Inbound tourism receipts — all countries

Inbound tourism receipts — Sub-Saharan Africa

Inbound tourism receipts in Sub-Saharan Africa in 2019 — 34,919,262,973 US$. Since 1995, the indicator has risen by 402.6%.

2019 34.92B US$ −1.69% vs 2018
World rank
Period maximum 35.52B US$2018
Period minimum 6.95B US$1995

Trend over time

1995–2019 · US$

Inbound tourism receipts — Sub-Saharan Africa, 1995–2019010B20B30B40B1995199820012004200720102013201620191995: 6,947,962,037 US$1996: 7,728,682,916 US$1997: 8,343,158,545 US$1998: 8,820,855,797 US$1999: 9,174,543,919 US$2000: 8,236,189,717 US$2001: 8,823,939,169 US$2002: 9,778,100,649 US$2003: 13,873,282,500 US$2004: 16,114,153,054 US$2005: 18,290,611,481 US$2006: 20,483,792,703 US$2007: 24,226,010,745 US$2008: 24,528,071,972 US$2009: 22,718,361,775 US$2010: 25,446,513,189 US$2011: 28,090,888,000 US$2012: 30,407,598,947 US$2013: 30,395,296,705 US$2014: 31,525,801,556 US$2015: 28,744,759,940 US$2016: 29,035,443,371 US$2017: 33,098,286,016 US$2018: 35,520,914,707 US$2019: 34,919,262,973 US$
Change over the period: +27.97B (+402.58%) Average annual rate: 6.96 %

Comparison, 2019

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

Sub-Saharan Africa 34.92B US$
World 1.86T US$
Inbound tourism receipts — Sub-Saharan Africa, by year Sub-Saharan Africa All countries CSV XLSX
Year US$ Change Change, %
2019 34.92B −602M −1.69%
2018 35.52B +2.42B +7.32%
2017 33.1B +4.06B +13.99%
2016 29.04B +291M +1.01%
2015 28.74B −2.78B −8.82%
2014 31.53B +1.13B +3.72%
2013 30.4B −12.3M −0.04%
2012 30.41B +2.32B +8.25%
2011 28.09B +2.64B +10.39%
2010 25.45B +2.73B +12.01%
2009 22.72B −1.81B −7.38%
2008 24.53B +302M +1.25%
2007 24.23B +3.74B +18.27%
2006 20.48B +2.19B +11.99%
2005 18.29B +2.18B +13.51%
2004 16.11B +2.24B +16.15%
2003 13.87B +4.1B +41.88%
2002 9.78B +954M +10.81%
2001 8.82B +588M +7.14%
2000 8.24B −938M −10.23%
1999 9.17B +354M +4.01%
1998 8.82B +478M +5.73%
1997 8.34B +614M +7.95%
1996 7.73B +781M +11.24%
1995 6.95B

About the indicator

Receipts from inbound tourism in current US dollars — spending by foreign visitors inside the country on accommodation, food, transport, entertainment and shopping, including prepaid tours. International passenger transport is recorded under a separate item of the balance of payments.

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