Outbound tourism expenditure — all countries

Outbound tourism expenditure — Western Africa

Outbound tourism expenditure in Western Africa in 2019 — 19,773,099,998 US$. Since 1995, the indicator has risen by 988%.

2019 19.77B US$ +16.78% vs 2018
World rank
Period maximum 19.77B US$2019
Period minimum 1.47B US$2000

Trend over time

1995–2019 · US$

Outbound tourism expenditure — Western Africa, 1995–201905B10B15B20B1995199820012004200720102013201620191995: 1,817,300,000 US$1996: 2,207,700,000 US$1997: 2,664,600,000 US$1998: 2,480,200,000 US$1999: 1,564,200,001 US$2000: 1,469,500,000 US$2001: 1,753,700,001 US$2002: 2,048,299,998 US$2003: 3,437,099,998 US$2004: 1,519,599,998 US$2005: 2,227,499,998 US$2006: 5,496,799,999 US$2007: 9,284,700,001 US$2008: 13,685,499,998 US$2009: 8,889,000,000 US$2010: 10,787,500,000 US$2011: 12,179,799,999 US$2012: 11,955,200,001 US$2013: 11,938,400,000 US$2014: 12,062,400,002 US$2015: 12,203,400,000 US$2016: 7,716,999,999 US$2017: 11,694,900,002 US$2018: 16,931,700,010 US$2019: 19,773,099,998 US$
Change over the period: +17.96B (+988.05%) Average annual rate: 10.46 %

Comparison, 2019

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

Western Africa 19.77B US$
World 1.44T US$
Outbound tourism expenditure — Western Africa, by year Western Africa All countries CSV XLSX
Year US$ Change Change, %
2019 19.77B +2.84B +16.78%
2018 16.93B +5.24B +44.78%
2017 11.69B +3.98B +51.55%
2016 7.72B −4.49B −36.76%
2015 12.2B +141M +1.17%
2014 12.06B +124M +1.04%
2013 11.94B −16.8M −0.14%
2012 11.96B −225M −1.84%
2011 12.18B +1.39B +12.91%
2010 10.79B +1.9B +21.36%
2009 8.89B −4.8B −35.05%
2008 13.69B +4.4B +47.4%
2007 9.28B +3.79B +68.91%
2006 5.5B +3.27B +146.77%
2005 2.23B +708M +46.58%
2004 1.52B −1.92B −55.79%
2003 3.44B +1.39B +67.8%
2002 2.05B +295M +16.8%
2001 1.75B +284M +19.34%
2000 1.47B −94.7M −6.05%
1999 1.56B −916M −36.93%
1998 2.48B −184M −6.92%
1997 2.66B +457M +20.7%
1996 2.21B +390M +21.48%
1995 1.82B

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.