Statistics Book 2007.pdf - Kerala Tourism

2.7. SOURCE OF TOURIST ARRIVALS
The foreign tourist arrival to Kerala during 2007 was highest from UK (23.44%) followed by France (9.33%),
USA (7.64%), Germany (6.95%), Maldives (4.39%), Italy (3.50%), Switzerland (3.12%) etc. Kerala Tourism
witnessed a very high growth rate in the case of foreign & domestic tourist inflow during the last 12
years. 2007 witnessed foreign tourist arrivals exceeding 5 lakhs.
TABLE 2.7.1
FOREIGN TOURIST ARRIVALS TO KERALA IN 2007 - TOP ORDER
Sl. No. COUNTRY TOTAL % to the total
No. of foreign tourists
1 U.K 120,890 23.44
2 FRANCE 48,137 9.33
3 U.S.A 39,433 7.64
4 GERMANY 35,848 6.95
5 MALDIVES 22,642 4.39
6 ITALY 18,052 3.50
7 SWITZERLAND 16,097 3.12
8 AUSTRALIA 14,622 2.83
9 NETHERLANDS 12,738 2.47
10 CANADA 10,492 2.03
11 SWEDEN 10,173 1.97
12 BANGALADESH 8,773 1.70
13 SAUDI ARABIA 8,560 1.66
14 SPAIN 8,176 1.59
15 U.A.E 8,174 1.58
16 JAPAN 7,716 1.50
17 BELGIUM 6,844 1.33
18 SOUTH AFRICA 6,760 1.31
19 RUSSIA 6,632 1.29
20 AUSTRIA 5,691 1.10
21 ISRAEL 4,997 0.97
22 MALAYSIA 4,762 0.92
23 DENMARK 4,570 0.89
24 SINGAPORE 3,938 0.76
25 SRI LANKA 3,753 0.73
26 KUWAIT 3,480 0.67
27 OMAN 3,418 0.66
28 QATAR 3,247 0.63
29 NEW ZEALAND 3,187 0.62
30 KOREA 2,641 0.51
31 BAHRAIN 2,607 0.51
32 CHINA 2,016 0.39
33 NEPAL 1,569 0.30
34 PHILLIPPINES 1,445 0.28
35 KENYA 1,404 0.27
36 IRAN 1,334 0.26
37 BRAZIL 1,306 0.25
38 YUGOSLAVIA 1,171 0.23
39 THAILAND 1,085 0.21
40 CZECHOSLOVAKIA 984 0.19
41 MEXICO 816 0.16
42 PAKISTAN 388 0.08
43 OTHERS 45240 8.77
TOTAL 515,808
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