International tourism, expenditures in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries): International tourism, expenditures was 38.07 billion current US$ in 2019. ▲ Rising
International tourism, expenditures in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries), 2005–2019
Source: Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism. Measured in current US$.
Analysis
Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) recorded 38.07 billion current US$ for international tourism, expenditures in 2019. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.
That represents a change of up 10.4% on the previous year and up 55.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, international tourism, expenditures in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) peaked at 38.07 billion current US$ in 2019 and was at its lowest, 12.80 billion current US$, in 2005.
Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 25th of 37 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
International tourism, expenditures in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries), year by year
| Year | current US$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 12.80 billion current US$ | — |
| 2006 | 18.60 billion current US$ | +45.3% |
| 2007 | 24.48 billion current US$ | +31.6% |
| 2008 | 31.18 billion current US$ | +27.3% |
| 2009 | 24.56 billion current US$ | -21.2% |
| 2010 | 29.02 billion current US$ | +18.2% |
| 2011 | 31.98 billion current US$ | +10.2% |
| 2012 | 29.64 billion current US$ | -7.3% |
| 2013 | 28.82 billion current US$ | -2.8% |
| 2014 | 29.64 billion current US$ | +2.9% |
| 2015 | 29.45 billion current US$ | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 22.84 billion current US$ | -22.4% |
| 2017 | 28.34 billion current US$ | +24.0% |
| 2018 | 34.49 billion current US$ | +21.7% |
| 2019 | 38.07 billion current US$ | +10.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 22.32 billion current US$ | 12.80 billion current US$ | 31.18 billion current US$ | 5 |
| 2010s | 30.23 billion current US$ | 22.84 billion current US$ | 38.07 billion current US$ | 10 |
Countries ranked near Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
- 22 Japan 6.74 billion current US$ compare
- 23 Kuwait 6.70 billion current US$ compare
- 24 Nigeria 6.61 billion current US$ compare
- 25 Brazil 6.49 billion current US$ compare
- 26 Austria 5.55 billion current US$ compare
- 27 Poland 5.55 billion current US$ compare
- 28 Malaysia 5.21 billion current US$ compare
More private sector data for Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
- Merchandise trade 44.5% (2025)
- Food imports 12.1% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 56.8% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 501.15 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 14.7% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 19.4% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 486.80 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 368.33 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2201 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 11.24 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is international tourism, expenditures in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- International tourism, expenditures in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) was 38.07 billion current US$ in 2019, according to Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism.
- What is the highest international tourism, expenditures recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The highest recorded value was 38.07 billion current US$ in 2019.
- What is the lowest international tourism, expenditures recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.80 billion current US$ in 2005.
- How does Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) rank for international tourism, expenditures?
- Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 25th out of 37 groups with data for 2019.
- Is international tourism, expenditures rising or falling in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 55.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) data come from?
- The figures come from Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism, published as part of International tourism, expenditures (current US$). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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. Data are in current U.S. dollars.