Sub-Saharan Africa vs United States of America: International tourism, expenditures

Sub-Saharan Africa
38.07 billion current US$
in 2019
United States of America
48.84 billion current US$
in 2020
Sub-Saharan Africa rank
27th
United States of America rank
2nd

International tourism, expenditures over time

  • Sub-Saharan Africa
  • United States of America
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How they compare

United States of America currently reports 48.84 billion current US$ against 38.07 billion current US$ in Sub-Saharan Africa, a difference of 10.76 billion current US$.

That makes United States of America's figure about 1.3 times Sub-Saharan Africa's.

Across all 15 years both countries report, United States of America has been ahead every year.

Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 27th and United States of America ranks 2nd of 39 groups.

United States of America has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Sub-Saharan Africa United States of America Difference Ahead
2000s 22.32 billion current US$ 110.26 billion current US$ 87.93 billion current US$ United States of America
2010s 30.23 billion current US$ 147.86 billion current US$ 117.63 billion current US$ United States of America

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher international tourism, expenditures, Sub-Saharan Africa or United States of America?
United States of America, at 48.84 billion current US$ against 38.07 billion current US$ in Sub-Saharan Africa as of 2020.
What is the difference in international tourism, expenditures between Sub-Saharan Africa and United States of America?
10.76 billion current US$, with United States of America ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sub-Saharan Africa and United States of America?
15 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2019.
How do Sub-Saharan Africa and United States of America rank globally for international tourism, expenditures?
Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 27th and United States of America ranks 2nd of 39 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism, published as International tourism, expenditures (current US$). 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.