Main origin of international tourists in Kenya, by country 2023

As of 2023, roughly 265,000 visitors from the United States arrived in Kenya, the largest number among all other countries. Over 201,000 visitors came from Uganda, while close to 158,000 were from Tanzania, both neighboring nations. Overall, Kenya recorded over 1.9 million international visitor arrivals that year. This shows a steady post-pandemic recovery since 2020, with the number almost reaching pre-pandemic levels recorded in 2019. Changes in airport movementsDue to COVID-19 restrictions, passenger flight landings in Kenya decreased severely in the second quarter of 2020. In May 2020, the traffic in the country’s main airports reduced to less than 200 flights, only a few coming from abroad. Thus, 2020 turned out to record one of the lowest performances in the annual number of flight landings in Kenya. However, by the end of that year, signs of recovery were already spotted. The rebounding trend followed through 2021: Passenger flight landings increased by 40 percent compared to 2020, although the number remained 37.5 percent lower than the pre-coronavirus level. Touristic destination for international visitorsBeing the home of Mount Kenya, the second-highest mountain in Africa, Kenya attracts many tourists with its rich nature and wildlife. In 2021, nearly 300,000 international visitors chose the country as a holiday destination. This corresponded to roughly 35 percent of the total inbound visits. In 2019, previous to the COVID-19 pandemic, direct earnings from international tourism generated around 2.6 billion U.S. dollars. Inbound visitors spent mostly on accommodation, air passenger transport, and food and beverage services.

截至2023年，约有26.5万名来自美国的游客抵达肯尼亚，位居各国之首。来自乌干达的游客超过20.1万名，而来自坦桑尼亚的游客接近15.8万名，均为邻近国家。当年，肯尼亚的国际游客到达人数超过190万。这一数据表明，自2020年疫情以来，肯尼亚的旅游业已稳步恢复，游客数量几乎恢复至2019年疫情前的水平。由于新冠疫情限制措施，2020年第二季度肯尼亚的机场客运量急剧下降。2020年5月，该国主要机场的航班流量降至不到200班，其中仅有少数来自国外。因此，2020年肯尼亚的航班降落数量创下了年度最低纪录。然而，到年底时，复苏的迹象已经显现。2021年，随着复苏趋势的持续，客运航班降落次数较2020年增长了40%，尽管这一数字仍比冠状病毒疫情前水平低37.5%。作为非洲第二高峰——肯尼亚山的所在地，肯尼亚以其丰富的自然风光和野生动物资源吸引着众多游客。2021年，近30万名国际游客将肯尼亚选为度假目的地，约占入境旅游总量的35%。在新冠疫情爆发前的2019年，国际旅游的直接收益约为26亿美元。入境游客主要在住宿、航空客运以及餐饮服务方面消费。