Burundi's international tourism, number of arrivals was 299,000 in 2017, the latest year in the World Bank's World Development Indicators. That is up 55.73% from 192,000 in 2007 (4.53% a year on average, compounded).
Key figures
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest | 299,000 | 2017 |
| Five years earlier | 147,000 | 2012 |
| Ten years earlier | 192,000 | 2007 |
| Highest | 299,000 | 2017 |
| Lowest | 11,000 | 1997 |
| Average since 2008 | 193,300 | 2008–2017 |
| First recorded | 34,000 | 1995 |
What the numbers say
In 2017, Burundi's international tourism, number of arrivals rose 59.9% on 2016 (from 187,000 to 299,000).
Across the 21 yearly changes before that (1996 to 2016), the average change was +16% and a typical year strayed about 41.3% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 1.1 standard deviations above that average, so it was larger than a typical year, though not out of the range seen before.
On record, the biggest yearly rise was 105.6% in 2002 and the biggest yearly fall was 59.3% in 1997. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.
From 2008 to 2017 there is no clear straight-line trend: a straight line explains 12% of the movement over 10 observed years, so the value is moving around more than it is heading anywhere.
Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.
How it compares
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| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Burundi | 299,000 | 2017 |
| World | 2.4 billion | 2019 |
| Sub-Saharan Africa | 56.01 million | 2019 |
| Low income | 17.41 million | 2019 |
Closest to Burundi in the 2017 ranking
- Senegal — 1st of 5: 1.38 million
- Venezuela, RB — 2nd of 5: 429,000
- Suriname — 4th of 5: 279,000
- Guinea — 5th of 5: 99,000
What this measures
International inbound tourists (overnight visitors) are the number of tourists who travel to a country other than that in which they have their usual residence, but outside their usual environment, for a period not exceeding 12 months and whose main purpose in visiting is other than an activity remunerated from within the country visited. When data on number of tourists are not available, the number of visitors, which includes tourists, same-day visitors, cruise passengers, and crew members, is shown instead. Sources and collection methods for arrivals differ across countries. In some cases data are from border statistics (police, immigration, and the like) and supplemented by border surveys. In other cases data are from tourism accommodation establishments. For some countries number of arrivals is limited to arrivals by air and for others to arrivals staying in hotels. Some countries include arrivals of nationals residing abroad while others do not. Caution should thus be used in comparing arrivals across countries. The data on inbound tourists refer to the number of arrivals, not to the number of people traveling. Thus a person who makes several trips to a country during a given period is counted each time as a new arrival.
Limitations: Tourism can be either domestic or international. The data refers to international tourism, where the traveler's country of residence differs from the visiting country. International tourism consists of inbound (arrival) and outbound (departures) tourism. The data are from the World Tourism Organization (WTO), a United Nations agency. The data on inbound and outbound tourists refer to the number of arrivals and departures, not to the number of people traveling. Thus a person who makes several trips to a country during a given period is counted each time as a new arrival. The data on inbound tourism show the arrivals of nonresident tourists (overnight visitors) at national borders.
Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a gap-filled total.
All 23 values
| Year | International tourism, number of arrivals |
|---|---|
| 2017 | 299,000 |
| 2016 | 187,000 |
| 2015 | 131,000 |
| 2014 | 235,000 |
| 2013 | 234,000 |
| 2012 | 147,000 |
| 2011 | 144,000 |
| 2010 | 142,000 |
| 2009 | 212,000 |
| 2008 | 202,000 |
| 2007 |
International tourism, number of arrivals in nearby economies
- Angola — 218,000 (2019)
- Benin — 337,000 (2019)
- Botswana — 1.83 million (2018)
- Burkina Faso — 67,000 (2020)
- Cabo Verde — 180,000 (2020)
- Cameroon — 1.02 million (2019)
- Central African Republic — 87,000 (2019)
- Chad — 10,400 (2020)
- Comoros — 7,000 (2020)
- Congo, Dem. Rep. — 351,000 (2016)
More private sector & trade data for Burundi
- Merchandise trade (% of GDP) — 45.17% (2025)
- Merchandise imports (current US$) — US$1.19 billion (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$) — US$332 million (2025)
- Merchandise imports from high-income economies (% of total merchandise imports) — 44.81% (2023)
- Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside region (% of total merchandise imports) — 21.64% (2023)
- Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in East Asia & Pacific (% of total merchandise imports) — 17.59% (2023)
- Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in South Asia (% of total merchandise imports) — 0.47% (2023)
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Questions people ask
- What is Burundi's international tourism, number of arrivals?
- 299,000 in 2017, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).
- How has it changed since 1995?
- It is up 779.41% from 34,000 in 1995 (10.39% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was 299,000 in 2017 and the lowest 11,000 in 1997.
- Is the latest change in international tourism, number of arrivals unusual for Burundi?
- In 2017, Burundi's international tourism, number of arrivals rose 59.9% on 2016 (from 187,000 to 299,000). Across the 21 yearly changes before that (1996 to 2016), the average change was +16% and a typical year strayed about 41.3% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 1.1 standard deviations above that average, so it was larger than a typical year, though not out of the range seen before.
- Where does this data come from?
- The World Bank's World Development Indicators, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism.
Source
World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator ST.INT.ARVL, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.
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