Africa Travel Earnings Ranking (2020)

In 2020, travel earnings in Africa were highest in Egypt at $4.87 billion, followed by Morocco at $4.51 billion and South Africa at $2.72 billion. The average travel earnings across countries in Africa were $628.92 million, the median was $195.15 million, and Guinea recorded the lowest travel earnings at $1.29 million, according to the World Bank.

Data is available for the period 1995 to 2020 across 42 countries in Africa.

Frequency : Yearly
Rank Country Current Value Previous Value Year
1 $4.87B $14.26B 2020
2 $4.51B $9.95B 2020
3 $2.72B $9.06B 2020
4 $2.62B $2.46B 2019
5 $2.28B $3.53B 2020
6 $1.76B $1.78B 2019
7 $1.04B $1.03B 2018
8 $1.01B $2.68B 2020
9 $557M $470M 2018
10 $518M $2.02B 2020
11 $518M $1.4B 2020
12 $437M $681M 2020
13 $321M $1.47B 2020
14 $264M $269M 2019
15 $240.86M $175M 2019
16 $231M $206.4M 2018
17 $228M $618M 2020
18 $217M $712.4M 2020
19 $212M $635.9M 2020
20 $202M $951M 2020
21 $199.3M $550.5M 2020
22 $191M $1.49B 2020
23 $173M $179M 2019
24 $169M $567M 2020
25 $155M $451M 2020
26 $130M $114M 2019
27 $113M $324M 2020
28 $71.9M $65.9M 2018
29 $66M $285M 2020
30 $60.5M $6M 2018
31 $57M $36.2M 2018
32 $53M $157M 2020
33 $50M $140M 2020
34 $39M $39M 2018
35 $35M $62M 2020
36 $19M $395M 2020
37 $18.92M $20M 2019
38 $18.5M $72.7M 2020
39 $12M $26M 2018
40 $7.3M $14.3M 2020
41 $6.4M $13.7M 2020
42 $1.29M $10.4M 2020
Africa Travel Earnings Ranking (2020) : Definition
Travel Earnings measures total receipts from international visitors during the reporting year, reported in current US dollars.