Bahrain vs Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): International tourism, expenditures for passenger transport items

Bahrain
917.00 million current US$
in 2019
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
11.86 billion current US$
in 2019
Bahrain rank
18th
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank
17th

International tourism, expenditures for passenger transport items over time

  • Bahrain
  • Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
05.0B10.0B15.0B199520072019

How they compare

Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) currently reports 11.86 billion current US$ against 917.00 million current US$ in Bahrain, a difference of 10.94 billion current US$.

That makes Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)'s figure about 12.9 times Bahrain's.

Across all 15 years both countries report, Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) has been ahead every year.

Bahrain ranks 18th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 17th of 179 countries.

Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bahrain Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) Difference Ahead
2000s 185.20 million current US$ 5.70 billion current US$ 5.52 billion current US$ Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
2010s 496.80 million current US$ 10.95 billion current US$ 10.46 billion current US$ Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher international tourism, expenditures for passenger transport items, Bahrain or Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), at 11.86 billion current US$ against 917.00 million current US$ in Bahrain as of 2019.
What is the difference in international tourism, expenditures for passenger transport items between Bahrain and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
10.94 billion current US$, with Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bahrain and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
15 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2019.
How do Bahrain and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank globally for international tourism, expenditures for passenger transport items?
Bahrain ranks 18th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 17th of 179 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism, published as International tourism, expenditures for passenger transport items (current US$). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
International tourism, expenditures for passenger transport items (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
212 places, 4,350 data points, 1995–2020
Last refreshed

International tourism expenditures for passenger transport items are expenditures of international outbound visitors in other countries for all services provided during international transportation by nonresident carriers. Also included are passenger services performed within an economy by nonresident carriers. Excluded are passenger services provided to nonresidents by resident carriers within the resident economies; these are included in travel items. In addition to the services covered by passenger fares--including fares that are a part of package tours but excluding cruise fares, which are included in travel--passenger services include such items as charges for excess baggage, vehicles, or other personal accompanying effects and expenditures for food, drink, or other items for which passengers make expenditures while on board carriers. Data are in current U.S. dollars.