Portugal vs Sub-Saharan Africa: International tourism, receipts

Portugal
10.52 billion current US$
in 2020
Sub-Saharan Africa
34.92 billion current US$
in 2019
Portugal rank
22nd
Sub-Saharan Africa rank
25th

International tourism, receipts over time

  • Portugal
  • Sub-Saharan Africa
10.0B20.0B30.0B40.0B199520072020

How they compare

Sub-Saharan Africa currently reports 34.92 billion current US$ against 10.52 billion current US$ in Portugal, a difference of 24.40 billion current US$.

That makes Sub-Saharan Africa's figure about 3.3 times Portugal's.

Across all 25 years both countries report, Sub-Saharan Africa has been ahead every year.

Portugal ranks 22nd and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 25th of 195 countries.

Sub-Saharan Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Portugal Sub-Saharan Africa Difference Ahead
1990s 5.81 billion current US$ 8.20 billion current US$ 2.39 billion current US$ Sub-Saharan Africa
2000s 9.44 billion current US$ 16.71 billion current US$ 7.26 billion current US$ Sub-Saharan Africa
2010s 18.00 billion current US$ 30.72 billion current US$ 12.72 billion current US$ Sub-Saharan Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher international tourism, receipts, Portugal or Sub-Saharan Africa?
Sub-Saharan Africa, at 34.92 billion current US$ against 10.52 billion current US$ in Portugal as of 2019.
What is the difference in international tourism, receipts between Portugal and Sub-Saharan Africa?
24.40 billion current US$, with Sub-Saharan Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Portugal and Sub-Saharan Africa?
25 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2019.
How do Portugal and Sub-Saharan Africa rank globally for international tourism, receipts?
Portugal ranks 22nd and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 25th of 195 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism, published as International tourism, receipts (current US$). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
International tourism, receipts (current US$)
Unit
current US$
Source
Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
231 places, 4,930 data points, 1995–2020
Last refreshed

International tourism receipts are expenditures by international inbound visitors, including payments to national carriers for international transport. These receipts include any other prepayment made for goods or services received in the destination country. They also may include receipts from same-day visitors, except when these are important enough to justify separate classification. For some countries they do not include receipts for passenger transport items. Data are in current U.S. dollars.