Tourism Profit
Produced by the SASI group (Sheffield) and Mark Newman (Michigan)
This map shows tourist profits, gained
when foreign tourists spend more in
a territory than its residents spend
abroad (as tourists themselves). Those
territories that do not make a profit
are not shown on this map.
The seven highest earning territories
(per person) are islands: Bahamas,
Palau, Barbados, Seychelles, Cyprus,
Malta and Hong Kong. The highest
net earnings are made in Spain where
a profit of US$33 billion was made in
2003 which is more than twice the
profit made by the second highest
tourist earner, the United States.
Territory size shows the relative tourist profits made,
in US dollars.
US$ tourism profit per person per year
TOURISM PROFITS
180
40
20
Japan
60
Eastern Europe
Western Europe
80
South America
100
Eastern Asia
120
Middle East
140
North America
160
Asia Pacific
Value
715
627
564
489
424
400
344
331
331
273
Southern Asia
Territory
Greece
Bahrain
Mauritius
Jamaica
Portugal
Puerto Rico
Austria
Fiji
Estonia
Slovenia
Northern Africa
Rank
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
Southeastern Africa
Technical notes
• Data source: World Bank, World Development
Indicators, 2005, table 6.14
• Data is from 2003.
• Negative values are not shown.
• Regional values shown in the graph are the sum
of profits made in each territory (when positive).
• See website for further information.
Value
4339
2703
1916
1860
1763
1438
1286
1260
1031
808
Central Africa
Land area
Territory
Bahamas
Palau
Barbados
Seychelles
Cyprus
Malta
Hong Kong (China)
Croatia
Luxembourg
Spain
tourism profit in US$ per person per year
HIGHEST PER CAPITA PROFITS FROM INTERNATIONAL TOURISM
Rank
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
0
“…sun and beach tourism is the motor that first drove the southern Spanish tourism industry into the fast lane,
this aspect of tourism is still alive and well and living on the Costa del Sol.”
Visita Costa Del Sol, 2006
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