Dem. Rep. Congo - International tourism

International tourism, number of arrivals

The value for International tourism, number of arrivals in Dem. Rep. Congo was 351,000 as of 2016. As the graph below shows, over the past 21 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 354,000 in 2015 and a minimum value of 28,000 in 2002.

Definition: International inbound tourists (overnight visitors) are the number of tourists who travel to a country other than that in which they have their usual residence, but outside their usual environment, for a period not exceeding 12 months and whose main purpose in visiting is other than an activity remunerated from within the country visited. When data on number of tourists are not available, the number of visitors, which includes tourists, same-day visitors, cruise passengers, and crew members, is shown instead. Sources and collection methods for arrivals differ across countries. In some cases data are from border statistics (police, immigration, and the like) and supplemented by border surveys. In other cases data are from tourism accommodation establishments. For some countries number of arrivals is limited to arrivals by air and for others to arrivals staying in hotels. Some countries include arrivals of nationals residing abroad while others do not. Caution should thus be used in comparing arrivals across countries. The data on inbound tourists refer to the number of arrivals, not to the number of people traveling. Thus a person who makes several trips to a country during a given period is counted each time as a new arrival.

Source: World Tourism Organization, Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files.

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Year Value
1995 35,000
1996 37,000
1997 30,000
1998 53,000
1999 80,000
2000 103,000
2001 55,000
2002 28,000
2003 35,000
2004 36,000
2005 61,000
2006 55,000
2007 47,000
2008 50,000
2009 53,000
2010 81,000
2011 186,000
2012 167,000
2013 191,000
2014 334,000
2015 354,000
2016 351,000

International tourism, number of departures

Definition: International outbound tourists are the number of departures that people make from their country of usual residence to any other country for any purpose other than a remunerated activity in the country visited. The data on outbound tourists refer to the number of departures, not to the number of people traveling. Thus a person who makes several trips from a country during a given period is counted each time as a new departure.

Source: World Tourism Organization, Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files.

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Year Value
1998 50,000
1999 50,000
2015 356,000
2016 424,000

International tourism, receipts (current US$)

The latest value for International tourism, receipts (current US$) in Dem. Rep. Congo was $60,500,000 as of 2018. Over the past 13 years, the value for this indicator has fluctuated between $60,500,000 in 2018 and $100,000 in 2015.

Definition: International tourism receipts are expenditures by international inbound visitors, including payments to national carriers for international transport. These receipts include any other prepayment made for goods or services received in the destination country. They also may include receipts from same-day visitors, except when these are important enough to justify separate classification. For some countries they do not include receipts for passenger transport items. Data are in current U.S. dollars.

Source: World Tourism Organization, Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files.

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Year Value
2005 $3,200,000
2006 $3,100,000
2007 $700,000
2008 $700,000
2009 $24,000,000
2010 $10,700,000
2011 $11,400,000
2012 $6,900,000
2013 $8,400,000
2014 $45,400,000
2015 $100,000
2016 $4,300,000
2017 $6,000,000
2018 $60,500,000

International tourism, receipts (% of total exports)

International tourism, receipts (% of total exports) in Dem. Rep. Congo was 0.376 as of 2018. Its highest value over the past 13 years was 0.478 in 2009, while its lowest value was 0.001 in 2015.

Definition: International tourism receipts are expenditures by international inbound visitors, including payments to national carriers for international transport. These receipts include any other prepayment made for goods or services received in the destination country. They also may include receipts from same-day visitors, except when these are important enough to justify separate classification. For some countries they do not include receipts for passenger transport items. Their share in exports is calculated as a ratio to exports of goods and services, which comprise all transactions between residents of a country and the rest of the world involving a change of ownership from residents to nonresidents of general merchandise, goods sent for processing and repairs, nonmonetary gold, and services.

Source: World Tourism Organization, Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, and IMF and World Bank exports estimates.

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Year Value
2005 0.117
2006 0.099
2007 0.011
2008 0.009
2009 0.478
2010 0.121
2011 0.112
2012 0.076
2013 0.071
2014 0.359
2015 0.001
2016 0.036
2017 0.051
2018 0.376

International tourism, receipts for travel items (current US$)

The latest value for International tourism, receipts for travel items (current US$) in Dem. Rep. Congo was $80,800,000 as of 2020. Over the past 15 years, the value for this indicator has fluctuated between $99,700,000 in 2019 and $100,000 in 2015.

Definition: International tourism receipts for travel items are expenditures by international inbound visitors in the reporting economy. The goods and services are purchased by, or on behalf of, the traveler or provided, without a quid pro quo, for the traveler to use or give away. These receipts should include any other prepayment made for goods or services received in the destination country. They also may include receipts from same-day visitors, except in cases where these are so important as to justify a separate classification. Excluded is the international carriage of travelers, which is covered in passenger travel items. Data are in current U.S. dollars.

Source: World Tourism Organization, Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files.

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Year Value
2005 $3,200,000
2006 $3,100,000
2007 $700,000
2008 $700,000
2009 $24,000,000
2010 $10,700,000
2011 $11,400,000
2012 $6,900,000
2013 $8,400,000
2014 $45,400,000
2015 $100,000
2016 $4,300,000
2017 $6,000,000
2018 $60,500,000
2019 $99,700,000
2020 $80,800,000

International tourism, expenditures for travel items (current US$)

The latest value for International tourism, expenditures for travel items (current US$) in Dem. Rep. Congo was $204,000,000 as of 2020. Over the past 15 years, the value for this indicator has fluctuated between $298,000,000 in 2011 and $54,000,000 in 2005.

Definition: International tourism expenditures are expenditures of international outbound visitors in other countries. The goods and services are purchased by, or on behalf of, the traveler or provided, without a quid pro quo, for the traveler to use or give away. These may include expenditures by residents traveling abroad as same-day visitors, except in cases where these are so important as to justify a separate classification. Excluded is the international carriage of travelers, which is covered in passenger travel items. Data are in current U.S. dollars.

Source: World Tourism Organization, Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files.

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Year Value
2005 $54,000,000
2006 $93,000,000
2007 $109,000,000
2008 $127,000,000
2009 $121,000,000
2010 $150,000,000
2011 $298,000,000
2012 $108,000,000
2013 $170,000,000
2014 $283,000,000
2015 $127,000,000
2016 $60,000,000
2017 $68,000,000
2018 $115,000,000
2019 $96,000,000
2020 $204,000,000

International tourism, expenditures (current US$)

The latest value for International tourism, expenditures (current US$) in Dem. Rep. Congo was $115,000,000 as of 2018. Over the past 13 years, the value for this indicator has fluctuated between $298,000,000 in 2011 and $54,000,000 in 2005.

Definition: International tourism expenditures are expenditures of international outbound visitors in other countries, including payments to foreign carriers for international transport. These expenditures may include those by residents traveling abroad as same-day visitors, except in cases where these are important enough to justify separate classification. For some countries they do not include expenditures for passenger transport items. Data are in current U.S. dollars.

Source: World Tourism Organization, Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files.

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Year Value
2005 $54,000,000
2006 $93,000,000
2007 $109,000,000
2008 $127,000,000
2009 $121,000,000
2010 $150,000,000
2011 $298,000,000
2012 $108,000,000
2013 $170,000,000
2014 $283,000,000
2015 $127,000,000
2016 $60,000,000
2017 $68,000,000
2018 $115,000,000

International tourism, expenditures (% of total imports)

International tourism, expenditures (% of total imports) in Dem. Rep. Congo was 0.65 as of 2018. Its highest value over the past 13 years was 2.52 in 2011, while its lowest value was 0.42 in 2016.

Definition: International tourism expenditures are expenditures of international outbound visitors in other countries, including payments to foreign carriers for international transport. These expenditures may include those by residents traveling abroad as same-day visitors, except in cases where these are important enough to justify separate classification. For some countries they do not include expenditures for passenger transport items. Their share in imports is calculated as a ratio to imports of goods and services, which comprise all transactions between residents of a country and the rest of the world involving a change of ownership from nonresidents to residents of general merchandise, goods sent for processing and repairs, nonmonetary gold, and services.

Source: World Tourism Organization, Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, and IMF and World Bank imports estimates.

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Year Value
2005 1.40
2006 2.45
2007 1.59
2008 1.44
2009 1.79
2010 1.40
2011 2.52
2012 0.98
2013 1.27
2014 1.79
2015 0.99
2016 0.42
2017 0.52
2018 0.65

Classification

Topic: Private Sector & Trade Indicators

Sub-Topic: Travel & tourism