Outbound tourism expenditure — all countries

Outbound tourism expenditure — Sub-Saharan Africa

Outbound tourism expenditure in Sub-Saharan Africa in 2019 — 38,074,663,904 US$. Since 1995, the indicator has risen by 551.8%.

2019 38.07B US$ +10.39% vs 2018
World rank
Period maximum 38.07B US$2019
Period minimum 5.84B US$1995

Trend over time

1995–2019 · US$

Outbound tourism expenditure — Sub-Saharan Africa, 1995–2019010B20B30B40B1995199820012004200720102013201620191995: 5,841,599,999 US$1996: 6,112,999,999 US$1997: 7,324,700,001 US$1998: 7,120,999,999 US$1999: 6,382,000,001 US$2000: 6,701,500,000 US$2001: 6,703,600,000 US$2002: 6,639,799,998 US$2003: 9,560,699,998 US$2004: 8,983,099,998 US$2005: 12,802,149,277 US$2006: 18,601,954,009 US$2007: 24,482,259,033 US$2008: 31,177,583,990 US$2009: 24,557,117,278 US$2010: 29,022,018,514 US$2011: 31,979,493,588 US$2012: 29,643,916,778 US$2013: 28,820,025,419 US$2014: 29,642,186,201 US$2015: 29,452,615,659 US$2016: 22,844,780,214 US$2017: 28,337,369,623 US$2018: 34,491,411,433 US$2019: 38,074,663,904 US$
Change over the period: +32.23B (+551.78%) Average annual rate: 8.12 %

Comparison, 2019

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Sub-Saharan Africa

Sub-Saharan Africa 38.07B US$
World 1.44T US$
Outbound tourism expenditure — Sub-Saharan Africa, by year Sub-Saharan Africa All countries CSV XLSX
Year US$ Change Change, %
2019 38.07B +3.58B +10.39%
2018 34.49B +6.15B +21.72%
2017 28.34B +5.49B +24.04%
2016 22.84B −6.61B −22.44%
2015 29.45B −190M −0.64%
2014 29.64B +822M +2.85%
2013 28.82B −824M −2.78%
2012 29.64B −2.34B −7.3%
2011 31.98B +2.96B +10.19%
2010 29.02B +4.46B +18.18%
2009 24.56B −6.62B −21.23%
2008 31.18B +6.7B +27.35%
2007 24.48B +5.88B +31.61%
2006 18.6B +5.8B +45.3%
2005 12.8B +3.82B +42.51%
2004 8.98B −578M −6.04%
2003 9.56B +2.92B +43.99%
2002 6.64B −63.8M −0.95%
2001 6.7B +2.1M +0.03%
2000 6.7B +319M +5.01%
1999 6.38B −739M −10.38%
1998 7.12B −204M −2.78%
1997 7.32B +1.21B +19.82%
1996 6.11B +271M +4.65%
1995 5.84B

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.