In 2022, travel and tourism contributed 168 billion U.S. dollars to Africa's Gross Domestic Product (GDP). This was a 40.9 percent increase from the year before. Despite the growth, the value added to the GDP remained below that recorded in 2019, some 186 billion U.S. dollars. In 2023, travel and tourism's contribution to GDP was forecast to reach around 183 billion U.S. dollars.
Contribution of travel and tourism to Africa’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) from 2019 to 2023
(in billion U.S. dollars)
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WTTC. (November 1, 2023). Contribution of travel and tourism to Africa’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) from 2019 to 2023 (in billion U.S. dollars) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 23, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1320377/contribution-of-travel-and-tourism-to-africa-gdp/
WTTC. "Contribution of travel and tourism to Africa’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) from 2019 to 2023 (in billion U.S. dollars)." Chart. November 1, 2023. Statista. Accessed November 23, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1320377/contribution-of-travel-and-tourism-to-africa-gdp/
WTTC. (2023). Contribution of travel and tourism to Africa’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) from 2019 to 2023 (in billion U.S. dollars). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 23, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1320377/contribution-of-travel-and-tourism-to-africa-gdp/
WTTC. "Contribution of Travel and Tourism to Africa’s Gross Domestic Product (Gdp) from 2019 to 2023 (in Billion U.S. Dollars)." Statista, Statista Inc., 1 Nov 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1320377/contribution-of-travel-and-tourism-to-africa-gdp/
WTTC, Contribution of travel and tourism to Africa’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) from 2019 to 2023 (in billion U.S. dollars) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1320377/contribution-of-travel-and-tourism-to-africa-gdp/ (last visited November 23, 2024)
Contribution of travel and tourism to Africa’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) from 2019 to 2023 (in billion U.S. dollars) [Graph], WTTC, November 1, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1320377/contribution-of-travel-and-tourism-to-africa-gdp/
