Cyprus vs Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income): International tourism, expenditures for passenger transport items

Cyprus
439.32 million current US$
in 2016
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
2.65 billion current US$
in 2019
Cyprus rank
33rd
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) rank
30th

International tourism, expenditures for passenger transport items over time

  • Cyprus
  • Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
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How they compare

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) currently reports 2.65 billion current US$ against 439.32 million current US$ in Cyprus, a difference of 2.21 billion current US$.

That makes Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)'s figure about 6.0 times Cyprus's.

Across all 17 years both countries report, Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) has been ahead every year.

Cyprus ranks 33rd and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 30th of 179 countries.

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Cyprus Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) Difference Ahead
1990s 132.38 million current US$ 1.11 billion current US$ 976.19 million current US$ Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
2000s 137.19 million current US$ 2.54 billion current US$ 2.41 billion current US$ Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
2010s 406.16 million current US$ 3.08 billion current US$ 2.68 billion current US$ Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher international tourism, expenditures for passenger transport items, Cyprus or Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income), at 2.65 billion current US$ against 439.32 million current US$ in Cyprus as of 2019.
What is the difference in international tourism, expenditures for passenger transport items between Cyprus and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
2.21 billion current US$, with Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cyprus and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
17 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2016.
How do Cyprus and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) rank globally for international tourism, expenditures for passenger transport items?
Cyprus ranks 33rd and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 30th of 179 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism, published as International tourism, expenditures for passenger transport items (current US$). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
International tourism, expenditures for passenger transport items (current US$)
Unit
current US$
Source
Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
212 places, 4,350 data points, 1995–2020
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International tourism expenditures for passenger transport items are expenditures of international outbound visitors in other countries for all services provided during international transportation by nonresident carriers. Also included are passenger services performed within an economy by nonresident carriers. Excluded are passenger services provided to nonresidents by resident carriers within the resident economies; these are included in travel items. In addition to the services covered by passenger fares--including fares that are a part of package tours but excluding cruise fares, which are included in travel--passenger services include such items as charges for excess baggage, vehicles, or other personal accompanying effects and expenditures for food, drink, or other items for which passengers make expenditures while on board carriers. Data are in current U.S. dollars.