Table 1

Compendium of Nigeria's tourism statistics from 2012 to 2016

Cod. Basic data and indicatorsNotesUnits20122013201420152016
1Inbound transfers
 Date       
Arrivals       
1.1Total (*000)4,6734,0384,8036,0175,265
1.2* Overnight visitors (tourists) (*000)486600 1,2551,889
1.3* Same-day visitors (excursionists) (*000)     
1.4
  • of which, cruise passengers

 (*000)     
 Arrivals by region
1.5Total (*000)4,6734,0384,8036,0175,265
1.6*Africa (*000)1,0921,2811,2671,5841,745
1.7*Americas (*000)478241258405310
1.8*East Asia and the Pacific (*000)415181168277246
1.9*Europe (*000)699319357504367
1.10*Middle East (*000)11362669981
1.11*South Asia (*000)22198105171170
1.12*Others not classified (*000)1,6551,8562,5822,8872,347
1.13
  • of which, nationals residing abroad

 (*000)1,6531,8562,5822,8862,347
 Arrivals by main purpose
1.14Total (*000)4,6734,0384,8036,0175,265
1.15*Personal (*000)2,3413,2243,2384,3113,671
1.16
  • holidays, leisure and recreation

 (*000)3009101,2343,2732,095
1.17
  • other personal purposes

 (*000)2,0412,3142,0041,0381,575
1.18*Business and professional (*000)2,3338131,5651,7061,594
 Arrivals by mode of transport
1.19Total (*000)4,6734,0384,8036,0175,266
1.20*Air (*000)2,3132,4392,6993,3101,566
1.21*Water (*000)257319624786329
1.22*Land (*000)2,1031,2801,4801,9223,371
1.23
  • railway

 (*000)     
1.24
  • road

 (*000)2,1031,2801,4801,9223,371
1.25
  • others

 (*000)     
 Arrivals by form of organization of the trip
1.26Total (*000)4,6734,0384,8036,0175,265
1.27*Packaged tour (*000)3487721,2051,233685
1.28*Other forms (*000)4,3253,2663,5984,7844,581
 Expenditure
1.33Total US$ Mn6386166014701,085
1.34*Travel US$ Mn5555385394121,067
1.35*Passenger transport US$ Mn8378625816
 Indicators
1.39Average size of travel party Persons  6.06.05.0
 Average length of stay
1.40Total Days  7.008.007.00
1.41*For all commercial accommodation services Nights     
1.42
  • of which, “hotels and similar establishments”

 Nights     
1.43*For non-commercial accommodation services Days     
1.44Average expenditure per day US$     

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