Cameroon vs Nigeria: International tourism, expenditures

Cameroon
9.7%
in 2020
Nigeria
9.2%
in 2020
Cameroon rank
24th
Nigeria rank
25th

International tourism, expenditures over time

  • Cameroon
  • Nigeria
010203040199520072020

How they compare

Cameroon currently reports 9.7% against 9.2% in Nigeria, a difference of 0.5%.

That makes Cameroon's figure about 1.1 times Nigeria's.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 25 shared years of data; in 1995 it was Nigeria ahead.

Cameroon ranks 24th and Nigeria ranks 25th of 186 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Cameroon averaged higher in 1 and Nigeria in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Cameroon Nigeria Difference Ahead
1990s 8.2% 30.0% 21.8% Nigeria
2000s 8.4% 9.0% 0.6% Nigeria
2010s 9.2% 12.9% 3.7% Nigeria
2020s 9.7% 9.2% 0.5% Cameroon

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher international tourism, expenditures, Cameroon or Nigeria?
Cameroon, at 9.7% against 9.2% in Nigeria as of 2020.
What is the difference in international tourism, expenditures between Cameroon and Nigeria?
0.5%, with Cameroon ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Nigeria?
25 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2020.
How do Cameroon and Nigeria rank globally for international tourism, expenditures?
Cameroon ranks 24th and Nigeria ranks 25th of 186 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 (% of total imports). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
International tourism, expenditures (% of total imports)
Unit
% of total imports
Source
Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
233 places, 4,748 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. Their share in imports is calculated as a ratio to imports of goods and services, which comprise all transactions between residents of a country and the rest of the world involving a change of ownership from nonresidents to residents of general merchandise, goods sent for processing and repairs, nonmonetary gold, and services.