Visitors Flow and Income

In the recent years, the tourism sector in SNNPRS is encouraging and shows a promising performance. The great promotion made for the Ethiopian millennium had stimulated many Ethiopian Diasporas and foreigner to visit the country in 2008. Tourism earning in the region increases by 46.6 % from 12,739995 Birr in 2007 to 23, 852410 Birr in 2008 (almost 50% increment). Although, the rise of fuel and commodity prices, global financial inflation and exchange rate fluctuation have impacted negatively the sector, the number of international arrivals to the region shows increment from the previous year. Similarly the number of visitors to the wildlife areas(National Parks) and controlled hunting areas increase from 7558 in 2007 to 22584 in 2008 representing a 66.5 % increase.

Although tourist arrival has decreased by 15.4 % in 2009 from that of 2008, tourism earning has increased by 9.6 % in 2009 but. (See table below).

Table 1. Tourist flow in the region Wildlife Protected Areas ( Mago, Omo & Azo ranch)

Year	National	Foreigner	Total
1994	5944	3810	9754
1995	8926	4970	13896
1996	13259	5994	19253
1997	15582	5030	20612
1998	13772	9245	23017
1999	12766	7558	20324
2000	30698	22584	53282
2001	21219	20285	41504

Table 2. Tourists (Domestic & foreign) arrival and income generated in SNNPRs

Year E.C.	Nationals	Foreigner	Total	Revenue in Birr
1992	48740	12634	61374	5122769
1993	77886	10126	88012	7571518
1994	102270	20000	122270	7002006
1995	101000	22000	123000	7007116
1996	102135	41871	144006	6424337
1997	94358	29395	123753	8663100
1998	200000	38814	238814	12262000
1999	338915	32215	271130	12739995
2000	336185	57347	393532	23852410
2001	257489	75375	332863	26379639.82

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