Spending by international visitors while visiting a country … gaps in South Africa
South Africa: Spending by international visitors while visiting a country … gaps was 6.72 billion current US$ in 2024. ▲ Rising
Spending by international visitors while visiting a country, gaps in South Africa, 1995–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current US$.
Analysis
In 2024, spending by international visitors while visiting a country, gaps in South Africa stood at 6.72 billion current US$.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 12.8% on the previous year and down 35.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, spending by international visitors while visiting a country, gaps in South Africa peaked at 11.20 billion current US$ in 2012 and was at its lowest, 2.19 billion current US$, in 2021.
That places South Africa 48th out of 203 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 30 years of available data.
Spending by international visitors while visiting a country … gaps in South Africa, year by year
| Year | current US$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 2.65 billion current US$ | — |
| 1996 | 3.14 billion current US$ | +18.2% |
| 1997 | 3.42 billion current US$ | +9.1% |
| 1998 | 3.42 billion current US$ | -0.1% |
| 1999 | 3.41 billion current US$ | -0.4% |
| 2000 | 3.34 billion current US$ | -2.0% |
| 2001 | 3.26 billion current US$ | -2.5% |
| 2002 | 3.69 billion current US$ | +13.5% |
| 2003 | 6.67 billion current US$ | +80.6% |
| 2004 | 7.57 billion current US$ | +13.4% |
| 2005 | 8.63 billion current US$ | +14.0% |
| 2006 | 9.21 billion current US$ | +6.7% |
| 2007 | 10.23 billion current US$ | +11.0% |
| 2008 | 9.18 billion current US$ | -10.2% |
| 2009 | 8.68 billion current US$ | -5.4% |
| 2010 | 10.31 billion current US$ | +18.7% |
| 2011 | 10.71 billion current US$ | +3.9% |
| 2012 | 11.20 billion current US$ | +4.6% |
| 2013 | 10.47 billion current US$ | -6.6% |
| 2014 | 10.48 billion current US$ | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 9.14 billion current US$ | -12.8% |
| 2016 | 8.81 billion current US$ | -3.6% |
| 2017 | 9.71 billion current US$ | +10.2% |
| 2018 | 9.79 billion current US$ | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 9.06 billion current US$ | -7.4% |
| 2020 | 2.72 billion current US$ | -70.0% |
| 2021 | 2.19 billion current US$ | -19.3% |
| 2022 | 4.96 billion current US$ | +126.4% |
| 2023 | 5.96 billion current US$ | +20.1% |
| 2024 | 6.72 billion current US$ | +12.8% |
South Africa compared with similar countries
- South Africa's 6.72 billion current US$ is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.79 billion current US$, 3.8× the median. (57 countries reporting)
- South Africa's 6.72 billion current US$ is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 245.75 million current US$, 27.4× the median. (42 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Spending by international visitors while visiting a country … gaps in South Africa changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | +126.4% | 2.19 billion current US$ | 4.96 billion current US$ |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.21 billion current US$ | 2.65 billion current US$ | 3.42 billion current US$ | 5 |
| 2000s | 7.05 billion current US$ | 3.26 billion current US$ | 10.23 billion current US$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.97 billion current US$ | 8.81 billion current US$ | 11.20 billion current US$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.51 billion current US$ | 2.19 billion current US$ | 6.72 billion current US$ | 5 |
Countries ranked near South Africa
More reference data data for South Africa
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.5111 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 8.71 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 13.63 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.7468 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 13.63 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.71 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 1.49 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 41.1 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 63.65 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 4.07 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is spending by international visitors while visiting a country, gaps in South Africa?
- Spending by international visitors while visiting a country, gaps in South Africa was 6.72 billion current US$ in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest spending by international visitors while visiting a country, gaps recorded in South Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 11.20 billion current US$ in 2012.
- What is the lowest spending by international visitors while visiting a country, gaps recorded in South Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.19 billion current US$ in 2021.
- How does South Africa rank for spending by international visitors while visiting a country, gaps?
- South Africa ranks 48th out of 203 countries with data for 2024.
- Is spending by international visitors while visiting a country, gaps rising or falling in South Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 35.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this South Africa data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Spending by international visitors while visiting a country, gaps filled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 30 observations, free to reuse under Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page.
How this figure is calculated
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.
Computed from
- Spending by international visitors while visiting a country UN Tourism (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
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.