International tourism, expenditures for travel items in Africa Western and Central
Africa Western and Central: International tourism, expenditures for travel items was 19.67 billion current US$ in 2019. ▲ Rising
International tourism, expenditures for travel items in Africa Western and Central, 2005–2019
Source: Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism. Measured in current US$.
Analysis
The most recent figure for international tourism, expenditures for travel items in Africa Western and Central is 19.67 billion current US$, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 35.9% on the previous year and up 125.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, international tourism, expenditures for travel items in Africa Western and Central peaked at 19.67 billion current US$ in 2019 and was at its lowest, 2.06 billion current US$, in 2005.
That places Africa Western and Central 40th out of 47 groups with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
International tourism, expenditures for travel items in Africa Western and Central, year by year
| Year | current US$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 2.06 billion current US$ | — |
| 2006 | 5.70 billion current US$ | +177.0% |
| 2007 | 8.85 billion current US$ | +55.1% |
| 2008 | 13.62 billion current US$ | +54.0% |
| 2009 | 8.71 billion current US$ | -36.0% |
| 2010 | 8.84 billion current US$ | +1.5% |
| 2011 | 10.45 billion current US$ | +18.2% |
| 2012 | 9.52 billion current US$ | -8.9% |
| 2013 | 9.49 billion current US$ | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 9.77 billion current US$ | +3.0% |
| 2015 | 9.55 billion current US$ | -2.3% |
| 2016 | 4.48 billion current US$ | -53.1% |
| 2017 | 10.11 billion current US$ | +125.6% |
| 2018 | 14.47 billion current US$ | +43.2% |
| 2019 | 19.67 billion current US$ | +35.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7.79 billion current US$ | 2.06 billion current US$ | 13.62 billion current US$ | 5 |
| 2010s | 10.63 billion current US$ | 4.48 billion current US$ | 19.67 billion current US$ | 10 |
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- 40 Luxembourg 2.42 billion current US$ compare
- 41 Argentina 2.35 billion current US$ compare
- 42 Ireland 2.33 billion current US$ compare
- 43 Libya 2.04 billion current US$ compare
More private sector data for Africa Western and Central
- Merchandise trade 43.1% (2025)
- Food imports 15.3% (2023)
- Manufactures imports 54.3% (2023)
- Merchandise imports 163.34 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 12.1% (2023)
- Manufactures exports 7.0% (2023)
- Merchandise exports 204.10 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 383.07 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2394 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 20.81 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is international tourism, expenditures for travel items in Africa Western and Central?
- International tourism, expenditures for travel items in Africa Western and Central was 19.67 billion current US$ in 2019, according to Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism.
- What is the highest international tourism, expenditures for travel items recorded in Africa Western and Central?
- The highest recorded value was 19.67 billion current US$ in 2019.
- What is the lowest international tourism, expenditures for travel items recorded in Africa Western and Central?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.06 billion current US$ in 2005.
- How does Africa Western and Central rank for international tourism, expenditures for travel items?
- Africa Western and Central ranks 40th out of 47 groups with data for 2019.
- Is international tourism, expenditures for travel items rising or falling in Africa Western and Central?
- Over the last ten years it is up 125.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Africa Western and Central 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 for travel items (current US$). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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International tourism expenditures are expenditures of international outbound visitors in other countries. The goods and services are purchased by, or on behalf of, the traveler or provided, without a quid pro quo, for the traveler to use or give away. These may include expenditures by residents traveling abroad as same-day visitors, except in cases where these are so important as to justify a separate classification. Excluded is the international carriage of travelers, which is covered in passenger travel items. Data are in current U.S. dollars.