Puerto Rico vs South Africa: International tourism, receipts

Puerto Rico
2.92 billion current US$
in 2020
South Africa
2.72 billion current US$
in 2020
Puerto Rico rank
44th
South Africa rank
46th

International tourism, receipts over time

  • Puerto Rico
  • South Africa
2.0B4.0B6.0B8.0B10.0B12.0B199520072020

How they compare

Puerto Rico currently reports 2.92 billion current US$ against 2.72 billion current US$ in South Africa, a difference of 205.00 million current US$.

That makes Puerto Rico's figure about 1.1 times South Africa's.

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

Puerto Rico ranks 44th and South Africa ranks 46th of 195 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Puerto Rico South Africa Difference Ahead
1990s 2.03 billion current US$ 3.21 billion current US$ 1.18 billion current US$ South Africa
2000s 3.00 billion current US$ 7.05 billion current US$ 4.04 billion current US$ South Africa
2010s 3.49 billion current US$ 9.97 billion current US$ 6.48 billion current US$ South Africa
2020s 2.92 billion current US$ 2.72 billion current US$ 205.00 million current US$ Puerto Rico

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher international tourism, receipts, Puerto Rico or South Africa?
Puerto Rico, at 2.92 billion current US$ against 2.72 billion current US$ in South Africa as of 2020.
What is the difference in international tourism, receipts between Puerto Rico and South Africa?
205.00 million current US$, with Puerto Rico ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Puerto Rico and South Africa?
26 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2020.
How do Puerto Rico and South Africa rank globally for international tourism, receipts?
Puerto Rico ranks 44th and South Africa ranks 46th of 195 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism, published as International tourism, receipts (current US$). 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.