As of 2023, Gambia and Cabo Verde were the African countries to register the highest share of tourism in their total exports, at 49 percent and 48 percent, respectively. São Tome and Principe and Seychelles followed with tourism occupying 47 percent and 38 percent of the total exports, respectively. Included in the total exports are goods and services.
Tourism as a share of total exports in Africa as of 2023, by selected country
According to the source, export from international tourism are composed by 'travel' (receipts in destinations) and 'passenger transport' items in the Balance of Payments.
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World Tourism Organization (UN Tourism). (November 30, 2023). Tourism as a share of total exports in Africa as of 2023, by selected country [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved October 31, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1232700/tourism-as-share-of-total-exports-in-africa-by-country/
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World Tourism Organization (UN Tourism). (2023). Tourism as a share of total exports in Africa as of 2023, by selected country. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: October 31, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1232700/tourism-as-share-of-total-exports-in-africa-by-country/
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