Travel and tourism GDP loss due to COVID-19 in Africa 2020, by scenario
In 2020 in Africa, an amount of 87 billion U.S. dollars (equivalent to 51 percent of GDP loss in tourism) was estimated to have been lost as a contribution of the tourism sector to gross domestic product (GDP) amidst the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. Furthermore, it is projected that a total of 105 billion U.S. dollars of GDP contribution coming from this industry would be lost in the continent if there is no improvement on the pandemic situation.