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| 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | ||||||
| No. of Tourist Resorts | 69 | 69 | 73 | 73 | 73 | 73 | 79 | 84 | 86 | 87 | 87 | |||||
| Tourist Arrivals | 235,852 | 241,020 | 279,982 | 314,869 | 338,733 | 365,563 | 395,725 | 429,666 | 467,154 | 460,984 1_/ | 484,680 | |||||
| Growth in Tourist Arrivals (%) | 20.3 | 2.2 | 16.2 | 12.5 | 7.6 | 7.9 | 8.3 | 8.6 | 8.7 | -1.3 | 5.1 | |||||
| Total Bed Capacity | 9,662 | 10,351 | 11,638 | 12,312 | 13,471 | 14,031 | 16,096 | 17,531 | 18,730 | 18,765 | 18,827 | |||||
| Resorts | 8,487 | 9,061 | 10,160 | 10,688 | 11,472 | 11,958 | 13,808 | 15,044 | 15,914 | 16,318 | 16,400 | |||||
| Hotels | 158 | 158 | 216 | 312 | 312 | 276 | 418 | 466 | 744 | 688 | 670 | |||||
| Guest Houses | 408 | 467 | 472 | 400 | 409 | 313 | 293 | 321 | 356 | 367 | 282 | |||||
| Safari Vessels | 609 | 665 | 790 | 912 | 1,278 | 1,484 | 1,577 | 1,700 | 1,716 | 1,392 | 1,475 | |||||
| Increase in Bed Capacity of Resorts(over previous yr) | 8.05 | 6.76 | 12.13 | 5.20 | 7.34 | 4.24 | 15.47 | 8.95 | 5.78 | 2.54 | 0.50 | |||||
| Bed Capacity Utilization Rate (%) | 65.8 | 64.8 | 67.9 | 70.5 | 72.8 | 77.4 | 76.2 | 69.7 | 68.2 | 65.6 | 68.9 | |||||
| Tourist Bed-nights('000) | 1,971 | 2,092 | 2,351 | 2,725 | 3,039 | 3,271 | 3,467 | 3,718 | 3,937 | 3,933 | 4,066 | |||||
| Registered Bed Capacity | 9,662 | 10,351 | 11,638 | 12,312 | 13,471 | 14,031 | 16,096 | 17,531 | 18,730 | 18,765 | 18,827 | |||||
| Average Duration of Stay (days) | 8.4 | 8.7 | 8.4 | 8.7 | 9.0 | 8.9 | 8.8 | 8.7 | 8.4 | 8.5 | 8.4 | |||||
| Tourism Tax (In Million Rf) | 129.1 | 136.0 | 161.3 | 188.8 | 215.8 | 257.0 | 257.7 | 276.0 | 276.6 | 292.7 1_/ | 305.2 2_/ | |||||
| Tourism Revenue (In Million Rf) | 191.1 | 217.1 | 307.8 | 372.02 | 400.86 | 505.8 | 527.2 | 627.8 | 693.3 | 715.9 | 892.1 2_/ | |||||
| Tourism Expenditure (In Million Rf) | 9.6 | 10.5 | 13 | 19.1 | 17.70 | 23.90 | 15.80 | 22.90 | 27.70 | 31.4 1_/ | 32.8 2_/ | |||||
| Tourism Receipts (In million US$) | 138.0 | 146.4 | 180.7 | 210.7 | 265.6 | 286.0 | 303.0 | 313.5 | 320.7 | 327.1 3_/ | 318.4 4_/ | |||||
| Tourism Contribution to GDP (%) | 33.4 | 32.6 | 33.5 | 34.5 1_/ | 35.0 1_/ | 34.1 1_/ | 32.8 1_/ | 32.7 1_/ | 33.0 1_/ | 31.9 1_/ | 31.1 1_/ | |||||