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INDICATOR RANK/139
1st pillar: Policy rules and regulations
1.01 Prevalence of foreign ownership......................................71
1.02 Property rights ................................................................117
1.03 Business impact of rules on FDI ......................................69
1.04 Visa requirements*.........................................................131
1.05 Openness of bilateral Air Service Agreements* ..............81
1.06 Transparency of government policymaking ......................66
1.07 Time required to start a business* ..................................
50
1.08 Cost to start a business* .................................................78
1.09 GATS commitments* .....................................................115
2nd pillar: Environmental sustainability
2.01 Stringency of environmental regulation............................88
2.02 Enforcement of environmental regulation ........................86
2.03 Sustainability of T&T industry development.....................
46
2.04 Carbon dioxide emissions* ................................................9
2.05 Particulate matter concentration* ...................................49
2.06 Threatened species* .......................................................54
2.07 Environmental treaty ratification* ....................................65
3rd pillar: Safety and security
3.01 Business costs of terrorism..............................................97
3.02 Reliability of police services..............................................90
3.03 Business costs of crime and violence............................106
3.04 Road traffic accidents* ..................................................127
4th pillar: Health and hygiene
4.01 Physician density* .........................................................134
4.02 Access to improved sanitation* ....................................127
4.03 Access to improved drinking water* .............................133
4.04 Hospital beds* ...............................................................117
5th pillar: Prioritization of Travel & Tourism
5.01 Government prioritization of the T&T industry .................48
5.02 T&T government expenditure* ........................................94
5.03 Effectiveness of marketing and branding.........................54
5.04 Comprehensiveness of annual T&T data*........................
28
5.05 Timeliness of providing monthly/quarterly T&T data* ......98
6th pillar: Air transport infrastructure
6.01 Quality of air transport infrastructure ...............................92
6.02 Available seat kilometers, domestic* ...............................
48
6.03 Available seat kilometers, international* ........................126
6.04 Departures per 1,000 population* .................................105
6.05 Airport density* ................................................................77
6.06 Number of operating airlines* ........................................124
6.07 International air transport network ..................................80
7th pillar: Ground transport infrastructure
7.01 Quality of roads ..............................................................129
7.02 Quality of railroad infrastructure .......................................73
7.03 Quality of port infrastructure ..........................................104
7.04 Quality of ground transport network ..............................128
7.05 Road density* .................................................................129
INDICATOR RANK/139
8th pillar: Tourism infrastructure
8.01 Hotel rooms* ..................................................................122
8.02 Presence of major car rental companies*........................64
8.03 ATMs accepting Visa cards*...........................................111
9th pillar: ICT infrastructure
9.01 Extent of business Internet use .......................................91
9.02 Internet users* ...............................................................126
9.03 Telephone lines*.............................................................138
9.04 Broadband Internet subscribers* ...................................118
9.05 Mobile telephone subscribers* ......................................131
10th pillar: Price competitiveness in the T&T industry
10.01 Ticket taxes and airport charges*.....................................81
10.02 Purchasing power parity* .................................................
34
10.03 Extent and effect of taxation............................................88
10.04 Fuel price levels*............................................................134
10.05 Hotel price index*.............................................................
36
11th pillar: Human resources
11.01 Primary education enrollment*.......................................122
11.02 Secondary education enrollment* ..................................136
11.03 Quality of the educational system....................................81
11.04 Local availability of research and training services.........126
11.05 Extent of staff training....................................................111
11.06 Hiring and firing practices...............................................110
11.07 Ease of hiring foreign labor.............................................135
11.08 HIV prevalence*..............................................................132
11.09 Business impact of HIV/AIDS.........................................130
11.10 Life expectancy*.............................................................129
12th pillar: Affinity for Travel & Tourism
12.01 Tourism openness* ..........................................................83
12.02 Attitude of population toward foreign visitors..................80
12.03 Extension of business trips recommended....................100
13th pillar: Natural resources
13.01 Number of World Heritage natural sites*.........................75
13.02 Protected areas*...............................................................
40
13.03 Quality of the natural environment...................................71
13.04 Total known species* .......................................................
34
14th pillar: Cultural resources
14.01 Number of World Heritage cultural sites*........................73
14.02 Sports stadiums*............................................................117
14.03 Number of international fairs and exhibitions*.................88
14.04 Creative industries exports*...........................................112
Mozambique
Notes: Ranks of notable competitive advantages are highlighted. An asterisk (*) indicates that data are from sources other than the World Economic Forum. For
further details and explanation, please refer to the section "How to Read the Country/Economy Profiles" at the beginning of this chapter.
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Namibia
Key indicators
Population (millions), 2009..............................................................................2.2
Surface area (1,000 square kilometers) ......................................................824.3
Gross domestic product (US$ billions), 2009 .................................................9.4
Gross domestic product (PPP, US$) per capita, 2009 .............................6,652.6
Real GDP growth (percent), 2009.................................................................–0.8
Environmental Performance Index, 2010 (out of 163 economies)..................81
Travel & Tourism indicators
T&T industry, 2010 estimates
GDP (US$ millions) ................................................................280...................3.1 ....................8.2
Employment (1,000 jobs).........................................................19...................4.6 ....................5.9
T&T economy, 2010 estimates
GDP (US$ millions) .............................................................1,191.................13.2 ....................6.1
Employment (1,000 jobs).........................................................71.................17.1 ....................4.4
Source: World Travel & Tourism Council, TSA Research 2010
International tourist arrivals (thousands), 2008...................931.1
International tourism receipts (US$ millions), 2009 ...........380.5
Source: United Nations World Tourism Organization
Travel & Tourism Competitiveness Index
2011 Index ...........................................................................................................84 3.8
2009 Index............................................................................................................82 3.8
T&T regulatory framework ..............................................................................83 4.4
Policy rules and regulations..........................................................................55 4.6
Environmental sustainability..........................................................................22 5.2
Safety and security .........................................................................................86 4.5
Health and hygiene .......................................................................................106 3.1
Prioritization of Travel & Tourism..................................................................62 4.6
T&T business environment and infrastructure............................................67 3.7
Air transport infrastructure............................................................................59 3.3
Ground transport infrastructure....................................................................44 4.3
Tourism infrastructure ....................................................................................67 3.8
ICT infrastructure ..........................................................................................109 2.2
Price competitiveness in the T&T industry.................................................47 4.8
T&T human, cultural, and natural resources .............................................109 3.4
Human resources ..........................................................................................124 3.8
Education and training...........................................................................105 4.1
Availability of qualified labor.................................................................133 3.6
Affinity for Travel & Tourism..........................................................................50 4.8
Natural resources ...........................................................................................47 3.8
Cultural resources.........................................................................................123 1.4
Note: For descriptions of variables and detailed sources, please refer to “How to the Read Country/Economy Profiles.”
Rank Score
(out of 139) (1–7 scale)
International tourist arrivals
(thousands)
International tourism receipts
(US$ millions)
2011–2020
Percent annual growth
of total (%, forecast)
1995 1997 1999 2001 2003 2005 2007 2009
0
200
400
600
800
1,000
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INDICATOR RANK/139
1st pillar: Policy rules and regulations
1.01 Prevalence of foreign ownership......................................32
1.02 Property rights ..................................................................20
1.03 Business impact of rules on FDI ......................................42
1.04 Visa requirements*...........................................................90
1.05 Openness of bilateral Air Service Agreements* ..............51
1.06 Transparency of government policymaking ......................
39
1.07 Time required to start a business* ................................128
1.08 Cost to start a business* .................................................91
1.09 GATS commitments* .........................................................
1
2nd pillar: Environmental sustainability
2.01 Stringency of environmental regulation............................34
2.02 Enforcement of environmental regulation ........................30
2.03 Sustainability of T&T industry development.....................15
2.04 Carbon dioxide emissions* ..............................................48
2.05 Particulate matter concentration* ...................................91
2.06 Threatened species* .......................................................64
2.07 Environmental treaty ratification* ....................................65
3rd pillar: Safety and security
3.01 Business costs of terrorism..............................................37
3.02 Reliability of police services..............................................54
3.03 Business costs of crime and violence............................107
3.04 Road traffic accidents* ..................................................108
4th pillar: Health and hygiene
4.01 Physician density* .........................................................109
4.02 Access to improved sanitation* ....................................116
4.03 Access to improved drinking water* ...............................77
4.04 Hospital beds* .................................................................70
5th pillar: Prioritization of Travel & Tourism
5.01 Government prioritization of the T&T industry .................20
5.02 T&T government expenditure* ........................................72
5.03 Effectiveness of marketing and branding.........................
37
5.04 Comprehensiveness of annual T&T data*......................105
5.05 Timeliness of providing monthly/quarterly T&T data* ....102
6th pillar: Air transport infrastructure
6.01 Quality of air transport infrastructure ...............................55
6.02 Available seat kilometers, domestic* ...............................78
6.03 Available seat kilometers, international* ........................105
6.04 Departures per 1,000 population* ...................................67
6.05 Airport density* ................................................................
16
6.06 Number of operating airlines* ........................................129
6.07 International air transport network ..................................58
7th pillar: Ground transport infrastructure
7.01 Quality of roads ................................................................15
7.02 Quality of railroad infrastructure .......................................30
7.03 Quality of port infrastructure ............................................16
7.04 Quality of ground transport network ................................54
7.05 Road density* .................................................................124
INDICATOR RANK/139
8th pillar: Tourism infrastructure
8.01 Hotel rooms* ....................................................................87
8.02 Presence of major car rental companies*........................
40
8.03 ATMs accepting Visa cards*.............................................60
9th pillar: ICT infrastructure
9.01 Extent of business Internet use .......................................75
9.02 Internet users* ...............................................................115
9.03 Telephone lines*.............................................................105
9.04 Broadband Internet subscribers* ...................................128
9.05 Mobile telephone subscribers* ......................................109
10th pillar: Price competitiveness in the T&T industry
10.01 Ticket taxes and airport charges*.....................................82
10.02 Purchasing power parity* .................................................90
10.03 Extent and effect of taxation............................................
33
10.04 Fuel price levels*..............................................................32
10.05 Hotel price index*............................................................n/a
11th pillar: Human resources
11.01 Primary education enrollment*.......................................102
11.02 Secondary education enrollment* ..................................104
11.03 Quality of the educational system..................................112
11.04 Local availability of research and training services.........116
11.05 Extent of staff training......................................................66
11.06 Hiring and firing practices...............................................124
11.07 Ease of hiring foreign labor.............................................134
11.08 HIV prevalence*..............................................................133
11.09 Business impact of HIV/AIDS.........................................128
11.10 Life expectancy*.............................................................108
12th pillar: Affinity for Travel & Tourism
12.01 Tourism openness* ..........................................................65
12.02 Attitude of population toward foreign visitors..................73
12.03 Extension of business trips recommended......................
32
13th pillar: Natural resources
13.01 Number of World Heritage natural sites*.........................75
13.02 Protected areas*...............................................................
43
13.03 Quality of the natural environment.....................................9
13.04 Total known species* .......................................................42
14th pillar: Cultural resources
14.01 Number of World Heritage cultural sites*......................104
14.02 Sports stadiums*..............................................................88
14.03 Number of international fairs and exhibitions*...............112
14.04 Creative industries exports*.............................................89
Namibia
Notes: Ranks of notable competitive advantages are highlighted. An asterisk (*) indicates that data are from sources other than the World Economic Forum. For
further details and explanation, please refer to the section "How to Read the Country/Economy Profiles" at the beginning of this chapter.
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Nepal
Key indicators
Population (millions), 2009............................................................................29.3
Surface area (1,000 square kilometers) ......................................................147.2
Gross domestic product (US$ billions), 2009 ...............................................12.9
Gross domestic product (PPP, US$) per capita, 2009 .............................1,215.3
Real GDP growth (percent), 2009...................................................................4.9
Environmental Performance Index, 2010 (out of 163 economies)..................38
Travel & Tourism indicators
T&T industry, 2010 estimates
GDP (US$ millions) ................................................................470...................3.2 ....................4.6
Employment (1,000 jobs).......................................................262...................2.5 ....................4.3
T&T economy, 2010 estimates
GDP (US$ millions) .............................................................1,072...................7.4 ....................4.4
Employment (1,000 jobs).......................................................614...................5.8 ....................4.1
Source: World Travel & Tourism Council, TSA Research 2010
International tourist arrivals (thousands), 2009...................510.0
International tourism receipts (US$ millions), 2009 ...........370.5
Source: United Nations World Tourism Organization
Travel & Tourism Competitiveness Index
2011 Index .........................................................................................................112 3.4
2009 Index..........................................................................................................118 3.3
T&T regulatory framework ............................................................................106 4.0
Policy rules and regulations........................................................................115 3.7
Environmental sustainability..........................................................................84 4.3
Safety and security .......................................................................................127 3.6
Health and hygiene .......................................................................................102 3.3
Prioritization of Travel & Tourism..................................................................43 4.9
T&T business environment and infrastructure..........................................128 2.6
Air transport infrastructure..........................................................................116 2.3
Ground transport infrastructure..................................................................135 2.4
Tourism infrastructure ..................................................................................130 1.4
ICT infrastructure ..........................................................................................133 1.7
Price competitiveness in the T&T industry.................................................10 5.3
T&T human, cultural, and natural resources .............................................101 3.5
Human resources ..........................................................................................129 3.7
Education and training...........................................................................131 3.1
Availability of qualified labor.................................................................126 4.3
Affinity for Travel & Tourism..........................................................................48 4.8
Natural resources ...........................................................................................34 4.2
Cultural resources.........................................................................................124 1.4
Note: For descriptions of variables and detailed sources, please refer to “How to the Read Country/Economy Profiles.”
Rank Score
(out of 139) (1–7 scale)
International tourist arrivals
(thousands)
International tourism receipts
(US$ millions)
2011–2020
Percent annual growth
of total (%, forecast)
1995 1997 1999 2001 2003 2005 2007 2009
0
200
400
600
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INDICATOR RANK/139
1st pillar: Policy rules and regulations
1.01 Prevalence of foreign ownership....................................135
1.02 Property rights ................................................................125
1.03 Business impact of rules on FDI ....................................110
1.04 Visa requirements*...........................................................
10
1.05 Openness of bilateral Air Service Agreements* ............128
1.06 Transparency of government policymaking ......................98
1.07 Time required to start a business* ..................................99
1.08 Cost to start a business* ...............................................114
1.09 GATS commitments* .......................................................
43
2nd pillar: Environmental sustainability
2.01 Stringency of environmental regulation..........................133
2.02 Enforcement of environmental regulation ......................133
2.03 Sustainability of T&T industry development.....................92
2.04 Carbon dioxide emissions* ..............................................
11
2.05 Particulate matter concentration* ...................................66
2.06 Threatened species* .......................................................96
2.07 Environmental treaty ratification* ..................................108
3rd pillar: Safety and security
3.01 Business costs of terrorism............................................137
3.02 Reliability of police services............................................124
3.03 Business costs of crime and violence............................130
3.04 Road traffic accidents* ....................................................63
4th pillar: Health and hygiene
4.01 Physician density* .........................................................111
4.02 Access to improved sanitation* ....................................118
4.03 Access to improved drinking water* ...............................90
4.04 Hospital beds* .................................................................
36
5th pillar: Prioritization of Travel & Tourism
5.01 Government prioritization of the T&T industry .................49
5.02 T&T government expenditure* ........................................36
5.03 Effectiveness of marketing and branding.........................76
5.04 Comprehensiveness of annual T&T data*......................105
5.05 Timeliness of providing monthly/quarterly T&T data* ......
12
6th pillar: Air transport infrastructure
6.01 Quality of air transport infrastructure .............................116
6.02 Available seat kilometers, domestic* ...............................61
6.03 Available seat kilometers, international* ..........................86
6.04 Departures per 1,000 population* .................................113
6.05 Airport density* ................................................................64
6.06 Number of operating airlines* ..........................................72
6.07 International air transport network ................................123
7th pillar: Ground transport infrastructure
7.01 Quality of roads ..............................................................130
7.02 Quality of railroad infrastructure .....................................112
7.03 Quality of port infrastructure ..........................................125
7.04 Quality of ground transport network ..............................108
7.05 Road density* .................................................................104
INDICATOR RANK/139
8th pillar: Tourism infrastructure
8.01 Hotel rooms* ..................................................................126
8.02 Presence of major car rental companies*......................125
8.03 ATMs accepting Visa cards*...........................................107
9th pillar: ICT infrastructure
9.01 Extent of business Internet use .....................................124
9.02 Internet users* ...............................................................129
9.03 Telephone lines*.............................................................113
9.04 Broadband Internet subscribers* ...................................120
9.05 Mobile telephone subscribers* ......................................136
10th pillar: Price competitiveness in the T&T industry
10.01 Ticket taxes and airport charges*.....................................35
10.02 Purchasing power parity* ...................................................7
10.03 Extent and effect of taxation............................................70
10.04 Fuel price levels*..............................................................72
10.05 Hotel price index*...............................................................
2
11th pillar: Human resources
11.01 Primary education enrollment*.......................................125
11.02 Secondary education enrollment* ..................................116
11.03 Quality of the educational system..................................116
11.04 Local availability of research and training services.........132
11.05 Extent of staff training....................................................137
11.06 Hiring and firing practices.................................................98
11.07 Ease of hiring foreign labor.............................................131
11.08 HIV prevalence*................................................................79
11.09 Business impact of HIV/AIDS.........................................115
11.10 Life expectancy*.............................................................108
12th pillar: Affinity for Travel & Tourism
12.01 Tourism openness* ..........................................................47
12.02 Attitude of population toward foreign visitors..................44
12.03 Extension of business trips recommended......................67
13th pillar: Natural resources
13.01 Number of World Heritage natural sites*.........................24
13.02 Protected areas*...............................................................29
13.03 Quality of the natural environment...................................84
13.04 Total known species* .......................................................
30
14th pillar: Cultural resources
14.01 Number of World Heritage cultural sites*........................89
14.02 Sports stadiums*............................................................129
14.03 Number of international fairs and exhibitions*.................95
14.04 Creative industries exports*.............................................70
Nepal
Notes: Ranks of notable competitive advantages are highlighted. An asterisk (*) indicates that data are from sources other than the World Economic Forum. For
further details and explanation, please refer to the section "How to Read the Country/Economy Profiles" at the beginning of this chapter.
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Netherlands
Key indicators
Population (millions), 2009............................................................................16.5
Surface area (1,000 square kilometers) ........................................................41.5
Gross domestic product (US$ billions), 2009 .............................................796.7
Gross domestic product (PPP, US$) per capita, 2009 ...........................39,877.2
Real GDP growth (percent), 2009.................................................................–3.9
Environmental Performance Index, 2010 (out of 163 economies)..................47
Travel & Tourism indicators
T&T industry, 2010 estimates
GDP (US$ millions) ...........................................................23,163...................2.7 ....................2.8
Employment (1,000 jobs).......................................................211...................2.9 ....................0.8
T&T economy, 2010 estimates
GDP (US$ millions) ...........................................................62,099...................7.2 ....................2.6
Employment (1,000 jobs).......................................................549...................7.6 ....................0.3
Source: World Travel & Tourism Council, TSA Research 2010
International tourist arrivals (thousands), 2009................9,920.8
International tourism receipts (US$ millions), 2009 ......12,367.7
Source: United Nations World Tourism Organization
Travel & Tourism Competitiveness Index
2011 Index ...........................................................................................................14 5.1
2009 Index............................................................................................................13 5.1
T&T regulatory framework ..............................................................................16 5.5
Policy rules and regulations..........................................................................19 5.1
Environmental sustainability..........................................................................10 5.6
Safety and security .........................................................................................16 5.9
Health and hygiene .........................................................................................19 6.4
Prioritization of Travel & Tourism..................................................................68 4.5
T&T business environment and infrastructure............................................18 5.1
Air transport infrastructure............................................................................15 5.0
Ground transport infrastructure......................................................................8 6.1
Tourism infrastructure ....................................................................................31 5.1
ICT infrastructure ..............................................................................................6 5.8
Price competitiveness in the T&T industry...............................................132 3.5
T&T human, cultural, and natural resources ...............................................16 4.8
Human resources ..............................................................................................9 5.7
Education and training...............................................................................7 6.0
Availability of qualified labor...................................................................28 5.4
Affinity for Travel & Tourism..........................................................................79 4.5
Natural resources ...........................................................................................67 3.3
Cultural resources...........................................................................................14 5.6
Note: For descriptions of variables and detailed sources, please refer to “How to the Read Country/Economy Profiles.”
Rank Score
(out of 139) (1–7 scale)
International tourist arrivals
(thousands)
International tourism receipts
(US$ millions)
2011–2020
Percent annual growth
of total (%, forecast)
1995 1997 1999 2001 2003 2005 2007 2009
6,000
9,000
12,000
15,000
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INDICATOR RANK/139
1st pillar: Policy rules and regulations
1.01 Prevalence of foreign ownership......................................27
1.02 Property rights ..................................................................15
1.03 Business impact of rules on FDI ......................................38
1.04 Visa requirements*...........................................................42
1.05 Openness of bilateral Air Service Agreements* ..............21
1.06 Transparency of government policymaking ......................18
1.07 Time required to start a business* ..................................28
1.08 Cost to start a business* .................................................51
1.09 GATS commitments* .......................................................65
2nd pillar: Environmental sustainability
2.01 Stringency of environmental regulation..............................6
2.02 Enforcement of environmental regulation ..........................9
2.03 Sustainability of T&T industry development.....................34
2.04 Carbon dioxide emissions* ............................................118
2.05 Particulate matter concentration* ...................................63
2.06 Threatened species* .......................................................
11
2.07 Environmental treaty ratification* ......................................1
3rd pillar: Safety and security
3.01 Business costs of terrorism..............................................75
3.02 Reliability of police services..............................................15
3.03 Business costs of crime and violence..............................59
3.04 Road traffic accidents* ......................................................
3
4th pillar: Health and hygiene
4.01 Physician density* .............................................................7
4.02 Access to improved sanitation* ........................................1
4.03 Access to improved drinking water* .................................1
4.04 Hospital beds* .................................................................37
5th pillar: Prioritization of Travel & Tourism
5.01 Government prioritization of the T&T industry .................81
5.02 T&T government expenditure* ......................................101
5.03 Effectiveness of marketing and branding.........................39
5.04 Comprehensiveness of annual T&T data*........................58
5.05 Timeliness of providing monthly/quarterly T&T data* ......66
6th pillar: Air transport infrastructure
6.01 Quality of air transport infrastructure .................................8
6.02 Available seat kilometers, domestic* ...............................96
6.03 Available seat kilometers, international* ..........................15
6.04 Departures per 1,000 population* ...................................25
6.05 Airport density* ..............................................................107
6.06 Number of operating airlines* ..........................................
12
6.07 International air transport network ....................................8
7th pillar: Ground transport infrastructure
7.01 Quality of roads ................................................................27
7.02 Quality of railroad infrastructure .........................................
9
7.03 Quality of port infrastructure ..............................................3
7.04 Quality of ground transport network ................................18
7.05 Road density* .....................................................................
5
INDICATOR RANK/139
8th pillar: Tourism infrastructure
8.01 Hotel rooms* ....................................................................49
8.02 Presence of major car rental companies*..........................
1
8.03 ATMs accepting Visa cards*.............................................35
9th pillar: ICT infrastructure
9.01 Extent of business Internet use .......................................16
9.02 Internet users* ...................................................................
4
9.03 Telephone lines*...............................................................21
9.04 Broadband Internet subscribers* .......................................
2
9.05 Mobile telephone subscribers* ........................................28
10th pillar: Price competitiveness in the T&T industry
10.01 Ticket taxes and airport charges*...................................109
10.02 Purchasing power parity* ...............................................128
10.03 Extent and effect of taxation............................................59
10.04 Fuel price levels*............................................................132
10.05 Hotel price index*.............................................................83
11th pillar: Human resources
11.01 Primary education enrollment*.........................................15
11.02 Secondary education enrollment* ......................................
2
11.03 Quality of the educational system....................................14
11.04 Local availability of research and training services.............
4
11.05 Extent of staff training......................................................11
11.06 Hiring and firing practices...............................................113
11.07 Ease of hiring foreign labor...............................................26
11.08 HIV prevalence*................................................................56
11.09 Business impact of HIV/AIDS...........................................34
11.10 Life expectancy*...............................................................15
12th pillar: Affinity for Travel & Tourism
12.01 Tourism openness* ..........................................................82
12.02 Attitude of population toward foreign visitors..................71
12.03 Extension of business trips recommended......................88
13th pillar: Natural resources
13.01 Number of World Heritage natural sites*.........................43
13.02 Protected areas*...............................................................39
13.03 Quality of the natural environment...................................34
13.04 Total known species* .....................................................108
14th pillar: Cultural resources
14.01 Number of World Heritage cultural sites*........................29
14.02 Sports stadiums*..............................................................42
14.03 Number of international fairs and exhibitions*.................
11
14.04 Creative industries exports*...............................................8
Netherlands
Notes: Ranks of notable competitive advantages are highlighted. An asterisk (*) indicates that data are from sources other than the World Economic Forum. For
further details and explanation, please refer to the section "How to Read the Country/Economy Profiles" at the beginning of this chapter.
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New Zealand
Key indicators
Population (millions), 2009..............................................................................4.3
Surface area (1,000 square kilometers) ......................................................267.7
Gross domestic product (US$ billions), 2009 .............................................117.8
Gross domestic product (PPP, US$) per capita, 2009 ...........................26,670.0
Real GDP growth (percent), 2009.................................................................–1.6
Environmental Performance Index, 2010 (out of 163 economies)..................15
Travel & Tourism indicators
T&T industry, 2010 estimates
GDP (US$ millions) .............................................................7,003...................5.0 ....................5.4
Employment (1,000 jobs).......................................................112...................5.2 ....................2.9
T&T economy, 2010 estimates
GDP (US$ millions) ...........................................................16,243.................11.6 ....................4.8
Employment (1,000 jobs).......................................................273.................12.7 ....................2.2
Source: World Travel & Tourism Council, TSA Research 2010
International tourist arrivals (thousands), 2009................2,458.4
International tourism receipts (US$ millions), 2009 ........4,585.8
Source: United Nations World Tourism Organization
Travel & Tourism Competitiveness Index
2011 Index ...........................................................................................................19 5.0
2009 Index............................................................................................................20 4.9
T&T regulatory framework ..............................................................................13 5.6
Policy rules and regulations............................................................................3 5.4
Environmental sustainability..........................................................................20 5.2
Safety and security .........................................................................................14 5.9
Health and hygiene .........................................................................................30 6.0
Prioritization of Travel & Tourism..................................................................21 5.5
T&T business environment and infrastructure............................................25 4.8
Air transport infrastructure............................................................................11 5.2
Ground transport infrastructure....................................................................50 4.2
Tourism infrastructure ....................................................................................36 5.0
ICT infrastructure ............................................................................................23 5.1
Price competitiveness in the T&T industry.................................................84 4.4
T&T human, cultural, and natural resources ...............................................22 4.6
Human resources ............................................................................................14 5.6
Education and training.............................................................................15 5.8
Availability of qualified labor...................................................................17 5.5
Affinity for Travel & Tourism..........................................................................18 5.4
Natural resources ...........................................................................................30 4.4
Cultural resources...........................................................................................49 3.0
Note: For descriptions of variables and detailed sources, please refer to “How to the Read Country/Economy Profiles.”
Rank Score
(out of 139) (1–7 scale)
International tourist arrivals
(thousands)
International tourism receipts
(US$ millions)
2011–2020
Percent annual growth
of total (%, forecast)
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4,000
6,000
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INDICATOR RANK/139
1st pillar: Policy rules and regulations
1.01 Prevalence of foreign ownership........................................8
1.02 Property rights ..................................................................18
1.03 Business impact of rules on FDI ......................................55
1.04 Visa requirements*...........................................................82
1.05 Openness of bilateral Air Service Agreements* ..............27
1.06 Transparency of government policymaking ........................
3
1.07 Time required to start a business* ....................................1
1.08 Cost to start a business* ...................................................3
1.09 GATS commitments* .......................................................17
2nd pillar: Environmental sustainability
2.01 Stringency of environmental regulation............................13
2.02 Enforcement of environmental regulation ........................11
2.03 Sustainability of T&T industry development.......................5
2.04 Carbon dioxide emissions* ............................................101
2.05 Particulate matter concentration* .....................................
6
2.06 Threatened species* .....................................................139
2.07 Environmental treaty ratification* ....................................
10
3rd pillar: Safety and security
3.01 Business costs of terrorism..............................................67
3.02 Reliability of police services..............................................
13
3.03 Business costs of crime and violence..............................34
3.04 Road traffic accidents* ....................................................24
4th pillar: Health and hygiene
4.01 Physician density* ...........................................................52
4.02 Access to improved sanitation* ........................................
1
4.03 Access to improved drinking water* .................................1
4.04 Hospital beds* .................................................................23
5th pillar: Prioritization of Travel & Tourism
5.01 Government prioritization of the T&T industry ...................3
5.02 T&T government expenditure* ........................................69
5.03 Effectiveness of marketing and branding...........................
5
5.04 Comprehensiveness of annual T&T data*........................44
5.05 Timeliness of providing monthly/quarterly T&T data* ......
12
6th pillar: Air transport infrastructure
6.01 Quality of air transport infrastructure ...............................11
6.02 Available seat kilometers, domestic* ...............................29
6.03 Available seat kilometers, international* ..........................32
6.04 Departures per 1,000 population* .....................................
5
6.05 Airport density* ..................................................................5
6.06 Number of operating airlines* ..........................................84
6.07 International air transport network ..................................
13
7th pillar: Ground transport infrastructure
7.01 Quality of roads ................................................................45
7.02 Quality of railroad infrastructure .......................................45
7.03 Quality of port infrastructure ............................................26
7.04 Quality of ground transport network ................................32
7.05 Road density* ...................................................................64
INDICATOR RANK/139
8th pillar: Tourism infrastructure
8.01 Hotel rooms* ....................................................................41
8.02 Presence of major car rental companies*........................40
8.03 ATMs accepting Visa cards*.............................................34
9th pillar: ICT infrastructure
9.01 Extent of business Internet use .......................................14
9.02 Internet users* .................................................................12
9.03 Telephone lines*...............................................................22
9.04 Broadband Internet subscribers* .....................................23
9.05 Mobile telephone subscribers* ........................................49
10th pillar: Price competitiveness in the T&T industry
10.01 Ticket taxes and airport charges*.....................................94
10.02 Purchasing power parity* ...............................................120
10.03 Extent and effect of taxation............................................44
10.04 Fuel price levels*..............................................................66
10.05 Hotel price index*.............................................................20
11th pillar: Human resources
11.01 Primary education enrollment*.........................................11
11.02 Secondary education enrollment* ......................................5
11.03 Quality of the educational system......................................9
11.04 Local availability of research and training services...........29
11.05 Extent of staff training......................................................21
11.06 Hiring and firing practices.................................................83
11.07 Ease of hiring foreign labor...............................................41
11.08 HIV prevalence*................................................................20
11.09 Business impact of HIV/AIDS...........................................
10
11.10 Life expectancy*.................................................................7
12th pillar: Affinity for Travel & Tourism
12.01 Tourism openness* ..........................................................50
12.02 Attitude of population toward foreign visitors....................
1
12.03 Extension of business trips recommended........................2
13th pillar: Natural resources
13.01 Number of World Heritage natural sites*.........................17
13.02 Protected areas*...............................................................26
13.03 Quality of the natural environment.....................................
3
13.04 Total known species* .....................................................128
14th pillar: Cultural resources
14.01 Number of World Heritage cultural sites*......................104
14.02 Sports stadiums*..............................................................
12
14.03 Number of international fairs and exhibitions*.................46
14.04 Creative industries exports*.............................................59
New Zealand
Notes: Ranks of notable competitive advantages are highlighted. An asterisk (*) indicates that data are from sources other than the World Economic Forum. For
further details and explanation, please refer to the section "How to Read the Country/Economy Profiles" at the beginning of this chapter.
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Key indicators
Population (millions), 2009..............................................................................5.7
Surface area (1,000 square kilometers) ......................................................130.4
Gross domestic product (US$ billions), 2009 .................................................6.1
Gross domestic product (PPP, US$) per capita, 2009 .............................2,892.0
Real GDP growth (percent), 2009.................................................................–1.5
Environmental Performance Index, 2010 (out of 163 economies)..................93
Travel & Tourism indicators
T&T industry, 2010 estimates
GDP (US$ millions) ................................................................178...................2.8 ....................6.3
Employment (1,000 jobs).........................................................48...................2.2 ....................5.2
T&T economy, 2010 estimates
GDP (US$ millions) ................................................................459...................7.2 ....................6.0
Employment (1,000 jobs).......................................................127...................5.8 ....................4.9
Source: World Travel & Tourism Council, TSA Research 2010
International tourist arrivals (thousands), 2009...................931.9
International tourism receipts (US$ millions), 2009 ...........345.9
Source: United Nations World Tourism Organization
Travel & Tourism Competitiveness Index
2011 Index .........................................................................................................100 3.6
2009 Index..........................................................................................................103 3.5
T&T regulatory framework ............................................................................105 4.0
Policy rules and regulations........................................................................105 3.8
Environmental sustainability..........................................................................55 4.8
Safety and security .........................................................................................92 4.4
Health and hygiene .......................................................................................109 2.9
Prioritization of Travel & Tourism..................................................................99 4.1
T&T business environment and infrastructure..........................................104 3.0
Air transport infrastructure..........................................................................108 2.3
Ground transport infrastructure..................................................................122 2.7
Tourism infrastructure ....................................................................................84 3.0
ICT infrastructure ..........................................................................................116 2.0
Price competitiveness in the T&T industry.................................................25 5.1
T&T human, cultural, and natural resources ...............................................84 3.7
Human resources ............................................................................................85 4.7
Education and training...........................................................................111 4.0
Availability of qualified labor...................................................................22 5.4
Affinity for Travel & Tourism........................................................................101 4.3
Natural resources ...........................................................................................39 4.0
Cultural resources.........................................................................................108 1.6
Note: For descriptions of variables and detailed sources, please refer to “How to the Read Country/Economy Profiles.”
Rank Score
(out of 139) (1–7 scale)
International tourist arrivals
(thousands)
International tourism receipts
(US$ millions)
2011–2020
Percent annual growth
of total (%, forecast)
1995 1997 1999 2001 2003 2005 2007 2009
0
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800
1,000
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