Outbound tourism expenditure — all countries

Outbound tourism expenditure — Eastern Africa

Outbound tourism expenditure in Eastern Africa in 2020 — 2,434,500,000 US$. Since 2004, the indicator has risen by 65.2%.

2020 2.43B US$ −46.81% vs 2019
World rank
Period maximum 5.02B US$2015
Period minimum 1.47B US$2004

Trend over time

2004–2020 · US$

Outbound tourism expenditure — Eastern Africa, 2004–202002B4B6B2004200620082010201220142016201820202004: 1,473,400,000 US$2005: 1,808,500,000 US$2006: 1,958,600,000 US$2007: 2,135,499,999 US$2008: 2,712,600,000 US$2009: 2,875,500,000 US$2010: 2,942,700,001 US$2011: 3,405,900,002 US$2012: 3,563,900,000 US$2014: 4,090,000,000 US$2015: 5,019,000,000 US$2016: 4,781,000,000 US$2017: 4,620,500,000 US$2018: 5,007,700,012 US$2019: 4,577,000,000 US$2020: 2,434,500,000 US$
Change over the period: +961M (+65.23%) Average annual rate: 3.19 %
Outbound tourism expenditure — Eastern Africa, by year Eastern Africa All countries CSV XLSX
Year US$ Change Change, %
2020 2.43B −2.14B −46.81%
2019 4.58B −431M −8.6%
2018 5.01B +387M +8.38%
2017 4.62B −161M −3.36%
2016 4.78B −238M −4.74%
2015 5.02B +929M +22.71%
2014 4.09B
2012 3.56B +158M +4.64%
2011 3.41B +463M +15.74%
2010 2.94B +67.2M +2.34%
2009 2.88B +163M +6.01%
2008 2.71B +577M +27.02%
2007 2.14B +177M +9.03%
2006 1.96B +150M +8.3%
2005 1.81B +335M +22.74%
2004 1.47B

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.