Addis Ababa

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, scores 53 on the CIRA Index of tourism resilience, #222 of 309 destinations. 24 of 29 measures come from public sources, with 73% confidence. Every grade below states its value, period and source.

Scores by each organisation's criteria

• CIRA Index: 53
• OECD: 56
• UN Tourism: 54
• UNDRR: 42

Strongest

• Domestic share of nights: 89.7 % of nights by residents of the same country (Addis Media Network / Addis Ababa City Administration, 2025/2026). At or above 45: grade 4/4.
• Extreme heat days: 0 days a year at or above 35°C (last 5 full years) (ERA5 reanalysis via Open-Meteo, 2021–2025). At or below 5: grade 4/4.
• Tropical nights: 0 nights a year with a minimum at or above 20°C (last 5 full years) (ERA5 reanalysis via Open-Meteo, 2021–2025). At or below 10: grade 4/4.

Weakest

• Wastewater safely treated: 3 % of domestic wastewater safely treated (country figure) (United Nations in Ethiopia, Sustainable Development Goal 6: Clean Water and Sanitation, 2024). Below 50: grade 0/4.
• Country disaster risk: 7.1 INFORM Risk index, 0–10 (country figure) (INFORM Risk (European Commission JRC), INFORM Risk Mid 2026, 2026). Above 6.5: grade 0/4.
• Income per head: 4,974 GDP per capita, USD PPP (country figure) (International Monetary Fund, World Economic Outlook Database, 2026). Below 15,000: grade 0/4.

Every measure, by theme

Demand and seasonality: 90

• Nights in the three busiest months: not measured yet
• Domestic share of nights: 89.7 % of nights by residents of the same country (Addis Media Network / Addis Ababa City Administration, 2025/2026). At or above 45: grade 4/4. Source
• Largest foreign market: 17 % of international arrivals or nights (country figure) (World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC) via ResearchGate / Islamic University Journal of Social Sciences, 2022). Between 15 and 20: grade 3/4. Source
• Recovery against 2019: 155.3 % of 2019 visitor nights reached in the latest full year (country figure) (Project Green Tourism Consultancy, Ethiopian Tourism Sector Review (2015–2024) / Ministry of Tourism, 2024). At or above 110: grade 4/4. Source
• Average length of stay: 16.7 nights per visitor (country figure) (Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) & Ministry of Tourism, Tourism Promotion Advisor Completion Report, 2024). At or above 3.5: grade 4/4. Source
• Hotel bed or room occupancy: 67 % average annual occupancy (Ethiopian Business Review / Addis Ababa Hotel Owners Association (AHA), 2019). Between 65 and 75: grade 3/4. Source

Economy and jobs: 0

• Jobs in tourism industries: not measured yet
• Unemployment rate: 19.1 % of the labour force (Ethiopian Statistics Service (ESS), National Integrated Household Survey / Labor Market Evaluation, 2023/24–2024/25). Above 18: grade 0/4. Source
• Income per head: 4,974 GDP per capita, USD PPP (country figure) (International Monetary Fund, World Economic Outlook Database, 2026). Below 15,000: grade 0/4. Source
• Economic diversity: 46.5 % of employment outside accommodation, food, retail and transport (Ethiopian Statistics Service via World Bank, Statistical Report on the 2022 First Round Urban Employment Unemployment Survey, 2022). Below 55: grade 0/4. Source

Climate and hazards: 60

• Extreme heat days: 0 days a year at or above 35°C (last 5 full years) (ERA5 reanalysis via Open-Meteo, 2021–2025). At or below 5: grade 4/4. Source
• Tropical nights: 0 nights a year with a minimum at or above 20°C (last 5 full years) (ERA5 reanalysis via Open-Meteo, 2021–2025). At or below 10: grade 4/4. 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: 7.1 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: 69

• Water scarcity: very low (region figure) (World Bank GFDRR ThinkHazard, current (retrieved 2026)). Grade 4/4. Source
• Wastewater safely treated: 3 % of domestic wastewater safely treated (country figure) (United Nations in Ethiopia, Sustainable Development Goal 6: Clean Water and Sanitation, 2024). Below 50: grade 0/4. Source
• Municipal waste per resident: 160.6 kg per resident per year (UN-Habitat, Waste Wise Cities Tool (WaCT) Factsheet - Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 2021). At or below 350: grade 4/4. Source
• Green space: 31 % of the urban area that is green or tree-covered (Husqvarna Urban Green Space Index (HUGSI), 2023). Between 30 and 40: grade 3/4. Source

Community and housing: 25

• Tourism intensity: not measured yet
• Cruise pressure: not measured yet
• Rent growth: 11.5 % change in rents over the last 12 months (Addis Ababa City Housing Development and Administration Bureau / Addis Fortune, 2026/2027). 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 (Ethiopian Airlines & Ethio-Djibouti Railway & Ethiopian Toll Roads Enterprise, 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: A national system only; no city plan found (UNDRR & Ethiopian Disaster Risk Management Commission (EDRMC), 2023-2026). Grade 1/4. Source
• Tourism crisis and recovery plan: Crisis communication only, ad hoc (Addis Fortune, 2025-2026). Grade 1/4. Source
• Government effectiveness: 25 World Bank WGI percentile rank, 0–100 (country figure) (World Bank Worldwide Governance Indicators, 2025). Between 20 and 40: grade 1/4. 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 (Ethiopian News Agency & Addis Media Network, 2024-2026). Grade 1/4. Source

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