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CYPRUS
a major tourist centre
Tourism in Cyprus:
Volume, Value and Characteristics
SUMMARY
The total number of visitor’s arrivals in 2018 was 3,938,625 as compared to 3,652,073 in 2017 recording an increase of 7,8%. Revenue from tourism in 2018 was estimated at €2,710 billion, recording an increase of approximately 2,7% in relation to the corresponding figure for 2017 (2,639 billion).
ANNUAL TOURIST ARRIVALS TO CYPRUS Comparison 2018/2017/2016
Country of Usual Residence 2018 2017 %change 2016 %change %change
2018/2017 2017/2016 2017/2016
ALL COUNTRIES 3,938,625 3,652,073 7.8% 3,186,531 14.6% 23.6%
EUROPE 3,472,995 3,196,746 8.6% 2,881,072 11.0% 20.5%
E.U. Countries 2,455,507 2,180,949 12.6% 1,908,237 14.3% 28.7%
Belgium 28,231 27,089 4.2% 28,238 -4.1% 0.0%
Bulgaria 24,742 13,882 78.2% 11,338 22.4% 118.2%
Czech Republic 20,823 12,749 63.3% 9,744 30.8% 113.7%
Denmark 43,063 34,990 23.1% 29,593 18.2% 45.5%
Germany 189,200 188,826 0.2% 124,030 52.2% 52.5%
Greece 186,370 169,712 9.8% 160,254 5.9% 16.3%
Spain 9,466 6,927 36.7% 4,005 73.0% 136.4%
France 36,500 35,931 1.6% 42,576 -15.6% -14.3%
Ireland 19,987 7,310 173.4% 4,066 79.8% 391.6%
Italy 24,041 19,322 24.4% 17,905 7.9% 34.3%
Latvia 15,676 6,235 151.4% 3,617 72.4% 333.4%
Lithuania 20,406 18,352 11.2% 16,657 10.2% 22.5%
Hungary 25,343 14,888 70.2% 14,335 3.9% 76.8%
Malta 5,630 5,684 -1.0% 3,561 59.6% 58.1%
Netherlands 42,217 37,585 12.3% 29,450 27.6% 43.4%
Austria 45,888 40,473 13.4% 30,419 33.1% 50.9%
Poland 89,508 56,665 58.0% 42,683 32.8% 109.7%
Romania 66,969 49,304 35.8% 28,741 71.5% 133.0%
Slovak Republic 28,044 11,784 138.0% 8,970 31.4% 212.6%
Finland 26,507 20,962 26.5% 18,463 13.5% 43.6%
Sweden 153,769 136,725 12.5% 115,019 18.9% 33.7%
United Kingdom 1,327,805 1,253,839 5.9% 1,157,978 8.3% 14.7%
Other EU countries 25,323 11,718 116.1% 6,576 78.2% 285.1%
Other European countries 1,017,487 1,015,795 0.2% 972,830 4.4% 4.6%
Switzerland (incl. Liechten.) 74,216 57,540 29.0% 53,319 7.9% 39.2%
Norway 55,273 54,342 1.7% 47,037 15.5% 17.5%
Russia 783,631 824,494 -5.0% 781,634 5.5% 0.3%
Belarus 18,476 16,286 13.4% 13,292 22.5% 39.0%
Ukraine 69,619 48,190 44.5% 62,292 -22.6% 11.8%
Serbia 9,711 10,128 -4.1% 11,296 -10.3% -14.0%
Other Europe 6,565 4,816 36.3% 3,960 21.6% 65.8%
AFRICA 17,943 16,081 11.6% 15,243 5.5% 17.7%
South Africa 6,645 5,288 25.7% 4,409 19.9% 50.7%
Egypt 7,736 8,127 -4.8% 8,733 -6.9% -11.4%
Other Africa 3,561 2,669 33.4% 2,096 27.3% 69.9%
AMERICA 51,126 34,340 48.9% 22,550 52.3% 126.7%
United States 37,421 25,388 47.4% 16,949 49.8% 120.8%
Canada 10,049 6,088 65.1% 3,619 68.2% 177.7%
Other America 3,655 2,864 27.6% 1,981 44.6% 84.5%
ASIA 372,776 388,736 -4.1% 256,052 51.8% 45.6%
Kuwait 2,840 2,139 32.8% 2,123 0.8% 33.8%
Bahrain 2,207 2,699 -18.2% 2,590 4.2% -14.8%
United Arab Emirates 21,136 20,351 3.9% 17,016 19.6% 24.2%
Saudi Arabia 4,016 4,392 -8.6% 2,960 48.4% 35.7%
Jordan 15,250 8,585 77.6% 8,453 1.6% 80.4%
Iran 3,640 5,328 -31.7% 6,502 -18.1% -44.0%
Israel 232,561 261,966 -11.2% 148,739 76.1% 56.4%
Lebanon 62,255 58,273 6.8% 50,361 15.7% 23.6%
China (incl. Hong Kong) 5,032 3,298 52.6% 2,665 23.8% 88.8%
Other Asia 23,836 21,702 9.8% 14,643 48.2% 62.8%
OCEANIA 23,702 16,004 48.1% 11,376 40.7% 108.4%
Australia 22,197 14,655 51.5% 10,930 34.1% 103.1%
Other Oceania 1,506 1,348 11.7% 443 204.3% 240.0%
NOT STATED 80 168 -52.4% 235 -28.5% -66.0%
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