Okinawa Prefecture, the number of tourists in 2021 will decrease by 56% from pre-corona, estimated to be 3.2 million people, tourism will hit the prefecture's economy, a key industry, and GDP will decrease by 340 billion yen
Okinawa's number of tourists in 2021 is estimated to be 56% lower than pre-corona, 3.2 million people
The Okinawa Convention & Visitors Bureau (OCVB) and the Ryugin Research Institute calculated the number of tourists entering the area in 2021 and the impact on the prefecture's economy. According to the report, the number of tourists entering the area in fiscal 2021 is expected to reach 3.2 million due to the repeated declaration of a state of emergency and priority measures to prevent the spread of the virus. This is an increase of 24% compared to the previous year (compared to 2020) in Japan, and a decrease of 56% compared to the year before the previous year (compared to 2019) before COVID-19 (68% decrease compared to 2019 for domestic and inbound tourists combined). Regarding the impact on the prefecture's economy in FY2021, assuming the results in FY2019 as the standard case, the number of tourists entering the prefecture in FY2021 will be 3.2 million (down 6,756,900 compared to the standard case) and tourism income will be 246.4 billion yen (4,946 million yen compared to the standard case). 100 million yen decrease), the nominal prefectural GDP would decrease by 342.8 billion yen, and the real prefectural GDP would decrease by 6.6%. In addition, the number of workers will decrease by 34,390, and the unemployment rate will rise by 1.9 points. As a result, it is estimated that tax revenue (national and local taxes) will decrease by 65.4 billion yen. According to the Ryugin Research Institute, ``The prefectural economy, which had been performing well compared to the rest of the country until 2019 due to the increase in inbound tourists, has been affected by restrictions on the movement of people and refraining from going out due to the coronavirus pandemic, and the tourism industry, which is the prefecture's key industry. Business conditions have deteriorated, especially in This estimate does not include the impact of residents refraining from going out and the cancellation of various events.
Travel Voice Editorial Department