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Outbound tourism expenditure — South Africa

Outbound tourism expenditure in South Africa in 2020 — 1,594,000,000 US$. Ranked 40 in the world out of 138. Since 1995, the indicator has fallen by 34%.

2020 1.59B US$ −72.83% vs 2019
World rank 40of 138
Period maximum 8.4B US$2011
Period minimum 1.59B US$2020

Trend over time

1995–2020 · US$

Outbound tourism expenditure — South Africa, 1995–202002.5B5B7.5B10B1995199820012004200720102013201620191995: 2,414,000,000 US$1996: 2,322,000,000 US$1997: 2,558,000,000 US$1998: 2,500,000,000 US$1999: 2,717,000,000 US$2000: 2,684,000,000 US$2001: 2,366,000,000 US$2002: 2,251,000,000 US$2003: 3,655,000,000 US$2004: 4,237,000,000 US$2005: 4,812,000,000 US$2006: 5,230,000,000 US$2007: 6,104,000,000 US$2008: 6,905,000,000 US$2009: 6,421,000,000 US$2010: 8,139,000,000 US$2011: 8,397,000,000 US$2012: 7,145,000,000 US$2013: 6,491,000,000 US$2014: 6,314,000,000 US$2015: 5,734,000,000 US$2016: 5,354,000,000 US$2017: 6,068,000,000 US$2018: 6,348,000,000 US$2019: 5,866,000,000 US$2020: 1,594,000,000 US$
Change over the period: −820M (−33.97%) Average annual rate: -1.65 %

Comparison, 2020

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: South Africa

South Africa 1.59B US$
Southern Africa computed 2.08B US$
Upper-middle-income countries computed 44.18B US$
Outbound tourism expenditure — South Africa, by year South Africa All countries CSV XLSX
Year US$ Change Change, %
2020 1.59B −4.27B −72.83%
2019 5.87B −482M −7.59%
2018 6.35B +280M +4.61%
2017 6.07B +714M +13.34%
2016 5.35B −380M −6.63%
2015 5.73B −580M −9.19%
2014 6.31B −177M −2.73%
2013 6.49B −654M −9.15%
2012 7.15B −1.25B −14.91%
2011 8.4B +258M +3.17%
2010 8.14B +1.72B +26.76%
2009 6.42B −484M −7.01%
2008 6.91B +801M +13.12%
2007 6.1B +874M +16.71%
2006 5.23B +418M +8.69%
2005 4.81B +575M +13.57%
2004 4.24B +582M +15.92%
2003 3.66B +1.4B +62.37%
2002 2.25B −115M −4.86%
2001 2.37B −318M −11.85%
2000 2.68B −33M −1.21%
1999 2.72B +217M +8.68%
1998 2.5B −58M −2.27%
1997 2.56B +236M +10.16%
1996 2.32B −92M −3.81%
1995 2.41B — —

Southern Africa, 2020

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

ZA South Africa 1.59B LS Lesotho 277M BW Botswana 91.8M NA Namibia 77M SZ Eswatini 36.4M
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About the indicator

Spending by residents of the country abroad in current US dollars: accommodation, food, transport inside the country visited, and shopping. Together with receipts from inbound tourism it forms the tourism balance of the country — an important part of the services account of the balance of payments.

Source: Tourism Statistics (UN Tourism / UNWTO), license UN Tourism terms of use.

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