Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) vs South Africa: International tourism, expenditures for passenger transport items

Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
5.47 billion current US$
in 2019
South Africa
666.00 million current US$
in 2020
Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) rank
26th
South Africa rank
24th

International tourism, expenditures for passenger transport items over time

  • Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
  • South Africa
02.0B4.0B6.0B199520072020

How they compare

Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) currently reports 5.47 billion current US$ against 666.00 million current US$ in South Africa, a difference of 4.80 billion current US$.

That makes Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)'s figure about 8.2 times South Africa's.

Across all 25 years both countries report, Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) has been ahead every year.

Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) ranks 26th and South Africa ranks 24th of 33 groups.

Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) South Africa Difference Ahead
1990s 1.00 billion current US$ 602.00 million current US$ 400.12 million current US$ Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
2000s 1.91 billion current US$ 1.36 billion current US$ 545.58 million current US$ Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
2010s 4.08 billion current US$ 2.87 billion current US$ 1.22 billion current US$ Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher international tourism, expenditures for passenger transport items, Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) or South Africa?
Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC), at 5.47 billion current US$ against 666.00 million current US$ in South Africa as of 2019.
What is the difference in international tourism, expenditures for passenger transport items between Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) and South Africa?
4.80 billion current US$, with Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) and South Africa?
25 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2019.
How do Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) and South Africa rank globally for international tourism, expenditures for passenger transport items?
Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) ranks 26th and South Africa ranks 24th of 33 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism, published as International tourism, expenditures for passenger transport items (current US$). 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.