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Inbound tourism receipts — all countries

Inbound tourism receipts — Southern Africa

Inbound tourism receipts in Southern Africa in 2020 — 3,095,300,000 US$. Since 1995, the indicator has risen by 6.3%.

2020 3.1B US$ −69.78% vs 2019
World rank —
Period maximum 12.16B US$2012
Period minimum 2.91B US$1995

Trend over time

1995–2020 · US$

Inbound tourism receipts — Southern Africa, 1995–202005B10B15B1995199820012004200720102013201620191995: 2,913,000,000 US$1996: 3,317,700,001 US$1997: 3,640,720,001 US$1998: 3,673,700,001 US$1999: 3,684,100,000 US$2000: 3,734,000,000 US$2001: 3,764,000,000 US$2002: 4,308,000,000 US$2003: 7,586,040,001 US$2004: 8,654,099,998 US$2005: 9,631,300,003 US$2006: 10,300,099,998 US$2007: 11,347,499,989 US$2008: 10,200,000,011 US$2009: 9,894,699,974 US$2010: 11,271,500,008 US$2011: 11,700,399,988 US$2012: 12,162,699,976 US$2013: 11,313,400,012 US$2014: 11,580,899,988 US$2015: 10,228,499,988 US$2016: 9,620,200,000 US$2017: 10,710,210,010 US$2018: 10,877,600,012 US$2019: 10,241,700,025 US$2020: 3,095,300,000 US$
Change over the period: +182M (+6.26%) Average annual rate: 0.24 %
Inbound tourism receipts — Southern Africa, by year Southern Africa All countries CSV XLSX
Year US$ Change Change, %
2020 3.1B −7.15B −69.78%
2019 10.24B −636M −5.85%
2018 10.88B +167M +1.56%
2017 10.71B +1.09B +11.33%
2016 9.62B −608M −5.95%
2015 10.23B −1.35B −11.68%
2014 11.58B +267M +2.36%
2013 11.31B −849M −6.98%
2012 12.16B +462M +3.95%
2011 11.7B +429M +3.81%
2010 11.27B +1.38B +13.91%
2009 9.89B −305M −2.99%
2008 10.2B −1.15B −10.11%
2007 11.35B +1.05B +10.17%
2006 10.3B +669M +6.94%
2005 9.63B +977M +11.29%
2004 8.65B +1.07B +14.08%
2003 7.59B +3.28B +76.09%
2002 4.31B +544M +14.45%
2001 3.76B +30M +0.8%
2000 3.73B +49.9M +1.35%
1999 3.68B +10.4M +0.28%
1998 3.67B +32.98M +0.91%
1997 3.64B +323M +9.74%
1996 3.32B +405M +13.89%
1995 2.91B — —

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.

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