Inbound overnight visitors (tourists), counted at borders or by visitor surveys (OECD): South Africa
The latest reading SOTW holds for South Africa is 10,498,506 persons for 2025, from OECD.
Source series · Listed tier · Economy · Annual · persons · OECD.L.TOURISM.ARRIVALS.OVERNIGHT.A · ZAF
Listed tier: bulk-loaded from the publisher's file as published; not individually reviewed by SOTW.
- Latest
- 10,498,506
- persons · 2025
- Previous
- 8,919,000
- persons · 2024
- Earliest held
- 7,012,000
- persons · 2009
- Readings shown
- 17
- Every reading SOTW holds
South Africa · history
persons · Annual
Readings, newest first
| Period | Value (persons) |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 10,498,506 |
| 2024 | 8,919,000 |
| 2023 | 8,483,000 |
| 2022 | 5,698,000 |
| 2021 | 2,256,000 |
| 2020 | 2,802,000 |
| 2019 | 10,228,000 |
| 2018 | 10,472,000 |
| 2017 | 10,285,000 |
| 2016 | 10,044,000 |
| 2015 | 8,904,000 |
| 2014 | 9,549,000 |
| 2013 | 9,537,000 |
| 2012 | 9,188,000 |
| 2011 | 8,339,000 |
| 2010 | 8,074,000 |
| 2009 | 7,012,000 |
Source: OECD. All 17 readings held, 2009 to 2025. n/a means the source value is missing or withheld.