Outbound tourism expenditure — all countries

Outbound tourism expenditure — Northern Africa

Outbound tourism expenditure in Northern Africa in 2018 — 9,435,000,000 US$. Since 1995, the indicator has risen by 336.4%.

2018 9.44B US$ +7.4% vs 2017
World rank
Period maximum 9.76B US$2012
Period minimum 2.13B US$1996

Trend over time

1995–2018 · US$

Outbound tourism expenditure — Northern Africa, 1995–201802.5B5B7.5B10B1995199820012004200720102013201620181995: 2,162,000,000 US$1996: 2,130,000,000 US$1997: 2,379,000,000 US$1998: 2,490,000,000 US$1999: 2,681,000,000 US$2000: 2,572,000,000 US$2001: 2,805,000,000 US$2002: 3,026,000,000 US$2003: 3,473,000,000 US$2004: 3,847,000,000 US$2005: 5,630,000,000 US$2006: 6,510,000,000 US$2007: 7,823,000,000 US$2008: 9,075,000,000 US$2009: 8,257,000,000 US$2010: 9,213,000,000 US$2011: 7,045,000,000 US$2012: 9,756,000,000 US$2013: 9,620,000,000 US$2014: 8,972,000,000 US$2015: 8,581,000,000 US$2016: 9,058,000,000 US$2017: 8,785,000,000 US$2018: 9,435,000,000 US$
Change over the period: +7.27B (+336.4%) Average annual rate: 6.62 %

Comparison, 2018

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

Northern Africa 9.44B US$
World 1.41T US$
Outbound tourism expenditure — Northern Africa, by year Northern Africa All countries CSV XLSX
Year US$ Change Change, %
2018 9.44B +650M +7.4%
2017 8.79B −273M −3.01%
2016 9.06B +477M +5.56%
2015 8.58B −391M −4.36%
2014 8.97B −648M −6.74%
2013 9.62B −136M −1.39%
2012 9.76B +2.71B +38.48%
2011 7.05B −2.17B −23.53%
2010 9.21B +956M +11.58%
2009 8.26B −818M −9.01%
2008 9.08B +1.25B +16%
2007 7.82B +1.31B +20.17%
2006 6.51B +880M +15.63%
2005 5.63B +1.78B +46.35%
2004 3.85B +374M +10.77%
2003 3.47B +447M +14.77%
2002 3.03B +221M +7.88%
2001 2.81B +233M +9.06%
2000 2.57B −109M −4.07%
1999 2.68B +191M +7.67%
1998 2.49B +111M +4.67%
1997 2.38B +249M +11.69%
1996 2.13B −32M −1.48%
1995 2.16B

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.