International tourism, receipts for travel items in Angola
Angola: International tourism, receipts for travel items was 16.00 million current US$ in 2020. ◆ Volatile
International tourism, receipts for travel items in Angola, 1995–2020
Source: Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism. Measured in current US$.
Analysis
Angola recorded 16.00 million current US$ for international tourism, receipts for travel items in 2020.
That represents a change of down 95.8% on the previous year and down 97.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, international tourism, receipts for travel items in Angola peaked at 1.59 billion current US$ in 2014 and was at its lowest, 8.00 million current US$, in 1998.
That places Angola 175th out of 191 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
International tourism, receipts for travel items in Angola, year by year
| Year | current US$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 10.00 million current US$ | — |
| 1996 | 9.00 million current US$ | -10.0% |
| 1997 | 9.00 million current US$ | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 8.00 million current US$ | -11.1% |
| 1999 | 13.00 million current US$ | +62.5% |
| 2000 | 18.00 million current US$ | +38.5% |
| 2001 | 22.00 million current US$ | +22.2% |
| 2002 | 37.00 million current US$ | +68.2% |
| 2003 | 49.00 million current US$ | +32.4% |
| 2004 | 66.00 million current US$ | +34.7% |
| 2005 | 88.00 million current US$ | +33.3% |
| 2006 | 75.00 million current US$ | -14.8% |
| 2007 | 225.00 million current US$ | +200.0% |
| 2008 | 285.00 million current US$ | +26.7% |
| 2009 | 534.00 million current US$ | +87.4% |
| 2010 | 719.00 million current US$ | +34.6% |
| 2011 | 646.00 million current US$ | -10.2% |
| 2012 | 706.00 million current US$ | +9.3% |
| 2013 | 1.23 billion current US$ | +74.8% |
| 2014 | 1.59 billion current US$ | +28.8% |
| 2015 | 1.16 billion current US$ | -26.8% |
| 2016 | 623.00 million current US$ | -46.4% |
| 2017 | 880.00 million current US$ | +41.3% |
| 2018 | 544.00 million current US$ | -38.2% |
| 2019 | 384.00 million current US$ | -29.4% |
| 2020 | 16.00 million current US$ | -95.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 9.80 million current US$ | 8.00 million current US$ | 13.00 million current US$ | 5 |
| 2000s | 139.90 million current US$ | 18.00 million current US$ | 534.00 million current US$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 848.80 million current US$ | 384.00 million current US$ | 1.59 billion current US$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 16.00 million current US$ | 16.00 million current US$ | 16.00 million current US$ | 1 |
Countries ranked near Angola
- 172 Guinea-Bissau 18.90 million current US$ compare
- 173 Comoros 18.00 million current US$ compare
- 174 Sao Tome and Principe 16.40 million current US$ compare
- 176 Suriname 15.00 million current US$ compare
- 177 Central African Republic 11.60 million current US$ compare
- 178 Marshall Islands 8.60 million current US$ compare
More private sector data for Angola
- Merchandise trade 38.8% (2025)
- Food imports 15.7% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 62.6% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 14.96 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 0.4% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 1.1% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 32.49 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 832.27 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2659 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate -17.22 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is international tourism, receipts for travel items in Angola?
- International tourism, receipts for travel items in Angola was 16.00 million current US$ in 2020, according to Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism.
- What is the highest international tourism, receipts for travel items recorded in Angola?
- The highest recorded value was 1.59 billion current US$ in 2014.
- What is the lowest international tourism, receipts for travel items recorded in Angola?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.00 million current US$ in 1998.
- How does Angola rank for international tourism, receipts for travel items?
- Angola ranks 175th out of 191 countries with data for 2020.
- Is international tourism, receipts for travel items rising or falling in Angola?
- Over the last ten years it is down 97.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Angola 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, receipts for travel items (current US$). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
International tourism receipts for travel items are expenditures by international inbound visitors in the reporting economy. 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 receipts should include any other prepayment made for goods or services received in the destination country. They also may include receipts from 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.