Angola Tourism Statistics

Angola is a country in southern Africa and is the 7th largest country in Africa.
Angola’s tourism industry is relatively new considering the 2002 civil unrest.
The tourism industry of Angola is majorly based on the country’s natural beauty inclusive of its waterfalls, rivers and beautiful coastline.


Over the past 20 years, the country hit its highest record ever in 2013 with approximately 650000 visitors with its lowest at 9000 in 1995.
Its Soviet-style visa requirement has been of a great disadvantage to it in this competitive market for international tourists.
In terms of Angola visitor statistics:

Country 2015 2014
Portugal 82629 219258
South Africa 49424 56852
China 76016 49965
Brazil 70184 44001
Namibia 61505 25079
France 20097 18806
UK 14267 18363
DR Congo 13824 692
Congo 11432 613
India 9170 6464
Italy 9150 17274

Portugal tops its visitor standings considering it was Angola’s colonizer.

In terms of overall Angola visits over the years:

Year Number
1995 9000
1996 21000
1997 45000
1998 52000
1999 45000
2000 51000
2001 67000
2002 91000
2003 107000
2004 194000
2005 210000
2006 121000
2007 195000
2008 294000
2009 366000
2010 425000
2011 481000
2012 528000
2013 650000
2014 595000
2015 592000

The country of Angola main visitor attractions include the following:
Cameia National Park
Iona National Park
Mupa National Park
Cangandala National Park

Tourismprof.club Author Team