Sub-Saharan Africa vs Switzerland: International tourism, receipts

Sub-Saharan Africa
34.92 billion current US$
in 2019
Switzerland
9.99 billion current US$
in 2020
Sub-Saharan Africa rank
23rd
Switzerland rank
23rd

International tourism, receipts over time

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

How they compare

Sub-Saharan Africa currently reports 34.92 billion current US$ against 9.99 billion current US$ in Switzerland, a difference of 24.93 billion current US$.

That makes Sub-Saharan Africa's figure about 3.5 times Switzerland's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 25 shared years of data; in 1995 it was Switzerland ahead.

Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 23rd and Switzerland ranks 23rd of 34 groups.

Across the 3 decades both report, Sub-Saharan Africa averaged higher in 2 and Switzerland in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Sub-Saharan Africa Switzerland Difference Ahead
1990s 8.20 billion current US$ 10.30 billion current US$ 2.10 billion current US$ Switzerland
2000s 16.71 billion current US$ 12.41 billion current US$ 4.29 billion current US$ Sub-Saharan Africa
2010s 30.72 billion current US$ 20.27 billion current US$ 10.45 billion current US$ Sub-Saharan Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher international tourism, receipts, Sub-Saharan Africa or Switzerland?
Sub-Saharan Africa, at 34.92 billion current US$ against 9.99 billion current US$ in Switzerland as of 2019.
What is the difference in international tourism, receipts between Sub-Saharan Africa and Switzerland?
24.93 billion current US$, with Sub-Saharan Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sub-Saharan Africa and Switzerland?
25 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2019.
How do Sub-Saharan Africa and Switzerland rank globally for international tourism, receipts?
Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 23rd and Switzerland ranks 23rd of 34 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism, published as International tourism, receipts (current US$). 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.