This statistic shows the African countries with the largest number of international tourist arrivals in 2017. Tunisia ranked third among the African countries with the most international tourist arrivals, receiving 7.05 million arrivals in 2017.
In 2017, there was a total of approximately 1.32 billion international tourist arrivals globally.
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This statistic shows the African countries with the largest number of international tourist arrivals in 2017. Tunisia ranked third among the African countries with the most international tourist arrivals, receiving 7.05 million arrivals in 2017.
In 2017, there was a total of approximately 1.32 billion international tourist arrivals globally.
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This statistic shows the African countries with the largest number of international tourist arrivals in 2017. Tunisia ranked third among the African countries with the most international tourist arrivals, receiving 7.05 million arrivals in 2017.
In 2017, there was a total of approximately 1.32 billion international tourist arrivals globally.
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- Africa
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- 2017
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* Provisional figures.
** Figures were not available for 2017.
Figures have been rounded.
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- Africa
- Survey time period
- 2017
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* Provisional figures.
** Figures were not available for 2017.
Figures have been rounded.
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