Statistics Book 2007.pdf - Kerala Tourism

4.1 WORLD TOURIST TRAFFIC
International tourist arrivals worldwide registered a growth of 5.4% during the year 2006 as compared to
5.5% during 2005 and 10.0% during 2004 over previous years. The total international tourist arrivals in
2006 was 846 million. France is the topmost country in terms of arrivals in 2006 with Spain, USA, China,
Italy, UK and Germany in 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th and 7th positions respectively. The top 10 international
tourist attracting countries in 2006 accounted for around 47% share. By region, the highest tourist arrivals
were in Europe, which attracted 461.0 million tourists in 2006, with 5.1% growth over 2005. Growth rate
in 2006 was maximum.
TABLE 4.1.1
FOREIGN TOURIST ARRIVALS TO INDIA AND THE WORLD, 1996-2006
Year India World Percentage Rank of
Numbers % Change Numbers % Change Share of India India
(in million)
(in million)
1996 2.29 8.0 572.4 6.3 0.40 -
1997 2.37 3.5 596.0 4.1 0.40 -
1998 2.36 -0.4 614.3 3.1 0.39 47th
1999 2.48 5.1 637.4 3.8 0.39 46th
2000 2.65 6.9 684.7 7.4 0.38 50th
2001 2.54 -4.2 684.4 -0.0 0.36 51st
2002 2.38 -6.3 704.7 3.0 0.34 54th
2003 2.73 14.7 692.2 -1.8 0.39 51st
2004 3.46 26.7 761.4 10.0 0.46 44th
2005 3.92 13.3 803.0 5.5 0.49 41st
2006 4.45 13.5 846.0 5.4 0.52 42nd
Source:- Bureau of Immigration, World Tourism Organization & India Tourism Statistics 2006
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