Inbound visitors, overnight and same-day, counted at borders or by visitor surveys (OECD): South Africa
The latest reading SOTW holds for South Africa is 13,848,454 persons for 2025, from OECD.
Source series · Listed tier · Economy · Annual · persons · OECD.L.TOURISM.ARRIVALS.TOTAL.A · ZAF
Listed tier: bulk-loaded from the publisher's file as published; not individually reviewed by SOTW.
- Latest
- 13,848,454
- persons · 2025
- Previous
- 11,422,000
- persons · 2024
- Earliest held
- 9,592,000
- persons · 2008
- Readings shown
- 18
- Every reading SOTW holds
South Africa · history
persons · Annual
Readings, newest first
| Period | Value (persons) |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 13,848,454 |
| 2024 | 11,422,000 |
| 2023 | 11,302,000 |
| 2022 | 7,342,000 |
| 2021 | 2,664,000 |
| 2020 | 3,886,000 |
| 2019 | 14,797,000 |
| 2018 | 15,004,000 |
| 2017 | 14,976,000 |
| 2016 | 15,121,000 |
| 2015 | 13,952,000 |
| 2014 | 14,529,000 |
| 2013 | 14,318,000 |
| 2012 | 13,069,000 |
| 2011 | 12,097,000 |
| 2010 | 11,304,000 |
| 2009 | 9,532,000 |
| 2008 | 9,592,000 |
Source: OECD. All 18 readings held, 2008 to 2025. n/a means the source value is missing or withheld.