KEY FACTS AT A GLANCE

Gross Domestic Product (GDP)
The contribution of Travel & Tourism to Gross Domestic Product is expected to decline from 6.9% (US$75.7bn) in 2010 to 6.0% (US$172.5bn) by 2020.

Employment
The contribution of the Travel & Tourism economy to employment is expected to fall from 5.0% of total employment, 10,073,000 jobs, or 1 in every 20.0 jobs in 2010, to 11,832,000 jobs, 4.6% of total employment or 1 in every 21.4 jobs by 2020.

Growth
Real GDP growth for Travel & Tourism economy is expected to be 1.2% in 2010 and to average 4.7% per annum over the coming 10 years.

Visitor Exports
Export earnings from international visitors and tourism goods are expected to generate 6.8% of total exports (US$23.9bn) in 2010, growing (nominal terms) to US$52.2bn (6.7% of total) in 2020.

Investment
Travel & Tourism investment is estimated at US$23.0bn or 10.3% of total investment in 2010. By 2020, this should reach US$50.4bn or 8.3% of total investment.

WORLD RANKING

The Sub Saharan Africa Travel & Tourism economy is ranked number:

  • 11 in absolute size worldwide
  • 12 in relative contribution to national economies
  • 8 in long-term (10-year) growth

(13 regions are estimated by WTTC / OE)

Angola, Benin, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Central African Republic, Chad, Comoros, Cote d'Ivoire, Democratic Republic of Congo, Republic of the Congo, Ethiopia, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Kenya, Lesotho, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Mauritius, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Reunion, Rwanda, Sao Tome e Principe, Senegal, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, South Africa, Sudan, Swaziland, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe

Sub Saharan Africa Economic Forecast Data
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