Gujranwala

Gujranwala, Pakistan, scores 47 on the CIRA Index of tourism resilience, #248 of 309 destinations. 24 of 29 measures come from public sources, with 71% confidence. Every grade below states its value, period and source.

Scores by each organisation's criteria

• CIRA Index: 47
• OECD: 45
• UN Tourism: 55
• UNDRR: 33

Strongest

• Green space: 86.6 % of the urban area that is green or tree-covered (region figure) (Elsevier / Results in Engineering - Assessing Past, Present, and Simulated Future Prediction of Land Use Land Cover Changes using CA-Markov Chain Models with Satellite Data, 2022). At or above 40: grade 4/4.
• Domestic share of nights: 90.9 % of nights by residents of the same country (country figure) (Research and Markets, Pakistan Tourism - Market Share Analysis, Industry Trends & Statistics, Growth Forecasts (2026-2031), 2025). At or above 45: grade 4/4.
• Jobs in tourism industries: 2.3 % of employment in accommodation and food services (country figure) (Pakistan Bureau of Statistics, Labour Force Survey 2024-25 (Table 16), 2024-25). At or below 8: grade 4/4.

Weakest

• Country disaster risk: 6.6 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: 6,573 GDP per capita, USD PPP (country figure) (World Bank WDI, 2025). Below 15,000: grade 0/4.
• Tourism crisis and recovery plan: No tourism crisis or recovery plan found (Tourism Development Corporation of Punjab (TDCP), 2025–2026). Grade 0/4.

Pakistan in the World Economic Forum Travel & Tourism Development Index

Pakistan is #95 of 110 countries (3.42 of 7) in the WEF Travel & Tourism Development Index 2026, which scores countries, not cities. Cities in countries with that WEF score average 53 on the CIRA Index; Gujranwala is 6 below that.

Every measure, by theme

Demand and seasonality: 63

• Nights in the three busiest months: not measured yet
• Domestic share of nights: 90.9 % of nights by residents of the same country (country figure) (Research and Markets, Pakistan Tourism - Market Share Analysis, Industry Trends & Statistics, Growth Forecasts (2026-2031), 2025). At or above 45: grade 4/4. Source
• Largest foreign market: 36 % of international arrivals or nights (country figure) (Policy Advisory Board of the Federation of Pakistan Chambers of Commerce & Industry (FPCCI), Mapping Pakistan's Tourism Potential, 2023). Between 30 and 40: grade 1/4. Source
• Recovery against 2019: 92 % of 2019 visitor nights reached in the latest full year (country figure) (Associated Press of Pakistan (APP) / Pakistan Tourism Development Corporation (PTDC) citing UNWTO World Tourism Barometer, 2023). Between 90 and 100: grade 2/4. Source
• Average length of stay: 3.1 nights per visitor (country figure) (SMART - SMEs / World Economic Forum TTDI Data via FPCCI, 2024). Between 2.8 and 3.5: grade 3/4. Source
• Hotel bed or room occupancy: not measured yet

Economy and jobs: 63

• Jobs in tourism industries: 2.3 % of employment in accommodation and food services (country figure) (Pakistan Bureau of Statistics, Labour Force Survey 2024-25 (Table 16), 2024-25). At or below 8: grade 4/4. Source
• Unemployment rate: 8 % of the labour force (region figure) (Pakistan Bureau of Statistics, Pakistan Labour Force Survey 2020-21, 2020-21). Between 5 and 8: grade 3/4. Source
• Income per head: 6,573 GDP per capita, USD PPP (country figure) (World Bank WDI, 2025). Below 15,000: grade 0/4. Source
• Economic diversity: 75.7 % of employment outside accommodation, food, retail and transport (country figure) (Pakistan Bureau of Statistics, Labour Force Survey 2024-25 (Table 16), 2024-25). Between 72 and 80: grade 3/4. Source

Climate and hazards: 10

• Extreme heat days: 91 days a year at or above 35°C (last 5 full years) (ERA5 reanalysis via Open-Meteo, 2021–2025). Above 60: grade 0/4. Source
• Tropical nights: 171.4 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: high (region figure) (World Bank GFDRR ThinkHazard, current (retrieved 2026)). Grade 1/4. Source
• Wildfire and storm hazard: high (region figure) (World Bank GFDRR ThinkHazard, current (retrieved 2026)). Grade 1/4. Source
• Country disaster risk: 6.6 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: 50

• Water scarcity: high (region figure) (World Bank GFDRR ThinkHazard, current (retrieved 2026)). Grade 1/4. Source
• Wastewater safely treated: 0 % of domestic wastewater safely treated (Wikipedia / Asian Development Bank / Government of Punjab reviews on Water supply and sanitation in Pakistan, 2024). Below 50: grade 0/4. Source
• Municipal waste per resident: 394.2 kg per resident per year (Environmental Protection Research / International Journal of Waste Resources, 2017). Between 350 and 450: grade 3/4. Source
• Green space: 86.6 % of the urban area that is green or tree-covered (region figure) (Elsevier / Results in Engineering - Assessing Past, Present, and Simulated Future Prediction of Land Use Land Cover Changes using CA-Markov Chain Models with Satellite Data, 2022). At or above 40: grade 4/4. Source

Community and housing: 75

• Tourism intensity: not measured yet
• Cruise pressure: not measured yet
• Rent growth: 4.9 % change in rents over the last 12 months (country figure) (PACRA / Pakistan Bureau of Statistics, Real Estate Industry Report, Feb 2025). Between 3 and 6: grade 3/4. Source
• Short-let density: not measured yet
• Resident support for tourism: not measured yet

Access and continuity: 33

• Access redundancy: 2 independent ways in: international airport, intercity rail, port, motorway (Business Recorder / Wikipedia (Gujranwala Expressway & Pakistan Railways), 2024–2026). Between 2 and 3: grade 2/4. 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 (Provincial Disaster Management Authority (PDMA) Punjab, District Disaster Response Plan Gujranwala, 2024–2026). Grade 3/4. Source
• Tourism crisis and recovery plan: No tourism crisis or recovery plan found (Tourism Development Corporation of Punjab (TDCP), 2025–2026). Grade 0/4. Source
• Government effectiveness: 25.5 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 (Associated Press of Pakistan / Government of the Punjab Annual Budget, 2024–2026). Grade 1/4. Source

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