Poland vs South Africa: International tourism, expenditures

Poland
1.9%
in 2020
South Africa
2.0%
in 2020
Poland rank
149th
South Africa rank
147th

International tourism, expenditures over time

  • Poland
  • South Africa
051015199520072020

How they compare

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

The two have swapped places 1 time across 26 shared years of data; in 1995 it was Poland ahead.

Poland ranks 149th and South Africa ranks 147th of 186 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Poland averaged higher in 1 and South Africa in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Poland South Africa Difference Ahead
1990s 12.3% 7.6% 4.7% Poland
2000s 5.2% 7.2% 2.0% South Africa
2010s 3.8% 6.0% 2.3% 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, Poland or South Africa?
South Africa, at 2.0% against 1.9% in Poland as of 2020.
What is the difference in international tourism, expenditures between Poland and South Africa?
0.1%, with South Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Poland and South Africa?
26 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2020.
How do Poland and South Africa rank globally for international tourism, expenditures?
Poland ranks 149th 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.