Algeria Incoming Tourism Statistics of 1995-2015

Algeria is the largest country in Africa and tenth largest in the world. It is located in North Africa and it is the home of the world’s famous Sahara Desert, one of its major tourist attractions.

Tourism in Algeria is still growing with its total contribution to the country’s GDP not exceeding 10% according to reports from World Tourism Organization.

Algeria became the fourth largest destination for tourist destination in the continent after hitting a record 2,733,000 visitors in 2013.

Its value of international tourism and the number of arrivals in 2015 was 1,710,000 and a minimum of 590000 in 1995.

Algeria has some of the World’s best heritage centers that make a great attraction site for the visitors. Some of these centers include:

  • Beni Hammad Fort
  • Djemila
  • Casbah of Algiers
  • M’Zab Valley
  • Timgad
  • Tipasa

The following table shows visitor arrivals in the country since 1995 to 2015.

Year Arrivals
1995 590000
1996 605000
1997 635000
1998 678000
1999 749000
2000 866000
2001 901000
2002 988000
2003 1166000
2004 1234000
2005 1443000
2006 1638000
2007 1743000
2008 1772000
2009 1912000
2010 2070000
2011 2395000
2012 2634000
2013 2733000
2014 2301000
2015 1710000

 

Another reason for these amazing numbers is how the broad tourism industry of Algeria is divided. It is divided into:

  • Religious tourism
  • Cultural tourism
  • Therapeutic tourism
  • Cuisine
  • Gallery

Tourismprof.club Author Team