Colombia vs South Africa: International tourism, expenditures

Colombia
1.58 billion current US$
in 2020
South Africa
1.59 billion current US$
in 2020
Colombia rank
53rd
South Africa rank
52nd

International tourism, expenditures over time

  • Colombia
  • South Africa
2.0B4.0B6.0B8.0B199520072020

How they compare

South Africa currently reports 1.59 billion current US$ against 1.58 billion current US$ in Colombia, a difference of 18.00 million current US$.

Across all 26 years both countries report, South Africa has been ahead every year.

Colombia ranks 53rd and South Africa ranks 52nd of 192 countries.

South Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Colombia South Africa Difference Ahead
1990s 1.39 billion current US$ 2.50 billion current US$ 1.11 billion current US$ South Africa
2000s 1.95 billion current US$ 4.47 billion current US$ 2.51 billion current US$ South Africa
2010s 4.74 billion current US$ 6.59 billion current US$ 1.85 billion current US$ South Africa
2020s 1.58 billion current US$ 1.59 billion current US$ 18.00 million current US$ South Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher international tourism, expenditures, Colombia or South Africa?
South Africa, at 1.59 billion current US$ against 1.58 billion current US$ in Colombia as of 2020.
What is the difference in international tourism, expenditures between Colombia and South Africa?
18.00 million current US$, with South Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and South Africa?
26 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2020.
How do Colombia and South Africa rank globally for international tourism, expenditures?
Colombia ranks 53rd and South Africa ranks 52nd of 192 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism, published as International tourism, expenditures (current US$). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
International tourism, expenditures (current US$)
Unit
current US$
Source
Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
231 places, 4,778 data points, 1995–2020
Last refreshed

International tourism expenditures are expenditures of international outbound visitors in other countries, including payments to foreign carriers for international transport. These expenditures may include those by residents traveling abroad as same-day visitors, except in cases where these are important enough to justify separate classification. For some countries they do not include expenditures for passenger transport items. Data are in current U.S. dollars.