February 6 (SeeNews) - The number of foreign tourists who visited Bosnia in 2019 rose by 13.8% year-on-year, reaching 1,198,059, the country's statistical office said on Thursday.
Foreign tourists spent 2,419,105 overnights in Bosnia last year, up 11.7% on 2018, the statistical office said in a statement.
In 2019, tourists from Croatia accounted for 13% of all foreign tourist overnights spent in Bosnia, followed by visitors from Serbia (8.4%) and Saudi Arabia (6.5%).
The number of foreign tourists who visited Bosnia in December alone grew by 14.9% on the year, reaching 56,838.
Visitors from Croatia accounted for 28.4% of all foreign tourist overnights spent in Bosnia in December, followed by visitors from Serbia (13.3%) and Slovenia (8.3%).
The total number of tourist visits grew by an annual 10.8% and edged down by a monthly 0.1% to 96,265 in December. Total tourist overnights rose by 14% on the year and increased by 1.3% month-on-month to 192,906.