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.
Loss in the contribution of travel and tourism to gross domestic product (GDP) in Africa due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic in 2020, by scenario
(in billion U.S. dollars)
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WTTC. (November 6, 2020). Loss in the contribution of travel and tourism to gross domestic product (GDP) in Africa due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic in 2020, by scenario (in billion U.S. dollars) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 19, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1193582/tourism-gdp-loss-from-covid-19-in-africa/
WTTC. "Loss in the contribution of travel and tourism to gross domestic product (GDP) in Africa due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic in 2020, by scenario (in billion U.S. dollars)." Chart. November 6, 2020. Statista. Accessed December 19, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1193582/tourism-gdp-loss-from-covid-19-in-africa/
WTTC. (2020). Loss in the contribution of travel and tourism to gross domestic product (GDP) in Africa due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic in 2020, by scenario (in billion U.S. dollars). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 19, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1193582/tourism-gdp-loss-from-covid-19-in-africa/
WTTC. "Loss in The Contribution of Travel and Tourism to Gross Domestic Product (Gdp) in Africa Due to The Coronavirus (Covid-19) Pandemic in 2020, by Scenario (in Billion U.S. Dollars)." Statista, Statista Inc., 6 Nov 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1193582/tourism-gdp-loss-from-covid-19-in-africa/
WTTC, Loss in the contribution of travel and tourism to gross domestic product (GDP) in Africa due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic in 2020, by scenario (in billion U.S. dollars) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1193582/tourism-gdp-loss-from-covid-19-in-africa/ (last visited December 19, 2024)
Loss in the contribution of travel and tourism to gross domestic product (GDP) in Africa due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic in 2020, by scenario (in billion U.S. dollars) [Graph], WTTC, November 6, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1193582/tourism-gdp-loss-from-covid-19-in-africa/
