Abuja

Abuja, Nigeria, scores 45 on the CIRA Index of tourism resilience, #259 of 309 destinations. 23 of 29 measures come from public sources, with 74% confidence. Every grade below states its value, period and source.

Scores by each organisation's criteria

• CIRA Index: 45
• OECD: 44
• UN Tourism: 52
• UNDRR: 37

Strongest

• Municipal waste per resident: 266.5 kg per resident per year (NESREA (National Environmental Standards and Regulations Enforcement Agency), The Assessment Report of Gaps and Needs of Solid Waste Management in Nigeria, 2023). At or below 350: grade 4/4.
• Water scarcity: very low (region figure) (World Bank GFDRR ThinkHazard, current (retrieved 2026)). Grade 4/4.
• Domestic share of nights: 71.4 % of nights by residents of the same country (country figure) (Federal Ministry of Tourism (Nigeria) / Businessday NG, 2023). At or above 45: grade 4/4.

Weakest

• Government effectiveness: 12.7 World Bank WGI percentile rank, 0–100 (country figure) (World Bank Worldwide Governance Indicators, 2025). Below 20: grade 0/4.
• Wastewater safely treated: 40.7 % of domestic wastewater safely treated (country figure) (United Nations in Nigeria, Sustainable Development Goal 6: Clean Water and Sanitation (WHO / UN-Habitat SDG 6.3.1), 2024). Below 50: grade 0/4.
• Country disaster risk: 7.2 INFORM Risk index, 0–10 (country figure) (INFORM Risk (European Commission JRC), INFORM Risk Mid 2026, 2026). Above 6.5: grade 0/4.

Nigeria in the World Economic Forum Travel & Tourism Development Index

Nigeria is #104 of 110 countries (3.2 of 7) in the WEF Travel & Tourism Development Index 2026, which scores countries, not cities. Cities in countries with that WEF score average 51 on the CIRA Index; Abuja is 6 below that.

Every measure, by theme

Demand and seasonality: 67

• Nights in the three busiest months: not measured yet
• Domestic share of nights: 71.4 % of nights by residents of the same country (country figure) (Federal Ministry of Tourism (Nigeria) / Businessday NG, 2023). At or above 45: grade 4/4. Source
• Largest foreign market: not measured yet
• Recovery against 2019: not measured yet
• Average length of stay: 7 nights per visitor (country figure) (Aninver Development Partners, Nigeria Hotel Market Report 2025, 2021). At or above 3.5: grade 4/4. Source
• Hotel bed or room occupancy: 26 % average annual occupancy (NigeriaPolls, Tourism & Hospitality Sector Tracker 2026 (AirDNA/Airbtics data), 2025). Below 45: grade 0/4. Source

Economy and jobs: 38

• Jobs in tourism industries: 7.8 % of employment in accommodation and food services (country figure) (National Bureau of Statistics (NBS), Nigeria Labour Force Survey Annual Report 2023, 2023). At or below 8: grade 4/4. Source
• Unemployment rate: 14.1 % of the labour force (region figure) (National Bureau of Statistics (NBS), Nigeria Labour Force Survey Annual Report 2023, 2023). Between 12 and 18: grade 1/4. Source
• Income per head: 9,532 GDP per capita, USD PPP (country figure) (World Bank WDI, 2025). Below 15,000: grade 0/4. Source
• Economic diversity: 60.2 % of employment outside accommodation, food, retail and transport (country figure) (National Bureau of Statistics (NBS), Nigeria Labour Force Survey Annual Report 2023, 2023). Between 55 and 64: grade 1/4. Source

Climate and hazards: 25

• Extreme heat days: 58.6 days a year at or above 35°C (last 5 full years) (ERA5 reanalysis via Open-Meteo, 2021–2025). Between 30 and 60: grade 1/4. Source
• Tropical nights: 349.2 nights a year with a minimum at or above 20°C (last 5 full years) (ERA5 reanalysis via Open-Meteo, 2021–2025). Above 100: grade 0/4. Source
• Flood hazard: low (region figure) (World Bank GFDRR ThinkHazard, current (retrieved 2026)). Grade 3/4. Source
• Wildfire and storm hazard: high (region figure) (World Bank GFDRR ThinkHazard, current (retrieved 2026)). Grade 1/4. Source
• Country disaster risk: 7.2 INFORM Risk index, 0–10 (country figure) (INFORM Risk (European Commission JRC), INFORM Risk Mid 2026, 2026). Above 6.5: grade 0/4. Source

Water and environment: 63

• Water scarcity: very low (region figure) (World Bank GFDRR ThinkHazard, current (retrieved 2026)). Grade 4/4. Source
• Wastewater safely treated: 40.7 % of domestic wastewater safely treated (country figure) (United Nations in Nigeria, Sustainable Development Goal 6: Clean Water and Sanitation (WHO / UN-Habitat SDG 6.3.1), 2024). Below 50: grade 0/4. Source
• Municipal waste per resident: 266.5 kg per resident per year (NESREA (National Environmental Standards and Regulations Enforcement Agency), The Assessment Report of Gaps and Needs of Solid Waste Management in Nigeria, 2023). At or below 350: grade 4/4. Source
• Green space: 20 % of the urban area that is green or tree-covered (OECD / SWAC, Mapping Africa's Transformations, 2022). Between 20 and 30: grade 2/4. Source

Community and housing: 25

• Tourism intensity: not measured yet
• Cruise pressure: not measured yet
• Rent growth: 15 % change in rents over the last 12 months (The Africanvestor, Updated Rents in Abuja (2026), 2025–2026). Between 10 and 15: grade 1/4. Source
• Short-let density: not measured yet
• Resident support for tourism: not measured yet

Access and continuity: 33

• Access redundancy: 3 independent ways in: international airport, intercity rail, port, motorway (Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria, Nigerian Railway Corporation & Julius Berger Nigeria, 2026). Between 3 and 4: grade 3/4. Source
• Air traffic recovery: not measured yet
• Rail share of intercity access: not measured yet
• Rail traffic recovery: not measured yet
• Largest airline group share: not measured yet
• Air route concentration: not measured yet
• Early warning and emergency plan: An updated city plan with public early warning for heat, flood or fire (The Punch / News Agency of Nigeria, 2026). Grade 3/4. Source
• Tourism crisis and recovery plan: No tourism crisis or recovery plan found (Nigerian Tourism Development Authority (NTDA), 2026). Grade 0/4. Source
• Government effectiveness: 12.7 World Bank WGI percentile rank, 0–100 (country figure) (World Bank Worldwide Governance Indicators, 2025). Below 20: grade 0/4. Source
• Travel advisory: 3 stricter of the US and Canadian government advisory for the country, 1 (normal precautions) to 4 (do not travel) (country figure) (US State Department and Government of Canada travel advisories, 2026-09-29). Between 2.5 and 3: grade 1/4. Source
• Dedicated tourism funding: A promotion budget that depends each year on the general budget (BusinessDay Nigeria / Revenue Mobilisation Allocation and Fiscal Commission, 2026). Grade 1/4. Source

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