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Selected African countries with the largest number of international tourist arrivals in 2019 to 2024 (in millions)

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July 2025

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Region

Africa

Survey time period

2019 to 2024

Supplementary notes

Figures have been rounded.
Data for most countries are for overnight visitors (tourists).
The figures have been taken from several publications.
The data shows the countries with the largest number of international arrivals in the leading countries on the continent in 2023.

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The North-African nation Morocco ranked first among the African countries with the most international tourist arrivals, accounting for almost **** million arrivals in 2024. Following in second place and third place were Egypt and Tunisia, which received around **** million and **** million arrivals, respectively.  

 Which is the top tourist spot? 

Egypt ranked first in terms of international tourism receipts in 2023, which amounted to approximately **** billion U.S. dollars. Morocco, South Africa, and Tanzania followed, with international tourist receipts of around **** billion, *** billion, and *** billion U.S. dollars, respectively. Furthermore, Egypt, Morocco, and South Africa have been the three leading countries since 2019. Regarding the Travel & Tourism Competitiveness Index (TTCI) in Africa in 2024, which measures factors and policies that make a country eligible for investments in the travel and tourism sector, South Africa, Mauritius, and Egypt held the top spots. South Africa received a TTCI score of **** out of seven, while Mauritius and Egypt received **** and **** points, respectively. Comparatively, Botswana and Kenya came in next.