Arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, per capita in Tanzania
Tanzania: Arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, per capita was 0.0149 trips per person in 2021. ▲ Rising
Arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, per capita in Tanzania, 1995–2021
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in trips per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, per capita in Tanzania is 0.0149 trips per person, measured in 2021.
The figure is up 50.7% on the previous year and down 16.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, per capita in Tanzania peaked at 0.0249 trips per person in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.0078 trips per person, in 1995.
That places Tanzania 137th out of 170 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, per capita in Tanzania, year by year
| Year | trips per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 0.0078 trips per person | — |
| 1996 | 0.0084 trips per person | +8.6% |
| 1997 | 0.0088 trips per person | +4.8% |
| 1998 | 0.0109 trips per person | +23.6% |
| 1999 | 0.0148 trips per person | +35.9% |
| 2000 | 0.0109 trips per person | -26.8% |
| 2001 | 0.0106 trips per person | -2.4% |
| 2002 | 0.0127 trips per person | +20.2% |
| 2003 | 0.0119 trips per person | -6.2% |
| 2004 | 0.0131 trips per person | +9.8% |
| 2005 | 0.0135 trips per person | +2.7% |
| 2006 | 0.0142 trips per person | +5.5% |
| 2007 | 0.016 trips per person | +12.2% |
| 2008 | 0.0172 trips per person | +7.9% |
| 2009 | 0.0157 trips per person | -8.8% |
| 2010 | 0.0162 trips per person | +3.5% |
| 2011 | 0.0178 trips per person | +9.8% |
| 2012 | 0.0216 trips per person | +20.8% |
| 2013 | 0.0211 trips per person | -2.1% |
| 2014 | 0.0213 trips per person | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 0.0204 trips per person | -4.2% |
| 2016 | 0.0226 trips per person | +10.9% |
| 2017 | 0.0228 trips per person | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 0.0249 trips per person | +9.1% |
| 2019 | 0.0247 trips per person | -0.7% |
| 2020 | 0.0099 trips per person | -60.1% |
| 2021 | 0.0149 trips per person | +50.7% |
Tanzania compared with similar countries
- Tanzania's 0.0149 trips per person is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0207 trips per person, 72% of the median. (39 countries reporting)
- Tanzania's 0.0149 trips per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0152 trips per person, 98% of the median. (38 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, per capita 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 | -60.1% | 0.0247 trips per person | 0.0099 trips per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0102 trips per person | 0.0078 trips per person | 0.0148 trips per person | 5 |
| 2000s | 0.0136 trips per person | 0.0106 trips per person | 0.0172 trips per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0213 trips per person | 0.0162 trips per person | 0.0249 trips per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0124 trips per person | 0.0099 trips per person | 0.0149 trips per person | 2 |
Countries ranked near Tanzania
More reference data data for Tanzania
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- 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, per capita in Tanzania?
- Arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, per capita in Tanzania was 0.0149 trips per person in 2021, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, per capita recorded in Tanzania?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0249 trips per person in 2018.
- What is the lowest arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, per capita recorded in Tanzania?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0078 trips per person in 1995.
- How does Tanzania rank for arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, per capita?
- Tanzania ranks 137th out of 170 countries with data for 2021.
- Is arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, per capita rising or falling in Tanzania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.6%. 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, per capita. 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 divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes UN Tourism (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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.
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Arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.