Table 10.1 :   FLOW OF TOURISTS BY NATIONALITY, 2008 -  2011
Country of  Nationality	No. of Tourists				Percentage Share				% change over previous year
	2008	2009	2010	2011	2008	2009	2010	2011	2008	2009	2010	2011
Total	683,012	655,852	791,917	931,333	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	1.1	-4.0	20.7	17.6
Europe	497,565	462,192	505,421	537,757	72.8	70.5	63.8	57.7	0.4	-7.1	9.4	6.4
Austria	13,462	13,274	14,944	16,655	2.0	2.0	1.9	1.8	-1.5	-1.4	12.6	11.4
Belgium	3,368	3,437	4,386	5,738	0.5	0.5	0.6	0.6	-5.2	2.0	27.6	30.8
Czech Republic	3,811	3,851	5,137	6,471	0.6	0.6	0.6	0.7	37.8	1.0	33.4	26.0
Denmark	1,834	1,722	2,422	3,173	0.3	0.3	0.3	0.3	0.8	-6.1	40.7	31.0
Finland	865	1,088	1,281	1,535	0.1	0.2	0.2	0.2	9.6	25.8	17.7	19.8
France	48,100	50,373	54,789	59,694	7.0	7.7	6.9	6.4	6.2	4.7	8.8	9.0
Germany	69,240	69,085	77,108	90,517	10.1	10.5	9.7	9.7	-4.2	-0.2	11.6	17.4
Greece	4,926	5,406	4,630	3,009	0.7	0.8	0.6	0.3	1.6	9.7	-14.4	-35.0
Hungary	2,052	1,848	2,434	2,596	0.3	0.3	0.3	0.3	-20.1	-9.9	31.7	6.7
Ireland	2,884	2,420	2,514	2,444	0.4	0.4	0.3	0.3	-8.4	-16.1	3.9	-2.8
Israel	1,588	1,380	2,113	2,433	0.2	0.2	0.3	0.3	21.4	-13.1	53.1	15.1
Italy	103,824	89,292	89,596	83,088	15.2	13.6	11.3	8.9	-11.4	-14.0	0.3	-7.3
Netherlands	5,595	5,355	5,682	5,693	0.8	0.8	0.7	0.6	-13.6	-4.3	6.1	0.2
Norway	2,596	2,120	2,153	2,775	0.4	0.3	0.3	0.3	43.6	-18.3	1.6	28.9
Poland	3,325	3,357	3,795	4,158	0.5	0.5	0.5	0.4	25.0	1.0	13.0	9.6
Portugal	4,150	4,822	4,555	4,434	0.6	0.7	0.6	0.5	-0.9	16.2	-5.5	-2.7
Russia	48,978	40,014	49,111	63,936	7.2	6.1	6.2	6.9	53.8	-18.3	22.7	30.2
Slovakia	1,916	1,970	2,348	2,822	0.3	0.3	0.3	0.3	30.4	2.8	19.2	20.2
Slovenia	1,372	1,324	1,647	1,609	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.2	14.0	-3.5	24.4	-2.3
Spain	8,217	7,279	8,912	9,710	1.2	1.1	1.1	1.0	-6.6	-11.4	22.4	9.0
Sweden	3,542	3,165	3,638	4,896	0.5	0.5	0.5	0.5	64.8	-10.6	14.9	34.6
Switzerland	26,983	26,783	27,766	32,504	4.0	4.1	3.5	3.5	3.1	-0.7	3.7	17.1
Turkey	3,235	2,758	4,637	4,542	0.5	0.4	0.6	0.5	32.5	-14.7	68.1	-2.0
Ukraine	5,399	4,643	5,445	6,729	0.8	0.7	0.7	0.7	52.3	-14.0	17.3	23.6
United Kingdom	116,821	105,950	114,158	104,508	17.1	16.2	14.4	11.2	-6.7	-9.3	7.7	-8.5
Other Europe	9,482	9,476	10,220	12,088	1.4	1.4	1.3	1.3	16.3	-0.1	7.9	18.3
Asia	145,494	155,538	239,882	334,692	21.3	23.7	30.3	35.9	0.8	6.9	54.2	39.5
Bangladesh	455	388	525	1,496	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.2	-64.6	-14.7	35.3	185.0
China	41,511	60,666	118,961	198,655	6.1	9.2	15.0	21.3	15.4	46.1	96.1	67.0
India	16,663	15,850	25,756	30,978	2.4	2.4	3.3	3.3	-3.8	-4.9	62.5	20.3
Indonesia	581	677	818	1,283	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.1	-38.4	16.5	20.8	56.8
Japan	38,193	36,641	38,791	35,782	5.6	5.6	4.9	3.8	-7.1	-4.1	5.9	-7.8
Korea	20,934	16,135	24,808	25,285	3.1	2.5	3.1	2.7	-0.2	-22.9	53.8	1.9
Malaysia	3,137	3,139	3,894	6,055	0.5	0.5	0.5	0.7	4.6	0.1	24.1	55.5
Pakistan	1,191	1,046	1,256	1,842	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.2	17.6	-12.2	20.1	46.7
Philippines	871	979	1,066	1,652	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.2	-11.3	12.4	8.9	55.0
Singapore	4,956	5,214	5,332	7,990	0.7	0.8	0.7	0.9	11.2	5.2	2.3	49.8
Sri Lanka	9,752	7,833	7,872	9,670	1.4	1.2	1.0	1.0	1.0	-19.7	0.5	22.8
Taiwan	2,233	1,975	3,831	5,305	0.3	0.3	0.5	0.6	10.7	-11.6	94.0	38.5
Thailand	3,952	3,813	5,397	6,214	0.6	0.6	0.7	0.7	7.9	-3.5	41.5	15.1
Other Asia	1,065	1,182	1,575	2,485	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.3	-45.4	11.0	33.2	57.8
Africa	5,694	5,034	5,628	6,465	0.8	0.8	0.7	0.7	17.5	-11.6	11.8	14.9
South Africa	3,732	2,975	3,157	3,684	0.5	0.5	0.4	0.4	13.3	-20.3	6.1	16.7
Other Africa	1,962	2,059	2,471	2,781	0.3	0.3	0.3	0.3	26.3	4.9	20.0	12.5
Americas	14,480	15,159	18,601	23,654	2.1	2.3	2.3	2.5	2.0	4.7	22.7	27.2
Brazil	1,327	1,304	1,761	2,342	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.3	87.4	-1.7	35.0	33.0
Canada	2,966	3,043	3,815	4,690	0.4	0.5	0.5	0.5	4.0	2.6	25.4	22.9
U.S.A	8,853	9,438	11,482	14,490	1.3	1.4	1.4	1.6	-5.3	6.6	21.7	26.2
Other Americas	1,334	1,374	1,543	2,132	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.2	3.3	3.0	12.3	38.2
Oceania	10,574	8,404	10,756	14,195	1.5	1.3	1.4	1.5	-0.8	-20.5	28.0	32.0
Australia	9,368	7,392	9,622	12,778	1.4	1.1	1.2	1.4	-0.4	-21.1	30.2	32.8
New Zealand	1,184	991	1,103	1,390	0.2	0.2	0.1	0.1	3.7	-16.3	11.3	26.0
Other Oceania	22	21	31	27	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	-80.5	-4.5	47.6	-12.9
Middle East	9,205	9,525	11,629	14,570	1.3	1.5	1.5	1.6	42.7	3.5	22.1	25.3
Kuwait	1,340	1,181	1,409	1,797	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.2	33.5	-11.9	19.3	27.5
Lebanon	1,139	984	1,145	1,346	0.2	0.2	0.1	0.1	72.6	-13.6	16.4	17.6
Saudi Arabia	2,747	3,036	4,040	5,005	0.4	0.5	0.5	0.5	41.6	10.5	33.1	23.9
United Arab Emirates	1,394	1,580	1,699	2,292	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.2	72.7	13.3	7.5	34.9
Other Middle East	2,585	2,744	3,336	4,130	0.4	0.4	0.4	0.4	26.8	6.2	21.6	23.8
Source: Ministry of Tourism, Arts & Culture
Department of Immigration & Emigration