International tourism, expenditures in Africa Western and Central
Africa Western and Central: International tourism, expenditures was 11.7% in 2019. ▼ Falling
International tourism, expenditures in Africa Western and Central, 1995–2019
Source: Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism. Measured in % of total imports.
Analysis
Africa Western and Central recorded 11.7% for international tourism, expenditures in 2019.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.3% on the previous year and up 24.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, international tourism, expenditures in Africa Western and Central peaked at 14.3% in 1997 and was at its lowest, 4.5%, in 2005.
That places Africa Western and Central 1st out of 47 groups with data for 2019, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
International tourism, expenditures in Africa Western and Central, year by year
| Year | % of total imports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 10.4% | — |
| 1996 | 11.9% | +13.8% |
| 1997 | 14.3% | +20.3% |
| 1998 | 13.0% | -9.0% |
| 1999 | 6.1% | -52.8% |
| 2000 | 6.1% | -0.3% |
| 2001 | 6.2% | +1.0% |
| 2002 | 6.3% | +1.1% |
| 2003 | 8.2% | +31.7% |
| 2005 | 4.5% | -45.0% |
| 2006 | 8.3% | +83.1% |
| 2007 | 10.2% | +22.5% |
| 2008 | 11.5% | +13.1% |
| 2009 | 9.5% | -17.7% |
| 2010 | 8.7% | -8.3% |
| 2011 | 8.1% | -7.2% |
| 2012 | 7.9% | -2.4% |
| 2013 | 7.9% | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 7.6% | -3.0% |
| 2015 | 8.7% | +13.7% |
| 2016 | 7.0% | -18.9% |
| 2017 | 9.7% | +37.6% |
| 2018 | 11.3% | +16.2% |
| 2019 | 11.7% | +4.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 11.2% | 6.1% | 14.3% | 5 |
| 2000s | 7.9% | 4.5% | 11.5% | 9 |
| 2010s | 8.9% | 7.0% | 11.7% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Africa Western and Central
- 1 Qatar 19.5% compare
- 2 Aruba 18.9% compare
- 3 Marshall Islands 18.0% compare
- 4 Guinea-Bissau 17.7% 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 in Africa Western and Central?
- International tourism, expenditures in Africa Western and Central was 11.7% 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 Africa Western and Central?
- The highest recorded value was 14.3% in 1997.
- What is the lowest international tourism, expenditures recorded in Africa Western and Central?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.5% in 2005.
- How does Africa Western and Central rank for international tourism, expenditures?
- Africa Western and Central ranks 1st out of 47 groups with data for 2019.
- Is international tourism, expenditures rising or falling in Africa Western and Central?
- Over the last ten years it is up 24.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 (% of total imports). 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. Their share in imports is calculated as a ratio to imports of goods and services, which comprise all transactions between residents of a country and the rest of the world involving a change of ownership from nonresidents to residents of general merchandise, goods sent for processing and repairs, nonmonetary gold, and services.