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Table 2

Economic contribution of tourism to the Nigerian economy from 2000 to 2014

Period	Total contribution To GDP	% Share of GDP	Total visitor exports	% Share of total exports	Total contribution to employment	% Share of total employment
2000	209.09	4.40	18.92	0.70	1643.70	3.80
2001	219.56	4.40	18.69	0.80	1700.40	3.90
2002	356.95	5.00	30.87	1.20	1960.90	4.30
2003	379.48	4.30	7.50	0.20	1773.60	3.70
2004	652.96	5.50	6.51	0.10	2349.60	4.80
2005	832.69	5.60	18.25	0.30	2445.60	4.90
2006	494.11	2.60	26.89	0.30	1209.00	2.30
2007	879.29	4.10	42.40	0.60	1988.80	3.60
2008	1870.4	5.40	159.0	1.10	2616.40	4.40
2009	1686.9	4.40	172.2	1.50	2266.60	3.80
2010	1315.8	2.90	149.8	0.80	1583.20	2.40
2011	1291.2	2.80	129.8	0.60	1595.10	2.50
2012	1460.0	2.90	109.0	0.60	1779.50	2.50
2013	1559.5	3.10	107.1	0.70	1836.80	2.70
2014	1589.6	3.10	106.2	0.70	1811.00	2.70

Period	Total contribution To GDP	% Share of GDP	Total visitor exports	% Share of total exports	Total contribution to employment	% Share of total employment
2000	209.09	4.40	18.92	0.70	1643.70	3.80
2001	219.56	4.40	18.69	0.80	1700.40	3.90
2002	356.95	5.00	30.87	1.20	1960.90	4.30
2003	379.48	4.30	7.50	0.20	1773.60	3.70
2004	652.96	5.50	6.51	0.10	2349.60	4.80
2005	832.69	5.60	18.25	0.30	2445.60	4.90
2006	494.11	2.60	26.89	0.30	1209.00	2.30
2007	879.29	4.10	42.40	0.60	1988.80	3.60
2008	1870.4	5.40	159.0	1.10	2616.40	4.40
2009	1686.9	4.40	172.2	1.50	2266.60	3.80
2010	1315.8	2.90	149.8	0.80	1583.20	2.40
2011	1291.2	2.80	129.8	0.60	1595.10	2.50
2012	1460.0	2.90	109.0	0.60	1779.50	2.50
2013	1559.5	3.10	107.1	0.70	1836.80	2.70
2014	1589.6	3.10	106.2	0.70	1811.00	2.70

Source(s): World Tourism Council database online cited in Yusuff and Akinde (2015)