-: 16 :-
Canada 5
th
to 7
th
, Japan 7
th
to 8
th
and the Netherlands, from 8
th
to 10
th
.
Details of top ten tourist generating countries are shown in the following
table:-
Table - 4
Top Ten Tourist Generating Countries to Pakistan 2004
Sl.
No.
Countries Arrivals
(000 Nos)
Percentage
Share
Position
2003 2004
1. U.K.
196.3
30.3
1
st
1
st
2. Afghanistan 117.6
18.1
2
nd
2
nd
3. U.S.A.
87.3
13.5
3
rd
3
rd
4. India
19.7
3.0
12
th
4
th
5. Germany
19.0
2.9
4
th
5
th
6. China
17.2
2.7
6
th
6
th
7. Canada
15.0
2.3
5
th
7
th
8. Japan
13.4
2.1
7
th
8
th
9. Norway
10.5
1.6
11
th
9
th
10. Netherlands
9.9
1.5
8
th
10
th
Total:
505.9
78.0
It would be seen from the above table that the percentage share of
the top ten tourist generating countries in overall tourist arrivals in Pakistan
during the year 2004 was 78 percent i.e. U.K. (30.3 percent), Afghanistan
(18.1 percent), U.S.A. (13.5 percent), India (3 percent), Germany (2.9
percent), China (2.7 percent), Canada (2.3 percent), Japan (2.1 percent),
Norway (1.6 percent) and the Netherlands (1.5 percent). ( See country-wise
details in Table 2.1 of Appendix).
Seasonality:
Tourism, all over the world, is subject to seasonality and Pakistan
being no exception the seasonal variation in tourist flows are shown in the
following Table:-
