International tourism, expenditures in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income): International tourism, expenditures was 42.48 billion current US$ in 2019. ▲ Rising
International tourism, expenditures in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income), 2003–2019
Source: Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism. Measured in current US$.
Analysis
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) recorded 42.48 billion current US$ for international tourism, expenditures in 2019. That is the highest value across all 17 years on record.
That represents a change of up 18.1% on the previous year and up 67.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, international tourism, expenditures in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) peaked at 42.48 billion current US$ in 2019 and was at its lowest, 13.83 billion current US$, in 2003.
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 23rd of 39 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
International tourism, expenditures in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | current US$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 13.83 billion current US$ | — |
| 2004 | 15.06 billion current US$ | +8.9% |
| 2005 | 15.15 billion current US$ | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 16.67 billion current US$ | +10.0% |
| 2007 | 20.94 billion current US$ | +25.7% |
| 2008 | 24.27 billion current US$ | +15.9% |
| 2009 | 25.30 billion current US$ | +4.3% |
| 2010 | 29.69 billion current US$ | +17.3% |
| 2011 | 28.45 billion current US$ | -4.2% |
| 2012 | 26.90 billion current US$ | -5.4% |
| 2013 | 30.70 billion current US$ | +14.1% |
| 2014 | 32.49 billion current US$ | +5.8% |
| 2015 | 33.73 billion current US$ | +3.8% |
| 2016 | 35.58 billion current US$ | +5.5% |
| 2017 | 38.18 billion current US$ | +7.3% |
| 2018 | 35.97 billion current US$ | -5.8% |
| 2019 | 42.48 billion current US$ | +18.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 18.75 billion current US$ | 13.83 billion current US$ | 25.30 billion current US$ | 7 |
| 2010s | 33.42 billion current US$ | 26.90 billion current US$ | 42.48 billion current US$ | 10 |
Countries ranked near Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
- 20 Australia 7.65 billion current US$ compare
- 21 Netherlands 7.44 billion current US$ compare
- 22 Japan 6.74 billion current US$ compare
- 23 Kuwait 6.70 billion current US$ compare
- 24 Nigeria 6.61 billion current US$ compare
- 25 Brazil 6.49 billion current US$ compare
- 26 Austria 5.55 billion current US$ compare
More private sector data for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
- Merchandise trade 49.0% (2025)
- Food imports 18.8% (2019)
- Manufactures imports 57.7% (2019)
- Merchandise imports 582.51 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 10.4% (2017)
- Manufactures exports 37.1% (2017)
- Merchandise exports 468.21 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 621.05 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2195 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 1.11 % change on previous year (2025)
All data for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is international tourism, expenditures in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- International tourism, expenditures in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) was 42.48 billion current US$ in 2019, according to Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism.
- What is the highest international tourism, expenditures recorded in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 42.48 billion current US$ in 2019.
- What is the lowest international tourism, expenditures recorded in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.83 billion current US$ in 2003.
- How does Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) rank for international tourism, expenditures?
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 23rd out of 39 groups with data for 2019.
- Is international tourism, expenditures rising or falling in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 67.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) data come from?
- The figures come from Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism, published as part of International tourism, expenditures (current US$). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
International tourism expenditures are expenditures of international outbound visitors in other countries, including payments to foreign carriers for international transport. These expenditures may include those by residents traveling abroad as same-day visitors, except in cases where these are important enough to justify separate classification. For some countries they do not include expenditures for passenger transport items. Data are in current U.S. dollars.