South Africa vs Türkiye: International tourism, expenditures

South Africa
1.59 billion current US$
in 2020
Türkiye
1.64 billion current US$
in 2020
South Africa rank
52nd
Türkiye rank
51st

International tourism, expenditures over time

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

How they compare

Türkiye currently reports 1.64 billion current US$ against 1.59 billion current US$ in South Africa, a difference of 45.00 million current US$.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 16 shared years of data; in 2005 it was South Africa ahead.

South Africa ranks 52nd and Türkiye ranks 51st of 192 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, South Africa averaged higher in 2 and Türkiye in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade South Africa Türkiye Difference Ahead
2000s 5.89 billion current US$ 4.18 billion current US$ 1.71 billion current US$ South Africa
2010s 6.59 billion current US$ 5.47 billion current US$ 1.11 billion current US$ South Africa
2020s 1.59 billion current US$ 1.64 billion current US$ 45.00 million current US$ Türkiye

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher international tourism, expenditures, South Africa or Türkiye?
Türkiye, at 1.64 billion current US$ against 1.59 billion current US$ in South Africa as of 2020.
What is the difference in international tourism, expenditures between South Africa and Türkiye?
45.00 million current US$, with Türkiye ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for South Africa and Türkiye?
16 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2020.
How do South Africa and Türkiye rank globally for international tourism, expenditures?
South Africa ranks 52nd and Türkiye ranks 51st of 192 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism, published as International tourism, expenditures (current US$). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

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
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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.