Arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, gaps filled in Tanzania
Tanzania: Arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, gaps filled was 934,200 trips in 2021. ▲ Rising
Arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, gaps filled in Tanzania, 1995–2021
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in trips.
Analysis
Tanzania recorded 934,200 trips for arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, gaps filled in 2021.
That represents a change of up 55.3% on the previous year and up 13.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, gaps filled in Tanzania peaked at 1.46 million trips in 2019 and was at its lowest, 236,000 trips, in 1995.
Tanzania ranks 80th of 179 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, gaps filled in Tanzania, year by year
| Year | trips | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 236,000 trips | — |
| 1996 | 261,000 trips | +10.6% |
| 1997 | 279,000 trips | +6.9% |
| 1998 | 354,000 trips | +26.9% |
| 1999 | 494,000 trips | +39.5% |
| 2000 | 372,000 trips | -24.7% |
| 2001 | 373,000 trips | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 460,000 trips | +23.3% |
| 2003 | 443,000 trips | -3.7% |
| 2004 | 500,000 trips | +12.9% |
| 2005 | 528,000 trips | +5.6% |
| 2006 | 573,000 trips | +8.5% |
| 2007 | 661,000 trips | +15.4% |
| 2008 | 733,000 trips | +10.9% |
| 2009 | 685,000 trips | -6.5% |
| 2010 | 727,000 trips | +6.1% |
| 2011 | 821,000 trips | +12.9% |
| 2012 | 1.02 million trips | +24.4% |
| 2013 | 1.03 million trips | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 1.07 million trips | +4.1% |
| 2015 | 1.06 million trips | -1.0% |
| 2016 | 1.22 million trips | +14.7% |
| 2017 | 1.27 million trips | +4.3% |
| 2018 | 1.43 million trips | +12.6% |
| 2019 | 1.46 million trips | +2.3% |
| 2020 | 601,400 trips | -58.9% |
| 2021 | 934,200 trips | +55.3% |
Tanzania compared with similar countries
- Tanzania's 934,200 trips is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 369,200 trips, 2.5× the median. (39 countries reporting)
- Tanzania's 934,200 trips is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 228,750 trips, 4.1× the median. (38 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, gaps filled in Tanzania changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | -58.9% | 1.46 million trips | 601,400 trips |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 324,800 trips | 236,000 trips | 494,000 trips | 5 |
| 2000s | 532,800 trips | 372,000 trips | 733,000 trips | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.11 million trips | 727,000 trips | 1.46 million trips | 10 |
| 2020s | 767,800 trips | 601,400 trips | 934,200 trips | 2 |
Countries ranked near Tanzania
More reference data data for Tanzania
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.6405 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 11.44 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 14.14 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.7582 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 14.14 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 2.15 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 1.26 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 59.37 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 72.45 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 4.13 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, gaps filled in Tanzania?
- Arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, gaps filled in Tanzania was 934,200 trips in 2021, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, gaps filled recorded in Tanzania?
- The highest recorded value was 1.46 million trips in 2019.
- What is the lowest arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, gaps filled recorded in Tanzania?
- The lowest recorded value was 236,000 trips in 1995.
- How does Tanzania rank for arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, gaps filled?
- Tanzania ranks 80th out of 179 countries with data for 2021.
- Is arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, gaps filled rising or falling in Tanzania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Tanzania data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, gaps filled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes with 130 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.
Computed from
- Arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes UN Tourism (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes with 130 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.