Explications:
From what I learned Ethiopia’s Travel and Tourism economy grew by 48.6% in 2018 – the largest of any country in the world – according to the World Travel and Tourism Council’s (WTTC) annual review of the economic impact and social importance of the sector.
In 2018, Travel and Tourism contributed $7.4 billion to the country’s economy, an increase of $2.2 billion on 2017. The sector now represents 9.4% of Ethiopia’s total economy.
The Council’s research compares the Travel and Tourism sectors across 185 countries and shows that in 2018 in Ethiopia the sectors:
Significantly outpaced the global growth rate of 3.9%, the African growth rate of 5.6%
Supported 2.2 million jobs, or 8.3% total employment
Was primarily driven by leisure travellers: 79% of the spending was generated by leisure visitors and 21% from business travellers
Is strongly weighted towards international travel: 77% of spending came from international travellers and 23% from domestic. Hope it helped!
