1. TOURISM INCOME AND EXPENSE IN TURKEY
Regional Workshop On “Tourism Statistics And Tourism Satellite Accounts (TSA)”
2–4 December 2014
SESRIC Headquarters, Ankara – Republic of Turkey

2. Tourism sector in the world
The tourism sector began to develop in the world, especially after the 1950s. The contribution of tourism to the country's economy is much larger, although it is the social and cultural sector. Interest to the tourism sector is gradually increasing especially by reason of;
Increasing in the demand of sector in each year
Contributing to the economy with huge foreign currency earnings,
Creating job due to the labor intensive sector,
Providing positive contribution to the trade deficit.

3. Tourism sector in the world
Tourism sector in services trade has become the world's largest trade category. Tourism has approximately 30% share of exports in total services trade and approximately 6% share of total exports in the world.

4. INTERNATIONAL TOURIST ARRIVALS (INBOUND) -WORLD TOTAL-
2013 number of tourist ≈ 43 x 1950 number of tourist
Source: UNWTO-Tourism Highlights

5. INTERNATIONAL TOURISM RECEIPTS (INBOUND) -WORLD TOTAL-
Source: UNWTO-Tourism Highlights

6. WORLD’s TOP TOURISM DESTINATIONS (INBOUND), 2013
Source: UNWTO -Tourism Highlights, TURKSTAT

7. COUNTRIES THAT GENERATE THE MOST TOURISM RECEIPTS (INBOUND), 2013
Source: UNWTO Tourism Highlights
Note: Turkey figures are taken from TURKSTAT’s “Departing Visitors Survey”.

8. INTERNATIONAL TOURISM EXPENDITURE (OUTBOUND), 2013
Source: UNWTO Tourism Highlights, TURKSTAT
Note: . Turkey figure is taken from results of TURKSTAT’s “Arriving Citizen Survey”.

9. NUMBER OF VISITORS IN TURKEY (INBOUND)
Source: TURKSTAT

10. DISTRIBUTION OF VISITOR BY PURPOSE OF VISIT IN TURKEY
Source: TURKSTAT

11. THE MOST NATIONALITIES COMING TO TURKEY (INBOUND), 2013
Source: TURKSTAT

12. THE AVERAGE LENGTH OF STAY OF NATIONALITIES WHO STAY OVERNIGT IN TURKEY (INBOUND), 2013
Source: TURKSTAT

13. TOURISM INCOME IN TURKEY (INBOUND)
Source: TURKSTAT
Note : GSM roaming expenditures and marina service expenditures can not be given
by foreigner and citizen visitors but included in total tourism income.

14. SHARE OF INCOME OF TURKEY IN THE WORLD INCOME (INBOUND) (%)
Source: UNWTO Tourism Highlights, TURKSTAT

15. THE MOST DESTINATION COUNTRIES OF TURKISH CITIZENS VISITED ABROAD (OUTBOUND), 2013
Source: TURKSTAT

16. DISTRIBUTION OF TURKISH CITIZENS VISITED ABROAD BY PURPOSE OF VISIT (OUTBOUND)
Source: TURKSTAT

17. TOP TEN CHAPTER IN EXPORTS OF TURKEY, BILLION $-2013
Tourism generates more foreign exchange to our country from all export chapters
Source: TURKSTAT

18. Tourism sector closed 32,4% of Turkey's foreign trade deficit in 2013.
Net tourism income = income - expenditure
Tourism sector closed 32,4% of Turkey's foreign trade deficit in

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