Key findings: Report-03-51-02 - Tourism, 2019

The total number of foreign travellers who visited South Africa from Africa, overseas and unspecified countries, arriving through all ports of entry during 2019 was 15 825 296. The 2019 figure represents a decrease of 0,7% as compared with the 2018 figure of 15 939 855. Foreign arrivals were made up of 1 027 824 non-visitors and 14 797 472 visitors. Visitors were made up of 4 568 879 same-day visitors and 10 228 593 tourists (overnight visitors). February recorded the lowest number of non-visitors (73 338). The monthly volume of same-day visitors ranged from 335 382 in February to 500 145 in December with a monthly average of 380 740 visitors.