Africa Western and Central vs Ireland: International tourism, expenditures for travel items

Africa Western and Central
19.67 billion current US$
in 2019
Ireland
2.33 billion current US$
in 2020
Africa Western and Central rank
40th
Ireland rank
42nd

International tourism, expenditures for travel items over time

  • Africa Western and Central
  • Ireland
05.0B10.0B15.0B20.0B199520072020

How they compare

Africa Western and Central currently reports 19.67 billion current US$ against 2.33 billion current US$ in Ireland, a difference of 17.33 billion current US$.

That makes Africa Western and Central's figure about 8.4 times Ireland's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 15 shared years of data; in 2005 it was Ireland ahead.

Africa Western and Central ranks 40th and Ireland ranks 42nd of 47 groups.

Across the 2 decades both report, Africa Western and Central averaged higher in 1 and Ireland in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Africa Western and Central Ireland Difference Ahead
2000s 7.79 billion current US$ 7.97 billion current US$ 179.19 million current US$ Ireland
2010s 10.63 billion current US$ 6.66 billion current US$ 3.98 billion current US$ Africa Western and Central

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher international tourism, expenditures for travel items, Africa Western and Central or Ireland?
Africa Western and Central, at 19.67 billion current US$ against 2.33 billion current US$ in Ireland as of 2019.
What is the difference in international tourism, expenditures for travel items between Africa Western and Central and Ireland?
17.33 billion current US$, with Africa Western and Central ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Africa Western and Central and Ireland?
15 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2019.
How do Africa Western and Central and Ireland rank globally for international tourism, expenditures for travel items?
Africa Western and Central ranks 40th and Ireland ranks 42nd of 47 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism, published as International tourism, expenditures for travel items (current US$). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
International tourism, expenditures for travel 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
238 places, 5,590 data points, 1995–2020
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International tourism expenditures are expenditures of international outbound visitors in other countries. The goods and services are purchased by, or on behalf of, the traveler or provided, without a quid pro quo, for the traveler to use or give away. These may include expenditures by residents traveling abroad as same-day visitors, except in cases where these are so important as to justify a separate classification. Excluded is the international carriage of travelers, which is covered in passenger travel items. Data are in current U.S. dollars.