Lesotho vs Sub-Saharan Africa: International tourism, expenditures
International tourism, expenditures over time
- Lesotho
- Sub-Saharan Africa
How they compare
Lesotho currently reports 13.9% against 8.1% in Sub-Saharan Africa, a difference of 5.8%.
That makes Lesotho's figure about 1.7 times Sub-Saharan Africa's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 25 shared years of data; in 1995 it was Sub-Saharan Africa ahead.
Lesotho ranks 9th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 7th of 186 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Lesotho averaged higher in 2 and Sub-Saharan Africa in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lesotho | Sub-Saharan Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.2% | 7.7% | 6.5% | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 2000s | 16.0% | 6.9% | 9.0% | Lesotho |
| 2010s | 11.4% | 6.4% | 5.0% | Lesotho |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher international tourism, expenditures, Lesotho or Sub-Saharan Africa?
- Lesotho, at 13.9% against 8.1% in Sub-Saharan Africa as of 2020.
- What is the difference in international tourism, expenditures between Lesotho and Sub-Saharan Africa?
- 5.8%, with Lesotho ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Sub-Saharan Africa?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2019.
- How do Lesotho and Sub-Saharan Africa rank globally for international tourism, expenditures?
- Lesotho ranks 9th 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.