Azerbaijan sees nearly 10% rise in tourist arrivals from Africa

A total of 3,380 tourists from African countries visited Azerbaijan in January-March 2026.

Report informs, citing official statistics, that this is 9.6% more than in the same period last year.

Over the three months, Azerbaijan received 1,073 tourists from Algeria (+87.3%), 616 from Morocco (-12.3%), 260 from Comoros (-26.3%), 236 from Nigeria (2 times more), 228 from South Africa (-24.3%), 221 from Sudan (-19.9%), 113 from Ethiopia (2.9 times more), 83 from Kenya (-33.1%) and 81 from Tunisia (+5.5%).

In addition, Azerbaijan received 56 tourists from Ghana (+3.7%), 44 from Libya (+2.3%), 38 from Sierra Leone (6.3 times more), 30 from Somalia (-41.2%), 22 from Chad (3.1 times more), 22 from Mauritius (+22.2%), 22 from Senegal (+69.2%), 20 from Uganda (-35.5%), 19 from Côte d'Ivoire (2.1 times more), 17 from Cameroon (-32%), 17 from Zimbabwe (-10.5%), 16 from Tanzania (-27.3%), 14 from the Democratic Republic of the Congo (3.5 times more), 13 from Guinea (-71.7%), 13 from Rwanda (+30%), 10 from Eritrea (+25%), 10 from Burkina Faso (3.3 times more), 10 from the Republic of the Congo (10 times more) and 10 from Mauritania (-47.4%).

During the three months, Azerbaijan also received eight tourists from Mali (-33.3%), six from Mozambique (+50%), six from Niger (+50%), six from Gabon (2 times more), five from Burundi (-28.6%), five from Gambia (-37.5%), four from Angola (2 times more), four from Benin (2 times more), four from Eswatini (none in the first quarter of last year), four from Togo (-20%), three from Namibia (-25%), three from South Sudan (none in the first quarter of last year), three from Zambia (-40%), two from Djibouti (-77.8%), two from Liberia (-85.7%) and one from Madagascar (-75%).

In the first quarter of this year, 484,400 foreigners and stateless persons from 172 countries visited Azerbaijan, down 4.7% from the same period last year.