Egypt vs South Africa: Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per unit

Egypt
0.011 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2024
South Africa
0.0115 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Egypt rank
150th
South Africa rank
147th

Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per unit over time

  • Egypt
  • South Africa
0.0050.010.0150.020.025199520092024

How they compare

South Africa currently reports 0.0115 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.011 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Egypt, a difference of 0.0005 current US$ per US$ of GDP.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 30 shared years of data; in 1995 it was Egypt ahead.

Egypt ranks 150th and South Africa ranks 147th of 194 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Egypt averaged higher in 2 and South Africa in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Egypt South Africa Difference Ahead
1990s 0.018 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0155 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0024 current US$ per US$ of GDP Egypt
2000s 0.0178 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0181 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0003 current US$ per US$ of GDP South Africa
2010s 0.0113 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0162 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0049 current US$ per US$ of GDP South Africa
2020s 0.01 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0085 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0016 current US$ per US$ of GDP Egypt

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per unit, Egypt or South Africa?
South Africa, at 0.0115 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.011 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Egypt as of 2024.
What is the difference in spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per unit between Egypt and South Africa?
0.0005 current US$ per US$ of GDP, with South Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and South Africa?
30 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2024.
How do Egypt and South Africa rank globally for spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per unit?
Egypt ranks 150th and South Africa ranks 147th of 194 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per unit of GDP
Unit
current US$ per US$ of GDP
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
194 places, 4,539 data points, 1995–2024
Last refreshed

Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.