Tourism share of exports — all countries

Tourism share of exports — Eastern Africa

Tourism share of exports in Eastern Africa in 2019 — 23.1%. Since 2014, the indicator has risen by 3.8 pp.

2019 23.1% +2.48 pp vs 2018
World rank
Period maximum 23.1%2019
Period minimum 18.31%2017

Trend over time

2014–2019 · % of exports

Tourism share of exports — Eastern Africa, 2014–2019182022242014201520162017201820192014: 19.3%2015: 18.82%2016: 21.55%2017: 18.31%2018: 20.62%2019: 23.1%
Change over the period: +3.8 pp Annual average: 0.76 pp

Comparison, 2019

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

Eastern Africa 23.1%
World 7.39%
Tourism share of exports — Eastern Africa, by year Eastern Africa All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2019 23.1 +2.48 pp
2018 20.62 +2.31 pp
2017 18.31 −3.24 pp
2016 21.55 +2.73 pp
2015 18.82 −0.48 pp
2014 19.3

About the indicator

Receipts from international tourism as a percent of total exports of goods and services. An indicator of the dependence of an economy on tourism: in small island states it exceeds 50%, which makes them extremely vulnerable to any restrictions on international travel — as the pandemic demonstrated.

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