 2.03M | |
| 7 | Tunisia | 2.01M | |
| 8 | Botswana | 1.83M | |
| 9 | Rwanda | 1.63M | |
| 10 | Tanzania | 1.53M | |
| 11 | Senegal | 1.38M | |
| 12 | Lesotho | 1.14M | |
| 13 | Cameroon | 1.02M | |
| 14 | Ghana | 897K ⚠ ’15 | |
| 15 | Malawi | 871K | |
| 16 | Sudan | 836K | |
| 17 | Libya | 760K ⚠ ’08 | |
| 18 | Cote d'Ivoire | 668K | |
| 19 | Zimbabwe | 639K | |
| 20 | Algeria | 591K | |
| 21 | Gabon | 526K ⚠ ’05 | |
| 22 | Ethiopia | 518K | |
| 23 | Zambia | 502K | |
| 24 | Togo | 482K | |
| 25 | Uganda | 473K | |
| 26 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 351K | |
| 27 | Eswatini | 345.3K | |
| 28 | Benin | 337K | |
| 29 | Mauritius | 316K | |
| 30 | Burundi | 299K | |
| 31 | Gambia | 246K | |
| 32 | Angola | 218K | |
| 33 | Mali | 217K | |
| 34 | Namibia | 187.1K | |
| 35 | Cabo Verde | 180K | |
| 36 | Republic of the Congo | 158K | |
| 37 | Eritrea | 142K | |
| 38 | Seychelles | 124.5K | |
| 39 | Guinea | 99K | |
| 40 | Madagascar | 87.1K | |
| 41 | Central African Republic | 87K | |
| 42 | Niger | 85K | |
| 43 | Sierra Leone | 71K | |
| 44 | Burkina Faso | 67K | |
| 45 | Djibouti | 63K ⚠ ’13 | |
| 46 | Guinea-Bissau | 52.4K | |
| 47 | Sao Tome and Principe | 33.4K | |
| 48 | Mauritania | 30K ⚠ ’00 | |
| 49 | Chad | 10.4K | |
| 50 | Comoros | 7K |
Morocco
Kenya
Mozambique
Tunisia
Botswana
Rwanda
Tanzania
Senegal
Lesotho
Cameroon
Ghana
Malawi
Sudan
Libya
Cote d'Ivoire
Zimbabwe
Algeria
Gabon
Ethiopia
Zambia
Togo
Uganda
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Eswatini
Benin
Mauritius
Burundi
Gambia
Angola
Mali
Namibia
Cabo Verde
Republic of the Congo
Eritrea
Seychelles
Guinea
Madagascar
Central African Republic
Niger
Sierra Leone
Burkina Faso
Djibouti
Guinea-Bissau
Sao Tome and Principe
Mauritania
Chad
ComorosGet this ranking via API
One call to /v1/data returns the latest Tourist Arrivals figure for every country you pass — JSON, with source metadata on each observation.
curl "https://api.africa-api.com/v1/data?metric_key=tourist_arrivals_total&latest=true&country_codes=NG,KE,ZA,EG" \
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Frequently asked questions
Which African country has the highest international tourist arrivals?
Egypt has the highest international tourist arrivals in Africa at 13.03M (2019), followed by Nigeria and South Africa.
Which African country has the lowest international tourist arrivals?
Comoros has the lowest international tourist arrivals of the 50 African countries with data, at 7K (2020).
How many African countries report Tourist Arrivals data?
50 of 54 African countries have a Tourist Arrivals figure in the Africa API, each from the latest year available for that country (which can differ between countries, here 2000–2020). Every value links to its full series with source and history.
How do I get this ranking via API?
Call GET /v1/data?metric_key=tourist_arrivals_total&latest=true with the country codes you need and a free Africa API key — the response returns the latest value per country as JSON.
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