International tourism receipts
Spending by international visitors, including their payments to national airlines, in current US dollars.
Tourism is a leading earner of foreign currency in Mauritius, Seychelles, Tanzania and Namibia, and a market for hotels, aviation and services.
Travel collapsed in 2020 and 2021, so the latest figure shown is the last year outside them, usually 2019. The World Bank series has not yet been updated past 2020 for most countries.
Tourism receipts: highest in South Africa, lowest in Eswatini
International tourism receipts, US$. Latest year available, mostly 2019. 15 of 16 countries have data.
Ranked: tourism receiptsiWhy it mattersTourism is a leading earner of foreign currency in Mauritius, Seychelles, Tanzania and Namibia, and a market for hotels, aviation and services.
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Over time
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International tourism receipts against income per person
Each bubble is a SADC country, sized by population. Dashed lines mark the SADC medians. Countries far from the pattern are worth a closer look.
Table
The same figures as the map, for screen readers and copying.| Rank | Country | Value | Year | Five-year change | Grade | Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | South Africa | $9.1bn | 2019 | down 14% since 2014 | B | |
| 2 | Tanzania | $2.6bn | 2019 | up 28% since 2014 | B | |
| 3 | Mauritius | $2.0bn | 2019 | up 18% since 2014 | B | |
| 4 | Madagascar | $951.0m | 2019 | up 29% since 2014 | B | |
| 5 | Botswana | $712.4m | 2019 | up 35% since 2014 | B | |
| 6 | Seychelles | $618.0m | 2019 | up 28% since 2014 | B | |
| 7 | Namibia | $451.0m | 2019 | down 18% since 2014 | B | |
| 8 | Angola | $395.0m | 2019 | down 75% since 2014 | B | |
| 9 | Mozambique | $324.0m | 2019 | up 44% since 2014 | B | |
| 10 | Zimbabwe | $285.0m | 2019 | up 53% since 2014 | B | |
| 11 | Comoros | $72.7m | 2019 | up 16% since 2014 | B | |
| 12 | Malawi | $62.0m | 2019 | up 72% since 2014 | B | |
| 13 | DRC | $60.5m | 2018 | up 620% since 2013 | B | |
| 14 | Lesotho | $23.1m | 1999 | down 20% since 1995 | B | |
| 15 | Eswatini | $14.3m | 2019 | down 8% since 2014 | B | |
| – | Zambia | No recent data | ||||