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Travel & Tourism Competitiveness Index 2019 edition

Key Indicators Sources: World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) and World Travel and Tourism Council (WTTC)

International tourist arrivals 6,449,900 T&T industry Share of GDP % GDP 3.2
International tourism inbound receipts US $3,634.3 million T&T industry employment 272,400 jobs
% of total 3.2%
Average receipts per arrival US $563.5
T&T industry Share of Employment % total employment 3.2
T&T industry GDP US $9,401.3 million
% of total 3.2%

Performance Overview Key Score

International Openness Price competitiveness

4.7 5.6
4th 52nd
Prioritization of Travel & Tourism Environmental sustainability
4.7 4.2
73rd 77th
ICT readiness Air transport infrastructure
5.4 3.1
45th 64th
Human resources Ground & port
& labour market infrastructure
4.8 3.4
46th 62nd
Tourist service
Health & hygiene infrastructure
5.2 4.3
78th 63rd

Safety & Natural

security resources
5.7 3.2
49th 53rd

4.9
Business
environment 4.1 Cultural
resources &
business travel
2.4
36th Overall Score 40th

7 6 5 4 3 2 1 Score 1-7 (best) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7

Past performance

Travel & Tourism Competitiveness Edition 2015 2017 2019

Rank 51 / 141 48 / 136 52 / 140

Score 4.0 4.1 4.1

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Index Component Value Rank/140 PREV Value AMER Avg Avg Best Performer

 Business environment 4.9 36 33 Hong Kong SAR

Property rights 5.2 32 33 Finland
Business impact of rules on FDI 5.5 14 20 Hong Kong SAR
Efficiency of legal framework in settling disputes 4.0 52 57 Singapore
Efficiency of legal framework in challenging regulations 3.6 54 47 Finland
Time required to deal with construction permits days Lower is Better  ⬅ 195 110 73 ⬅ Korea, Rep.
Cost to deal with construction permits % construction cost Lower is Better  ⬅ 1.3 41 24 ⬅ Multiple
Extent of market dominance 3.5 89 126 Switzerland
Time to start a business days Lower is Better  ⬅ 6.0 32 25 ⬅ New Zealand
Cost of starting a business % GNI per capita Lower is Better  ⬅ 5.7 65 17 ⬅ Multiple
Effect of taxation on incentives to work 4.5 28 13 Singapore
Effect of taxation on incentives to invest 3.7 = 67 62 Bahrain
Total tax rate % profits Lower is Better  ⬅ 34.0 52 38 ⬅ Brunei Darussalam
Labour and contributions tax rate % profits Lower is Better  ⬅ 5.1 16 14 ⬅ Multiple
Profit tax rate % profits Lower is Better  ⬅ 26.2 127 113 ⬅ Multiple
Rate of other taxes % profits Lower is Better  ⬅ 2.6 = 82 75 ⬅ Multiple

 Safety and security 5.7 = 49 44 Finland

Business costs of crime and violence 4.4 82 85 Lesotho
Reliability of police services 5.7 24 25 Finland
Business costs of terrorism 5.1 78 65 Lesotho
Index of terrorism incidence 1-7 (no incidence) 6.9 89 89 Multiple
Homicide rate /100,000 pop. Lower is Better  ⬅ 3.5 80 73 ⬅ Japan

 Health and hygiene 5.2 = 78 74 Austria

Physician density /1,000 pop 1.1 89 87 Sweden
Use of basic sanitation services % pop. 99.9 18 Multiple
Use of basic drinking water services % pop. 100.0 1 Multiple
Hospital beds /10,000 pop. 22.0 73 73 Japan

HIV prevalence % adult pop. Lower is Better  ⬅ 0.6 96 60 ⬅ Bosnia and

Herzegovina
Malaria incidence cases/100,000 pop. Lower is Better  ⬅ S.L. 1 1 ⬅ Iran, Islamic Rep.

 Human resources and labour market 4.8 = 46 53 United States

Qualification of the labour force 5.5 51 57 Singapore
Primary education enrollment rate net % 94.8 73 72 Canada
Secondary education enrollment rate gross % 99.7 53 44 Belgium
Extent of staff training 4.2 51 58 Switzerland
Degree of customer orientation 4.8 64 81 Switzerland
Labour market 4.2 66 65 United States
Hiring and firing practices 3.0 = 124 118 Hong Kong SAR
Ease of finding skilled employees 4.8 24 33 United States
Ease of hiring foreign labour 4.7 18 15 Albania
Pay and productivity 4.4 44 51 United States
Female participation in the labor force ratio to men 0.73 94 90 Mozambique

 ICT readiness 5.4 45 53 Hong Kong SAR

ICT use for biz-to-biz transactions 5.4 31 33 Switzerland
Internet use for biz-to-consumer transactions 5.2 38 37 Sweden
Internet users % pop. 82.3 29 59 Iceland
Fixed-broadband Internet subscriptions /100 pop. 16.9 56 57 Switzerland
Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions /100 pop. 127.5 43 45 Hong Kong SAR

Mobile-broadband subscriptions /100 pop. 88.2 38 62

United Arab
Emirates
Mobile network coverage % pop. 96.0 = 105 104 Multiple
Quality of electricity supply 6.0 33 37 Hong Kong SAR
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Index Component Value Rank/140 PREV Value AMER Avg Avg Best Performer

 Prioritization of Travel & Tourism 4.7 73 72 Malta

Government prioritization of travel and tourism industry 4.4 97 108 Lesotho
T&T government expenditure % government budget 4.2 = 47 45 Seychelles
Effectiveness of marketing and branding to attract tourists 4.4 73 84 Lesotho
Comprehensiveness of annual T&T data 0–120 (best) 95 22 15 Spain
Timeliness of providing monthly/quarterly T&T data 0–21 (best) 20.0 32 9 Multiple
Country brand strategy rating 1–100 (best) 67.6 110 88 Paraguay

 International Openness 4.7 = 4 3 New Zealand

Visa requirements 0–100 (best) 34.0 61 54 Haiti
Openness of bilateral Air Service Agreements 0–38 (best) 17.7 = 18 18 New Zealand
Number of regional trade agreements in force number 52.0 29 29 Multiple

 Price competitiveness 5.6 52 39 Iran, Islamic Rep.

Ticket taxes and airport charges 0–100 (best) 91.0 24 3 Multiple
Hotel price index US$ Lower is Better  ⬅ 122.7 46 50 ⬅ Lithuania
Purchasing power parity PPP $ Lower is Better ⬅ 0.6 = 106 100 ⬅ Egypt
Fuel price levels US$ cents/litre Lower is Better ⬅ 65.0 32 55 ⬅ Venezuela

 Environmental sustainability 4.2 77 69 Switzerland

Stringency of environmental regulations 5.1 28 39 Finland
Enforcement of environmental regulations 4.9 28 34 Finland
Sustainability of travel and tourism industry development 4.6 55 68 Lesotho
Particulate matter (2.5) concentration Micrograms per cubic meter Lower is Better  ⬅ 15.4 98 26 ⬅ Mauritius
Environmental treaty ratification 0–29 (best) 24 36 54 Multiple
Baseline water stress 5–0 (best) Lower is Better  ⬅ 3.7 = 110 105 ⬅ Multiple
Threatened species % total species Lower is Better  ⬅ 12.9 127 122 ⬅ Luxembourg
Forest cover change % change Lower is Better  ⬅ 0.1 = 86 90 ⬅ Seychelles
Wastewater treatment % 87.5 13 17 Multiple
Fish stock status (% of catch) Lower is Better  ⬅ 40.1 60 ⬅ Yemen

 Air transport infrastructure 3.1 64 64 Canada

Quality of air transport infrastructure 4.6 66 47 Singapore
Available seat kilometres, domestic millions 375.1 20 25 United States
Available seat kilometres, international millions 537.3 47 46 United States
Aircraft departures /1,000 pop. 6.9 46 46 Seychelles
Airport density airports/million pop. 1.3 50 66 Seychelles
Number of operating airlines Number 44.0 63 84 United States

 Ground and port infrastructure 3.4 62 61 Hong Kong SAR

Quality of roads 5.2 24 30 Singapore
Road density km of road/100 square km - 107 115 Malta
Paved road density km of road/100 square km - 102 109 Malta
Quality of railroad infrastructure (survey question) 2.6 74 76 Switzerland
Railroad density km of railroads/100 square km 1.0 53 56 Czech Republic
Quality of port infrastructure 4.9 = 38 34 Netherlands
Ground transport efficiency 3.8 56 68 Japan

 Tourist service infrastructure 4.3 63 56 Portugal

Hotel rooms number/100 pop. 0.6 = 60 62 Seychelles
Quality of tourism infrastructure 4.7 72 86 Singapore
Presence of major car rental companies 6 43 1 Multiple
Automated teller machines number/100,000 adult pop. 53.0 62 51 Korea, Rep.

 Natural resources 3.2 53 59 Mexico

Number of World Heritage natural sites number of sites 0 = 91 86 China
Total known species number of species 645 = 60 59 Brazil
Total protected areas % total territorial area 27.0 20 63 Slovenia
Natural tourism digital demand 0–100 (best) 14 59 38 Italy
Attractiveness of natural assets 6.1 17 11 Costa Rica

 Cultural resources and business travel 2.4 40 40 China

Number of World Heritage cultural sites number of sites 6 = 38 36 Italy
Oral and intangible cultural heritage number of expressions 2 = 68 56 China
Sports stadiums number of large stadiums 9.0 38 38 United States
Number of international association meetings 3-year average 113.7 36 36 United States
Cultural and entertainment tourism digital demand 0–100 (best) 17 32 26 China