Malta vs South Africa: Spending by international visitors while visiting a country … gaps

Malta
6.58 billion current US$
in 2024
South Africa
6.72 billion current US$
in 2024
Malta rank
50th
South Africa rank
48th

Spending by international visitors while visiting a country … gaps over time

  • Malta
  • South Africa
02.5B5.0B7.5B10.0B199520092024

How they compare

South Africa currently reports 6.72 billion current US$ against 6.58 billion current US$ in Malta, a difference of 141.05 million current US$.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 18 shared years of data; in 1995 it was South Africa ahead.

Malta ranks 50th and South Africa ranks 48th of 203 countries.

South Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Malta South Africa Difference Ahead
1990s 808.20 million current US$ 3.21 billion current US$ 2.40 billion current US$ South Africa
2000s 885.62 million current US$ 6.58 billion current US$ 5.69 billion current US$ South Africa
2020s 4.45 billion current US$ 4.51 billion current US$ 59.62 million current US$ South Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher spending by international visitors while visiting a country, gaps, Malta or South Africa?
South Africa, at 6.72 billion current US$ against 6.58 billion current US$ in Malta as of 2024.
What is the difference in spending by international visitors while visiting a country, gaps between Malta and South Africa?
141.05 million current US$, with South Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malta and South Africa?
18 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2024.
How do Malta and South Africa rank globally for spending by international visitors while visiting a country, gaps?
Malta ranks 50th and South Africa ranks 48th of 203 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Spending by international visitors while visiting a country, gaps filled. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Spending by international visitors while visiting a country, gaps filled
Unit
current US$
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
203 places, 4,637 data points, 1995–2024
Last refreshed

Spending by international visitors while visiting a country with 58 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.