Tourism Statistics, Quarter IV: October-December and Annual, 2015

Tourism revenue down 14.3% compared to the same quarter of last year

Tourism income is composed of IV. quarter-on-quarter decrease of 14.3% compared to the same quarter of the previous year to $ 6 billion 568 million 22 thousand. 77.6% of tourism income (excluding mobile phone roaming and marina service expenditures) was obtained from foreign visitors and 22.4% from citizens living abroad.

Visitors can organize their travel with a personal or package tour. Personal expenditures accounted for 5 billion 409 million 642 thousand dollars and package tour expenditures comprised 1 billion 158 million 381 thousand dollars.

Tourism revenue was $ 31 billion 464 million 777 thousand in 2015, decreasing by 8.3% compared to the previous year. 81.3% of tourism income (excluding mobile phone roaming and marina service expenditures) was obtained from foreign visitors and 18.7% from citizens living abroad.

This year's revenues amounted to $ 24 billion 788 million 321 thousand personal expenditures, and $ 6 billion 676 million 456 thousand for package tour expenditures.

Average spending per visitor was $ 810

In this quarter, the average expenditure of foreigners was $ 737, while the average expenditure of residents abroad was $ 1 183.

When evaluated annually; The average expenditure per capita was $ 756, the average expenditure of foreigners was $ 715 and the average expenditure of citizens residing abroad was $ 970.

Tourism income and expense, IV. Quarter: October-December, 2015
Tablodaki rakamlar, yuvarlamadan may not be due to the sum.

Visitors decreased 2.2% compared to the same quarter of last year

The number of departing visitors in Turkey in 2015 IV. quarter of the year compared to the same quarter of the previous year decreased by 2.2% to 8 million 112 thousand 611 people. Of these, 84.8% (6 million 878 thousand 830 people) were foreigners and 15.2% (1 million 233 thousand 781 people) were citizens residing abroad.

In 2015, the number of departing visitors was 41 million 617 thousand 530, an increase of 0.5% compared to the previous year. Of these, 85.5% (35 million 592 thousand 160 people) were foreigners, while 14.5% (6 million 25 thousand 370 people) were citizens residing abroad.

Tourism expenditures increased by 0.3% compared to the same quarter of last year

Expenditure on tourism expenditures of citizens residing in Turkey and visiting other countries increased by 0.3% compared to the same quarter of the previous year and became $ 1 billion 528 million 457 thousand. Of this, 1 billion 288 million 225 thousand $ of personal, 240 million 231 thousand of the package tour was composed of spending.

When evaluated annually; tourism expenditures increased by 4.2% year-on-year to $ 5 billion 698 million 423 thousand. Of this, 4 billion 768 million 443 thousand was personal and 929 million 980 thousand was package tour expenditures.

Citizens visiting abroad IV. down 4% compared to the third quarter

In this quarter, the number of citizens visiting abroad decreased by 4% compared to the same quarter of the previous year and became 1 million 851 thousand 472. Their average expenditure per person was $ 826.

When evaluated annually; the number of citizens visiting abroad increased by 9.6% compared to the previous year and became 8 million 750 thousand 851 people. Their average expenditure per person was $ 651.