Tourism Statistics and TrendsTOURIST AIR ARRIVALS BY PURPOSE OF VISIT, 1992 - 1996
Purpose |
1992 |
1993 |
1994 |
1995 |
1996 |
% Share 1996 |
| Vacation/Family visit | 48,034 |
41,790 |
33,431 |
50,365 |
41,268 |
77.4 |
| Var.% | -- |
-13.0 |
-20.0 |
50.7 |
-18.1 |
-- |
| Business | 4,025 |
4,490 |
3,136 |
4,686 |
3,811 |
7.2 |
| Var.% | -- |
11.6 |
-30.2 |
49.4 |
-18.7 |
-- |
| Other | 10,171 |
7,509 |
5,693 |
9,274 |
8,209 |
15.4 |
| Var.% | -- |
-26.2 |
-24.2 |
62.9 |
-11.5 |
-- |
| Total | 62,230 |
53,789 |
42,260 |
64,325 |
53,288 |
100.0 |
| Var.% | -- |
-13.6 |
-21.4 |
52.2 |
-17.2 |
-- |
TOURIST ARRIVALS BY MODE OF ENTRY, 1992 - 1996
Mode of Entry |
1992 |
1993 |
1994 |
1995 |
1996 |
% Share 1996 |
| Air* | 68,562 |
57,509 |
67,618 |
82,931 |
89,438 |
81.2 |
| Var.% | -- |
-16.1 |
17.6 |
22.7 |
7.9 |
-- |
| Sea | 39,198 |
39,483 |
31,562 |
25,819 |
20,719 |
18.8 |
| Var.% | -- |
0.7 |
-20.1 |
-18.2 |
-19.8 |
-- |
| Total | 107,760 |
96,992 |
99,180 |
108,750 |
110,157 |
100.0 |
| Var.% | -- |
-10.0 |
2.3 |
9.7 |
1.3 |
-- |
*Includes Surinamese nationals (23,579 in 1992, 7,893 in 1993, 4,867 in 1994 and 1,842 in 1995)
TOURIST AIR ARRIVALS BY COUNTRY OF RESIDENCE, 1992 - 1995
Country |
1992 |
1993 |
1994 |
1995 |
% Share 1995 |
| U.S.A. | 1,226 |
1,249 |
1,284 |
1,551 |
1.9 |
| Var.% | -- |
1.9 |
2.8 |
20.8 |
-- |
| Canada | 160 |
209 |
214 |
258 |
0.3 |
| Var.% | -- |
30.6 |
2.4 |
20.6 |
-- |
| Holland | 55,559 |
51,195 |
57,497 |
75,541 |
91.1 |
| Var.% | -- |
-7.9 |
12.3 |
31.4 |
-- |
| Other Europe | 1,653 |
1,529 |
1,460 |
1,869 |
2.3 |
| Var.% | -- |
-7.5 |
-4.5 |
28.0 |
-- |
| South America | 2,249 |
1,123 |
1,180 |
1,456 |
1.8 |
| Var.% | -- |
-50.1 |
5.1 |
23.4 |
-- |
| Caribbean | 805 |
460 |
396 |
383 |
0.5 |
| Var.% | -- |
-42.9 |
-13.9 |
-3.3 |
-- |
| Rest of the World* | 6,910 |
1,744 |
5,587 |
1,873 |
2.3 |
| Var.% | -- |
-74.8 |
220.4 |
-66.5 |
-- |
| Total | 68,562 |
57,509 |
67,618 |
82,931 |
100.0 |
| Var.% | -- |
-16.1 |
17.6 |
22.7 |
-- |
* See footnote above
MONTHLY TOURIST AIR ARRIVALS, 1992 - 1996
Month |
1992 |
1993 |
1994 |
1995 |
1996 |
| January | 8,926 |
5,574 |
5,154 |
7,138 |
6,795 |
| Var.% | -- |
-37.6 |
-7.5 |
38.5 |
-4.8 |
| February | 6,742 |
4,993 |
4,282 |
4,638 |
7,117 |
| Var.% | -- |
-25.9 |
-14.2 |
8.3 |
53.5 |
| March | 7,247 |
4,731 |
5,189 |
5,741 |
-- |
| Var.% | -- |
-34.7 |
9.7 |
10.6 |
-- |
| April | 8,117 |
4,837 |
4,583 |
5,000 |
-- |
| Var.% | -- |
-40.4 |
-5.3 |
9.1 |
-- |
| May | 7,831 |
3,835 |
4,580 |
5,408 |
-- |
| Var.% | -- |
-51.0 |
19.4 |
18.1 |
-- |
| June | 7,950 |
4,935 |
5,837 |
7,789 |
-- |
| Var.% | -- |
-37.9 |
18.3 |
33.4 |
-- |
| July | 10,405 |
8,825 |
8,684 |
12,134 |
-- |
| Var.% | -- |
-15.2 |
-1.6 |
39.7 |
-- |
| August | 7,309 |
5,786 |
6,092 |
7,545 |
-- |
| Var.% | -- |
-20.8 |
5.3 |
23.9 |
-- |
| September | 7,882 |
6,162 |
6,114 |
6,884 |
-- |
| Var.% | -- |
-21.8 |
-0.8 |
12.6 |
-- |
| October | 7,083 |
5,264 |
6,363 |
7,237 |
-- |
| Var.% | -- |
-25.7 |
20.9 |
13.7 |
-- |
| November | 6,016 |
4,179 |
4,761 |
7,320 |
-- |
| Var.% | -- |
-30.5 |
13.9 |
53.8 |
-- |
| December | 6,633 |
6,281 |
6,582 |
6,837 |
-- |
| Var.% | -- |
-5.3 |
4.8 |
3.9 |
-- |
| Total | 92,141 |
65,402 |
68,221 |
83,671 |
89,438 |
| Var.% | -- |
-29.0 |
4.3 |
22.7 |
6.9 |
ROOMS IN TOURIST ACCOMMODATION - 1996
Type |
Establishments | Beds |
| Hotels/Guest Houses | 40 | 1,100 |
| Interior Resorts | 35 | 110 |
| Total | 75 | 1,210 |
Source: Suriname Tourism and Catering Department