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Sub-Saharan Africa Compared by Economy > Tourism > International tourism, expenditures for travel items > Current US$

DEFINITION: International tourism, expenditures for travel items (current US$). International tourism expenditures are expenditures of international outbound visitors in other countries. The goods and services are purchased by, or on behalf of, the traveler or provided, without a quid pro quo, for the traveler to use or give away. These may include expenditures by residents traveling abroad as same-day visitors, except in cases where these are so important as to justify a separate classification. Excluded is the international carriage of travelers, which is covered in passenger travel items. Data are in current U.S. dollars.

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# COUNTRY AMOUNT DATE GRAPH HISTORY
1 Nigeria $6.60 billion 2011
2 South Africa $5.28 billion 2011
3 Sudan $937.00 million 2011
4 Tanzania $899.00 million 2011
5 Ghana $464.00 million 2011
6 Mauritius $400.00 million 2011
7 Uganda $393.00 million 2011
8 Cote d'Ivoire $352.00 million 2010
9 Democratic Republic of the Congo $298.00 million 2011
10 Lesotho $290.00 million 2011
11 Gabon $274.00 million 2005
12 Mozambique $223.00 million 2011
13 Namibia $207.00 million 2011
14 Kenya $197.00 million 2011
15 Cameroon $186.00 million 2010
16 Angola $180.00 million 2011
17 Ethiopia $170.00 million 2011
18 Republic of the Congo $168.00 million 2007
19 Senegal $160.00 million 2010
20 Mali $144.00 million 2011
21 Cape Verde $132.00 million 2011
22 Madagascar $110.00 million 2010
23 Rwanda $77.00 million 2010
24 Zambia $76.00 million 2011
25 Burkina Faso $69.00 million 2010
26 Malawi $66.00 million 2011
27 Swaziland $61.00 million 2010
28 Liberia $60.00 million 2011
29 Benin $57.00 million 2010
30 Mauritania $55.00 million 1999
31 Niger $54.00 million 2009
32 Central African Republic $52.00 million 2010
33 Togo $46.00 million 2010
34 Seychelles $39.00 million 2011
35 Guinea $33.00 million 2011
36 Burundi $31.00 million 2011
37 Guinea-Bissau $29.40 million 2010
38 Botswana $25.00 million 2010
39 Djibouti $21.00 million 2011
40 Sierra Leone $17.00 million 2011
41 The Gambia $11.00 million 2011
42 Sao Tome and Principe $350,000.00 2011

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  • United States ranked first for tourism > international tourism, expenditures for travel items > current US$ amongst Christian countries in 2011.
  • Germany ranked first for tourism > international tourism, expenditures for travel items > current US$ amongst Europe in 2011.
  • Australia ranked first for tourism > international tourism, expenditures for travel items > current US$ amongst Hot countries in 2011.
  • China ranked first for tourism > international tourism, expenditures for travel items > current US$ amongst Emerging markets in 2011.
  • European Union has had the highest tourism > international tourism, expenditures for travel items > current US$ since 1995.
  • Brazil ranked first for tourism > international tourism, expenditures for travel items > current US$ amongst Latin America and Caribbean in 2011.
  • Saudi Arabia ranked first for tourism > international tourism, expenditures for travel items > current US$ amongst Muslim countries in 2011.
  • France ranked first for tourism > international tourism, expenditures for travel items > current US$ amongst Catholic countries in 2011.
  • United Kingdom ranked second for tourism > international tourism, expenditures for travel items > current US$ amongst European Union in 2011.
  • Russia ranked first for tourism > international tourism, expenditures for travel items > current US$ amongst Eastern Europe in 2011.
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