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Tourism Receipts by African country
Egypt has the highest international tourism receipts of any African country, at $4.87B, ahead of Morocco and South Africa.
Receipts earned from international inbound visitors, in current US dollars. 52 of 54 countries, ranked · World Bank — World Development Indicators, 2020.
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Morocco
South AfricaBy region
The top 5 countries account for 63% of Africa's total international tourism receipts.
Full ranking
| # | Country | Tourism Receipts | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Egypt | $4.87B | |
| 2 | Morocco | $4.51B | |
| 3 | South Africa | $2.72B | |
| 4 | Tanzania | $2.62B | |
| 5 | Ethiopia | $2.28B | |
| 6 | Kenya | $1.76B | |
| 7 | Sudan | $1.04B | |
| 8 | Tunisia | $1.01B | |
| 9 | Senegal | $557M | |
| 10 | Mauritius | $518M | |
| 11 | Uganda | $518M | |
| 12 | Cameroon | $437M | |
| 13 | Nigeria | $321M | |
| 14 | Togo | $264M | |
| 15 | Benin | $240.86M | |
| 16 | Mali | $231M | |
| 17 | Seychelles | $228M | |
| 18 | Botswana | $217M | |
| 19 | Rwanda | $212M | |
| 20 | Madagascar | $202M | |
| 21 | Cote d'Ivoire | $199.3M | |
| 22 | Ghana | $191M | |
| 23 | Burkina Faso | $173M | |
| 24 | Libya | $170M | |
| 25 | Cabo Verde | $169M | |
| 26 | Namibia | $155M | |
| 27 | Niger | $130M | |
| 28 | Liberia | $123M | |
| 29 | Mozambique | $113M | |
| 30 | Sao Tome and Principe | $71.9M | |
| 31 | Zimbabwe | $66M | |
| 32 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | $60.5M | |
| 33 | Djibouti | $57M | |
| 34 | Gambia | $53M | |
| 35 | Algeria | $50M | |
| 36 | Eritrea | $48M | |
| 37 | Republic of the Congo | $42.9M | |
| 38 | Sierra Leone | $39M | |
| 39 | Malawi | $35M | |
| 40 | Gabon | $28.7M | |
| 41 | Chad | $25M | |
| 42 | Lesotho | $23.1M | |
| 43 | Angola | $19M | |
| 44 | Guinea-Bissau | $18.92M | |
| 45 | Comoros | $18.5M | |
| 46 | Central African Republic | $15.6M | |
| 47 | Equatorial Guinea | $14M | |
| 48 | South Sudan | $12M | |
| 49 | Eswatini | $7.3M | |
| 50 | Mauritania | $6.4M | |
| 51 | Burundi | $3.7M | |
| 52 | Guinea | $1.29M |
Tanzania
Ethiopia
Kenya
Sudan
Tunisia
Senegal
Mauritius
Uganda
Cameroon
Nigeria
Togo
Benin
Mali
Seychelles
Botswana
Rwanda
Madagascar
Cote d'Ivoire
Ghana
Burkina Faso
Libya
Cabo Verde
Namibia
Niger
Liberia
Mozambique
Sao Tome and Principe
Zimbabwe
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Djibouti
Gambia
Algeria
Eritrea
Republic of the Congo
Sierra Leone
Malawi
Gabon
Chad
Lesotho
Angola
Guinea-Bissau
Comoros
Central African Republic
Equatorial Guinea
South Sudan
Eswatini
Mauritania
Burundi
GuineaGet this ranking via API
One call to /v1/data returns the latest Tourism Receipts figure for every country you pass — JSON, with source metadata on each observation.
curl "https://api.africa-api.com/v1/data?metric_key=tourism_receipts_usd&latest=true&country_codes=NG,KE,ZA,EG" \
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Frequently asked questions
Which African country has the highest international tourism receipts?
Egypt has the highest international tourism receipts in Africa at $4.87B (2020), followed by Morocco and South Africa.
Which African country has the lowest international tourism receipts?
Guinea has the lowest international tourism receipts of the 52 African countries with data, at $1.29M (2020).
How many African countries report Tourism Receipts data?
52 of 54 African countries have a recent Tourism Receipts figure in the Africa API. Each value links to the country's full series with source and history.
How do I get this ranking via API?
Call GET /v1/data?metric_key=tourism_receipts_usd&latest=true with the country codes you need and a free Africa API key — the response returns the latest value per country as JSON.
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