Sub-Saharan Africa vs Tuvalu: International tourism, expenditures

Sub-Saharan Africa
8.1%
in 2019
Tuvalu
13.2%
in 2019
Sub-Saharan Africa rank
7th
Tuvalu rank
10th

International tourism, expenditures over time

  • Sub-Saharan Africa
  • Tuvalu
510152025199520072019

How they compare

Tuvalu currently reports 13.2% against 8.1% in Sub-Saharan Africa, a difference of 5.1%.

That makes Tuvalu's figure about 1.6 times Sub-Saharan Africa's.

Across all 19 years both countries report, Tuvalu has been ahead every year.

Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 7th and Tuvalu ranks 10th of 47 groups.

Tuvalu has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Sub-Saharan Africa Tuvalu Difference Ahead
2000s 6.9% 20.3% 13.4% Tuvalu
2010s 6.4% 17.4% 11.0% Tuvalu

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher international tourism, expenditures, Sub-Saharan Africa or Tuvalu?
Tuvalu, at 13.2% against 8.1% in Sub-Saharan Africa as of 2019.
What is the difference in international tourism, expenditures between Sub-Saharan Africa and Tuvalu?
5.1%, with Tuvalu ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sub-Saharan Africa and Tuvalu?
19 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2019.
How do Sub-Saharan Africa and Tuvalu rank globally for international tourism, expenditures?
Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 7th and Tuvalu ranks 10th of 47 groups.
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.