Expenditure of international tourism fell 72.8% to USD 1,594 mil in South Africa in 2020, according to Eurostat.
Historically, expenditure of international tourism in South Africa reached an all time high of USD 8,397 mil in 2011 and an all time low of USD 1,594 mil in 2020. When compared to South Africa's main peers, expenditure of international tourism in Botswana amounted to USD 91.8 mil, USD 277 mil in Lesotho, USD 77.0 mil in Namibia and USD 36.4 mil in Swaziland in 2020.
South Africa has been ranked 40th within the group of 123 countries we follow in terms of expenditure of international tourism, 8 places below the position seen 10 years ago.
| International Tourism, Expenditure (USD) | Unit | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 |
| Angola | USD mil | 505 | 389 | 823 | 1,216 | 762 | ||||||||||||||||
| Botswana | USD mil | 277 | 256 | 237 | 253 | 278 | ||||||||||||||||
| Lesotho | USD mil | 177 | 180 | 262 | 307 | 347 | ||||||||||||||||
| Mozambique | USD mil | 331 | 322 | 290 | 237 | 135 | ||||||||||||||||
| Namibia | USD mil | 67.0 | 71.0 | 82.0 | 92.0 | 69.0 | ||||||||||||||||
| South Africa | USD mil | 6,314 | 5,734 | 5,354 | 6,068 | 6,348 | ||||||||||||||||
| Swaziland | USD mil | 62.0 | 64.0 | 33.0 | 74.0 | 43.0 | ||||||||||||||||
| Zambia | USD mil | 378 | 400 | 423 | 410 | 478 | ||||||||||||||||
| Zimbabwe | USD mil | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 451 | 557 | 406 | 337 | 269 |
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