Ethiopia vs South Africa: International tourism, expenditures

Ethiopia
1.9%
in 2020
South Africa
2.0%
in 2020
Ethiopia rank
150th
South Africa rank
147th

International tourism, expenditures over time

  • Ethiopia
  • South Africa
2468199520072020

How they compare

South Africa currently reports 2.0% against 1.9% in Ethiopia, a difference of 0.1%.

That makes South Africa's figure about 1.1 times Ethiopia's.

Across all 16 years both countries report, South Africa has been ahead every year.

Ethiopia ranks 150th and South Africa ranks 147th of 186 countries.

South Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ethiopia South Africa Difference Ahead
1990s 2.7% 7.6% 4.9% South Africa
2000s 2.6% 7.7% 5.1% South Africa
2010s 2.7% 5.9% 3.2% South Africa
2020s 1.9% 2.0% 0.1% South Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher international tourism, expenditures, Ethiopia or South Africa?
South Africa, at 2.0% against 1.9% in Ethiopia as of 2020.
What is the difference in international tourism, expenditures between Ethiopia and South Africa?
0.1%, with South Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and South Africa?
16 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2020.
How do Ethiopia and South Africa rank globally for international tourism, expenditures?
Ethiopia ranks 150th and South Africa ranks 147th 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.