Visitors to Nepal from World (2002)

Table 1.
Comparison of monthly data of Total Tourist, Third Country Tourist & Indian Tourist arrivals
in Nepal upto December by air only (2001/2002).
Month
Total Tourist
Third Country Tourist
Indian
2001
2002
% Inc.
2001
2002
% Inc
2001
2002
% Inc.
January
25,905
13,576
-47.59%
20,611
9,559
-53.62%
5,294
4,017
-24.12%
February
30,814
16,743
-45.66%
24,897
13,256
-46.76%
5,917
3,487
-41.07%
March
38,831
21,712
-44.09%
32,808
17,999
-45.14%
6,023
3,713
-38.35%
Sub Total
95,550
52,031
-45.55%
78,316
40,814
-47.89%
17,234
11,217
-34.91%
April
35,325
18,078
-48.82%
28,454
13,747
-51.69%
6,871
4,331
-36.97%
May
25,536
16,666
-34.74%
14,601
8,819
-39.60%
10,935
7,847
-28.24%
June
10,238
13,841
35.19%
6,137
5,361
-12.64%
4,101
8,480
106.78%
Sub Total
71,099
48,585
-31.67%
49,192
27,927
-43.23%
21,907
20,658
-5.70%
July
15,176
13,458
-11.32%
10,733
7,387
-31.17%
4,443
6,071
36.64%
August
18,383
17,285
-5.97%
14,733
11,147
-24.34%
3,650
6,138
68.16%
September
25,360
19,074
-24.79%
20,343
14,060
-30.89%
5,017
5,014
-0.06%
Sub Total
58,919
49,817
-15.45%
45,809
32,594
-28.85%
13,110
17,223
31.37%
October
33,037
27,172
-17.75%
29,036
22,302
-23.19%
4,001
4,870
21.72%
November
24,515
20,026
-18.31%
20,072
15,087
-24.84%
4,443
4,939
11.16%
December
15,336
18,291
19.27%
11,831
11,569
-2.21%
3,505
6,722
91.78%
Sub Total
72,888
65,489
-10.15%
60,939
48,958
-19.66%
11,949
16,531
38.35%
Total
298,456
215,922
-27.65%
234,256
150,293
-35.84%
64,200
65,629
2.23%
Source: Immigration office, TIA.
Analyzed & Compiled by: Nepal Tourism Board
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Table 2.
Selected Countries arrival and percentage of the total arrivals
in Nepal month-wise up to December (2002) by air only.
Country
Jan
%
Feb
%
Mar
%
Apr
%
May
%
June
%
July
%
August
%
September
%
October
%
November
%
December
%
Total
%
Australia
366
3%
451
3%
927
4%
557
3%
378
2%
338
2%
140
1%
129
1%
388
2%
814
3%
625
3%
676
4%
5,789
3%
Austria
41
0%
141
1%
231
1%
270
1%
99
1%
44
0%
77
1%
129
1%
399
2%
491
2%
268
1%
260
1%
2,450
1%
Bangladesh
381
3%
397
2%
376
2%
282
2%
304
2%
179
1%
217
2%
282
2%
279
1%
316
1%
220
1%
402
2%
3,635
2%
Belgium
111
1%
142
1%
268
1%
242
1%
91
1%
40
0%
138
1%
119
1%
280
1%
544
2%
266
1%
103
1%
2,344
1%
Canada
240
2%
297
2%
347
2%
293
2%
262
2%
120
1%
92
1%
175
1%
286
1%
387
1%
298
1%
203
1%
3,000
1%
China
291
2%
342
2%
236
1%
262
1%
214
1%
180
1%
247
2%
280
2%
495
3%
347
1%
315
2%
281
2%
3,490
2%
Denmark
126
1%
183
1%
243
1%
123
1%
93
1%
58
0%
97
1%
87
1%
175
1%
420
2%
169
1%
75
0%
1,849
1%
France
455
3%
831
5%
1,163
5%
1,331
7%
563
3%
210
2%
496
4%
711
4%
864
5%
2,365
9%
1,057
5%
451
2%
10,497
5%
Germany
653
5%
1,069
6%
2,287
11%
995
6%
634
4%
257
2%
458
3%
801
5%
1,361
7%
2,222
8%
1,384
7%
564
3%
12,685
6%
Isreal
42
0%
228
1%
647
3%
392
2%
82
0%
40
0%
42
0%
213
1%
784
4%
639
2%
322
2%
67
0%
3,498
2%
Italy
178
1%
269
2%
342
2%
476
3%
248
1%
115
1%
296
2%
1,423
8%
487
3%
1,016
4%
581
3%
448
2%
5,879
3%
Japan
1,046
8%
1,501
9%
2,263
10%
1,491
8%
703
4%
658
5%
746
6%
1,666
10%
1,448
8%
1,926
7%
2,047
10%
2448
13%
17,943
8%
Netherlands
397
3%
493
3%
724
3%
603
3%
197
1%
120
1%
162
1%
180
1%
495
3%
1,125
4%
520
3%
360
2%
5,376
2%
New Zealand
45
0%
71
0%
156
1%
136
1%
73
0%
41
0%
72
1%
47
0%
164
1%
258
1%
186
1%
89
0%
1,338
1%
Norway
74
1%
104
1%
128
1%
111
1%
31
0%
37
0%
35
0%
40
0%
108
1%
152
1%
71
0%
54
0%
945
0%
Pakistan
106
1%
151
1%
67
0%
100
1%
102
1%
80
1%
123
1%
122
1%
132
1%
84
0%
91
0%
90
0%
1,248
1%
Srilanka
175
1%
87
1%
47
0%
48
0%
54
0%
53
0%
93
1%
106
1%
94
0%
64
0%
70
0%
106
1%
997
0%
Switzerland
124
1%
191
1%
355
2%
276
2%
174
1%
84
1%
171
1%
129
1%
324
2%
416
2%
301
2%
113
1%
2,658
1%
Spain
63
0%
115
1%
275
1%
196
1%
178
1%
49
0%
209
2%
922
5%
406
2%
685
3%
322
2%
147
1%
3,567
2%
Sweden
40
0%
56
0%
77
0%
63
0%
34
0%
12
0%
19
0%
28
0%
70
0%
100
0%
73
0%
27
0%
599
0%
R.O.C.
428
3%
731
4%
253
1%
157
1%
134
1%
120
1%
225
2%
139
1%
160
1%
199
1%
280
1%
448
2%
3,274
2%
U.S.A.
1,101
8%
1,436
9%
1,695
8%
1,479
8%
1,255
8%
957
7%
858
6%
963
6%
1,477
8%
1,975
7%
1,306
7%
986
5%
15,488
7%
U.K.
1,163
9%
1,734
10%
2,639
12%
1,519
8%
866
5%
491
4%
1,016
8%
847
5%
1,347
7%
2,683
10%
1,890
9%
1234
7%
17,429
8%
Others
1,913
14%
2,236
13%
2,253
10%
2,345
13%
2,050
12%
1,078
8%
1,358
10%
1,609
9%
2,037
11%
3,074
11%
2,425
12%
1937
11%
24,315
11%
Sub-total
9,559
70%
13,256
79%
17,999
83%
13,747
76%
8,819
53%
5,361
39%
7,387
55%
11,147
64%
14,060
74%
22,302
82%
15,087
75%
11569
63%
150,293
70%
India
4,017
30%
3,487
21%
3,713
17%
4,331
24%
7,847
47%
8,480
61%
6,071
45%
6,138
36%
5,014
26%
4,870
18%
4,939
25%
6722
37%
65,629
30%
Total
13,576
100%
16,743
100%
21,712
100%
18,078
100%
16,666
100%
13,841
100%
13,458
100%
17,285
100%
19,074
100%
27,172
100%
20,026
100%
18291
100%
215,922
100%
Source: Immigration Office, TIA.
Analyzed & Compiled by: Nepal Tourism Board
@
Table 3.
Selected Countries arrival and % Inclination with 2001 month-wise up to December (2002) by air only.
Country
January
%
February
%
March
%
April
%
May
%
June
%
July
%
August
%
September
%
October
%
November
%
December
%
Total
%
2001
2002
Inc
2001
2002
Inc
2001
2002
Inc
2001
2002
Inc
2001
2002
Inc
2001
2002
Inc
2001
2002
Inc
2001
2002
Inc
2001
2002
Inc
2001
2002
Inc
2001
2002
Inc
2001
2002
Inc
2001
2002
Inc
Australia
604
366
-39.4%
785
451
-42.5%
1,211
927
-23.5%
1,247
557
-55.3%
477
378
-21%
135
338
150%
207
140
-32%
204
129
-37%
825
388
-53%
1,433
814
-43%
897
625
-30%
593
676
14%
8,618
5,789
-33%
Austria
231
41
-82.3%
238
141
-40.8%
543
231
-57.5%
603
270
-55.2%
215
99
-54%
86
44
-49%
148
77
-48%
210
129
-39%
365
399
9%
493
491
0%
384
268
-30%
69
260
277%
3,585
2,450
-32%
Bangladesh
465
381
-18.1%
417
397
-4.8%
776
376
-51.5%
556
282
-49.3%
402
304
-24%
160
179
12%
348
217
-38%
377
282
-25%
475
279
-41%
295
316
7%
379
220
-42%
457
402
-12%
5,107
3,635
-29%
Belgium
179
111
-38.0%
342
142
-58.5%
562
268
-52.3%
458
242
-47.2%
145
91
-37%
43
40
-7%
299
138
-54%
149
119
-20%
453
280
-38%
1,025
544
-47%
465
266
-43%
267
103
-61%
4,387
2,344
-47%
Canada
452
240
-46.9%
614
297
-51.6%
1,091
347
-68.2%
780
293
-62.4%
380
262
-31%
181
120
-34%
198
92
-54%
209
175
-16%
448
286
-36%
870
387
-56%
467
298
-36%
207
203
-2%
5,897
3,000
-49%
China
457
291
-36.3%
291
342
17.5%
401
236
-41.1%
448
262
-41.5%
374
214
-43%
154
180
17%
295
247
-16%
227
280
23%
331
495
50%
305
347
14%
329
315
-4%
356
281
-21%
3,968
3,490
-12%
Denmark
222
126
-43.2%
417
183
-56.1%
556
243
-56.3%
521
123
-76.4%
190
93
-51%
51
58
14%
120
97
-19%
143
87
-39%
260
175
-33%
446
420
-6%
302
169
-44%
95
75
-21%
3,323
1,849
-44%
France
893
455
-49.0%
2,023
831
-58.9%
2,332
1163
-50.1%
2,796
1,331
-52.4%
794
563
-29%
201
210
4%
1,027
496
-52%
1,199
711
-41%
1,299
864
-33%
3,529
2,365
-33%
1,772
1,057
-40%
660
451
-32%
18,525
10,497
-43%
Germany
946
653
-31.0%
1,937
1069
-44.8%
3,389
2287
-32.5%
2,250
995
-55.8%
883
634
-28%
365
257
-30%
639
458
-28%
919
801
-13%
2,007
1,361
-32%
2,709
2,222
-18%
1,878
1,384
-26%
707
564
-20%
18,629
12,685
-32%
Isreal
96
42
-56.3%
413
228
-44.8%
929
647
-30.4%
731
392
-46.4%
248
82
-67%
33
40
21%
57
42
-26%
305
213
-30%
1,681
784
-53%
859
639
-26%
330
322
-2%
53
67
26%
5,735
3,498
-39%
Italy
607
178
-70.7%
593
269
-54.6%
884
342
-61.3%
851
476
-44.1%
344
248
-28%
167
115
-31%
385
296
-23%
1,659
1,423
-14%
550
487
-11%
830
1,016
22%
320
581
82%
313
448
43%
7,503
5,879
-22%
Japan
2,815
1046
-62.8%
3,700
1501
-59.4%
3,852
2263
-41.3%
2,271
1,491
-34.3%
1,010
703
-30%
392
658
68%
660
746
13%
1,568
1,666
6%
1,358
1,448
7%
1,775
1,926
9%
1,992
2,047
3%
2,149
2,448
14%
23,542
17,943
-24%
Netherlands
730
397
-45.6%
968
493
-49.1%
1,151
724
-37.1%
905
603
-33.4%
486
197
-59%
169
120
-29%
362
162
-55%
361
180
-50%
1,065
495
-54%
2,300
1,125
-51%
1,009
520
-48%
597
360
-40%
10,103
5,376
-47%
New Zealand
105
45
-57.1%
144
71
-50.7%
380
156
-58.9%
367
136
-62.9%
105
73
-30%
53
41
-23%
82
72
-12%
67
47
-30%
297
164
-45%
236
258
9%
198
186
-6%
150
89
-41%
2,184
1,338
-39%
Norway
159
74
-53.5%
154
104
-32.5%
259
128
-50.6%
226
111
-50.9%
68
31
-54%
44
37
-16%
107
35
-67%
82
40
-51%
94
108
15%
154
152
-1%
129
71
-45%
60
54
-10%
1,536
945
-38%
Pakistan
171
106
-38.0%
222
151
-32.0%
220
67
-69.5%
187
100
-46.5%
231
102
-56%
190
80
-58%
140
123
-12%
161
122
-24%
196
132
-33%
130
84
-35%
130
91
-30%
164
90
-45%
2,142
1,248
-42%
Srilanka
154
175
13.6%
168
87
-48.2%
76
47
-38.2%
137
48
-65.0%
85
54
-36%
27
53
96%
87
93
7%
52
106
104%
80
94
18%
83
64
-23%
46
70
52%
81
106
31%
1,076
997
-7%
Switzerland
313
124
-60.4%
361
191
-47.1%
522
355
-32.0%
712
276
-61.2%
298
174
-42%
99
84
-15%
299
171
-43%
255
129
-49%
597
324
-46%
753
416
-45%
452
301
-33%
143
113
-21%
4,804
2,658
-45%
Spain
182
63
-65.4%
350
115
-67.1%
335
275
-17.9%
374
196
-47.6%
312
178
-43%
107
49
-54%
597
209
-65%
1,673
922
-45%
629
406
-35%
418
685
64%
149
322
116%
96
147
53%
5,222
3,567
-32%
Sweden
180
40
-77.8%
278
56
-79.9%
493
77
-84.4%
233
63
-73.0%
67
34
-49%
46
12
-74%
56
19
-66%
45
28
-38%
117
70
-40%
163
100
-39%
173
73
-58%
51
27
-47%
1,902
599
-69%
R.O.C.
1,918
428
-77.7%
1,071
731
-31.7%
571
253
-55.7%
295
157
-46.8%
440
134
-70%
84
120
43%
217
225
4%
180
139
-23%
177
160
-10%
117
199
70%
255
280
10%
261
448
72%
5,586
3,274
-41%
U.S.A.
2,768
1101
-60.2%
3,105
1436
-53.8%
4,242
1695
-60.0%
3,537
1,479
-58.2%
2,463
1,255
-49%
1,286
957
-26%
1,320
858
-35%
1,428
963
-33%
1,909
1,477
-23%
3,066
1,975
-36%
2,242
1,306
-42%
1,028
986
-4%
28,394
15,488
-45%
U.K.
2,130
1163
-45.4%
2,784
1734
-37.7%
4,238
2639
-37.7%
3,852
1,519
-60.6%
1,773
866
-51%
546
491
-10%
1,123
1,016
-10%
1,375
847
-38%
2,307
1,347
-42%
4,277
2,683
-37%
3,223
1,890
-41%
1,511
1,234
-18%
29,139
17,429
-40%
Others
3,834
1913
-50.1%
3,522
2236
-36.5%
3,795
2253
-40.6%
4,117
2,345
-43.0%
2,811
2,050
-27%
1,518
1,078
-29%
1,960
1,358
-31%
1,885
1,609
-15%
2,823
2,037
-28%
2,770
3,074
11%
2,551
2,425
-5%
1,763
1,937
10%
33,349
24,315
-27%
Sub-total
20,611
9559
-53.6%
24,897
13256
-46.8%
32,808
17,999
-45.1%
28,454
13,747
-51.7%
14,601
8,819
-40%
6,137
5,361
-13%
10,733
7,387
-31%
14,733
11,147
-24%
20,343
14,060
-31%
29,036
22,302
-23%
20,072
15,087
-25%
11,831
11,569
-43%
234,256
150,293
-36%
India
5,294
4017
-24.1%
5,917
3487
-41.1%
6,023
3713
-38.4%
6,871
4,331
-37.0%
10,935
7,847
-28%
4,101
8,480
107%
4,443
6,071
37%
3,650
6,138
68%
5,017
5,014
0%
4,001
4,870
22%
4,443
4,939
11%
3,505
6,722
92%
64,200
65,629
2%
Total
25,905
13576
-47.6%
30,814
16743
-45.7%
38,831
21,712
-44.1%
35,325
18,078
-48.8%
25,536
16,666
-35%
10,238
13,841
35%
15,176
13,458
-11%
18,383
17,285
-6%
25,360
19,074
-25%
33,037
27,172
-18%
24,515
20,026
-18%
15,336
18,291
19%
298,456
215,922
-28%
Source: Immigration Office, TIA.
Analyzed & Compiled by: Nepal Tourism Board
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