The chart illustrates the number of tourists arriving in a particular country for a short trip, and the number of local people departing from that country for a short trip, from October 2017 until June 2019.
Overall, the line graphs show that more local residents are leaving the country than tourists are visiting, beginning with a small margin of 10 thousand people. However, by the end of the period the gap widens substantially to about 120 thousand people.
First, tourist arrivals started at 500 thousand in October 2017 and in four months rose to 530 thousand visits, a figure that remained steady until February 2018. After this period, by June 2018 there was a modest increase of 20 thousand arrivals. The numbers then climbed further, peaking at around 620 thousand in October 2018. Nonetheless, from October 2018 to June 2019, tourist arrivals gradually declined, falling back to approximately 530 thousand by the end of the period – almost the same level as at the start.
On the other hand, the number of resident departures began slightly higher at 510 thousand people. Throughout the entire period, the trend tends to gradually increase, with minor fluctuations which did not decline but stayed steady in February 2018 and October 2018. Nevertheless, departing residents reached a peak of approximately 650 thousand people in June 2019, thereby establishing a difference of around 120 thousand compared with inbound tourists.