Inbound tourism receipts — all countries

Inbound tourism receipts — Western Africa

Inbound tourism receipts in Western Africa in 2019 — 5,086,380,000 US$. Since 1996, the indicator has risen by 701%.

2019 5.09B US$ −12.5% vs 2018
World rank
Period maximum 6.06B US$2017
Period minimum 635M US$1996

Trend over time

1996–2019 · US$

Inbound tourism receipts — Western Africa, 1996–201902B4B6B8B1996199920022005200820112014201720191996: 634,999,999 US$1997: 642,600,001 US$1998: 866,499,997 US$1999: 947,300,002 US$2000: 1,011,300,002 US$2001: 1,119,800,000 US$2002: 1,315,700,001 US$2003: 1,434,800,002 US$2004: 1,616,400,001 US$2005: 2,173,599,998 US$2006: 2,461,999,992 US$2007: 3,256,400,003 US$2008: 4,137,999,991 US$2009: 3,413,299,994 US$2010: 3,300,539,994 US$2011: 3,578,620,000 US$2012: 3,797,980,000 US$2013: 3,852,199,997 US$2014: 3,848,999,994 US$2015: 3,348,000,000 US$2016: 4,341,200,006 US$2017: 6,062,439,995 US$2018: 5,812,700,000 US$2019: 5,086,380,000 US$
Change over the period: +4.45B (+701%) Average annual rate: 9.47 %

Comparison, 2019

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

Western Africa 5.09B US$
World 1.86T US$
Inbound tourism receipts — Western Africa, by year Western Africa All countries CSV XLSX
Year US$ Change Change, %
2019 5.09B −726M −12.5%
2018 5.81B −250M −4.12%
2017 6.06B +1.72B +39.65%
2016 4.34B +993M +29.67%
2015 3.35B −501M −13.02%
2014 3.85B −3.2M −0.08%
2013 3.85B +54.22M +1.43%
2012 3.8B +219M +6.13%
2011 3.58B +278M +8.43%
2010 3.3B −113M −3.3%
2009 3.41B −725M −17.51%
2008 4.14B +882M +27.07%
2007 3.26B +794M +32.27%
2006 2.46B +288M +13.27%
2005 2.17B +557M +34.47%
2004 1.62B +182M +12.66%
2003 1.43B +119M +9.05%
2002 1.32B +196M +17.49%
2001 1.12B +108M +10.73%
2000 1.01B +64M +6.76%
1999 947M +80.8M +9.32%
1998 866M +224M +34.84%
1997 643M +7.6M +1.2%
1996 635M

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.