International tourism, expenditures in Nigeria
Nigeria: International tourism, expenditures was 9.2% in 2020. ◆ Volatile
International tourism, expenditures in Nigeria, 1995–2020
Source: Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism. Measured in % of total imports.
Analysis
Nigeria recorded 9.2% for international tourism, expenditures in 2020.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 43.7% on the previous year and down 22.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, international tourism, expenditures in Nigeria peaked at 42.4% in 1997 and was at its lowest, 1.5%, in 2005.
Nigeria ranks 25th of 186 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
International tourism, expenditures in Nigeria, year by year
| Year | % of total imports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 23.5% | — |
| 1996 | 37.3% | +59.1% |
| 1997 | 42.4% | +13.7% |
| 1998 | 41.7% | -1.8% |
| 1999 | 5.3% | -87.3% |
| 2000 | 5.1% | -4.3% |
| 2001 | 5.5% | +7.4% |
| 2002 | 5.8% | +5.6% |
| 2003 | 9.5% | +64.8% |
| 2005 | 1.5% | -83.8% |
| 2006 | 9.8% | +541.2% |
| 2007 | 14.3% | +45.1% |
| 2008 | 17.1% | +20.0% |
| 2009 | 12.6% | -26.5% |
| 2010 | 11.8% | -6.5% |
| 2011 | 10.5% | -10.9% |
| 2012 | 11.4% | +8.8% |
| 2013 | 11.9% | +4.5% |
| 2014 | 10.6% | -10.8% |
| 2015 | 12.5% | +17.7% |
| 2016 | 9.6% | -23.2% |
| 2017 | 16.1% | +67.1% |
| 2018 | 18.5% | +14.7% |
| 2019 | 16.3% | -11.8% |
| 2020 | 9.2% | -43.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 30.0% | 5.3% | 42.4% | 5 |
| 2000s | 9.0% | 1.5% | 17.1% | 9 |
| 2010s | 12.9% | 9.6% | 18.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.2% | 9.2% | 9.2% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Nigeria
- 22 Brunei Darussalam 10.3% compare
- 23 Bahrain 10.3% compare
- 24 Cameroon 9.7% compare
- 26 Syrian Arab Republic 8.2% compare
- 27 Zambia 8.1% compare
- 28 New Zealand 7.9% compare
More private sector data for Nigeria
- Merchandise trade 33.3% (2025)
- Food imports 11.0% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 46.0% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 41.45 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 6.0% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 3.5% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 55.47 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 233.52 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.1907 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 4.03 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is international tourism, expenditures in Nigeria?
- International tourism, expenditures in Nigeria was 9.2% in 2020, according to Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism.
- What is the highest international tourism, expenditures recorded in Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 42.4% in 1997.
- What is the lowest international tourism, expenditures recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.5% in 2005.
- How does Nigeria rank for international tourism, expenditures?
- Nigeria ranks 25th out of 186 countries with data for 2020.
- Is international tourism, expenditures rising or falling in Nigeria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 22.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Nigeria 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.