Iceland vs Sub-Saharan Africa: International tourism, expenditures
International tourism, expenditures over time
- Iceland
- Sub-Saharan Africa
How they compare
Iceland currently reports 14.7% against 8.1% in Sub-Saharan Africa, a difference of 6.6%.
That makes Iceland's figure about 1.8 times Sub-Saharan Africa's.
Across all 10 years both countries report, Iceland has been ahead every year.
Iceland ranks 7th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 7th of 186 countries.
Iceland has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iceland | Sub-Saharan Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 12.5% | 7.9% | 4.6% | Iceland |
| 2000s | 13.3% | 6.8% | 6.5% | Iceland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher international tourism, expenditures, Iceland or Sub-Saharan Africa?
- Iceland, at 14.7% against 8.1% in Sub-Saharan Africa as of 2007.
- What is the difference in international tourism, expenditures between Iceland and Sub-Saharan Africa?
- 6.6%, with Iceland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and Sub-Saharan Africa?
- 10 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2007.
- How do Iceland and Sub-Saharan Africa rank globally for international tourism, expenditures?
- Iceland ranks 7th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 7th 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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About this data
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.