South Africa - International Tourist Arrivals

Since 2014, South Africa International Tourist Arrivals grew 0.4% year on year. In 2019, the country was ranked number 31 comparing other countries in International Tourist Arrivals with 14,797,000 Arrivals. South Africa is overtaken by Indonesia, which was ranked number 30 with 16,107,000 Arrivals and is followed by Ukraine with 13,710,000 Arrivals. France ranked the highest with 211,912,573.6 Arrivals in 2019, a decrease of 0% versus 2018. United States, China and Spain respectively ranked number 2, 3 and 4 in this ranking. Ivory Coast witnessed the best average annual growth at +34.5% per year, while Angola recorded the worst performance at -18.2% per year.

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Date Units (Arrivals)
2019 14,797,000.00
2018 15,004,000.00
2017 14,975,000.00
2016 15,121,000.00
2015 13,952,000.00
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How does South Africa rank in International Tourist Arrivals?

# 189 Countries Units (Arrivals) Last YoY 5‑years CAGR
1 #1
France
211,912,574 2019 -0.0 % +0.5 % View data
2 #2
United States
166,009,000 2019 -2.0 % -1.4 % View data
30 #30
Indonesia
16,107,000 2019 +1.9 % +11.3 % View data
31 #31
South Africa
14,797,000 2019 -1.4 % +0.4 % View data
32 #32
Ukraine
13,710,000 2019 -4.4 % +0.7 % View data
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