International tourism, expenditures for travel items in Egypt
Egypt: International tourism, expenditures for travel items was 2.51 billion current US$ in 2020. ▲ Rising
International tourism, expenditures for travel items in Egypt, 1995–2020
Source: Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism. Measured in current US$.
Analysis
In 2020, international tourism, expenditures for travel items in Egypt stood at 2.51 billion current US$.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 28.7% on the previous year and up 12.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, international tourism, expenditures for travel items in Egypt peaked at 4.11 billion current US$ in 2016 and was at its lowest, 1.07 billion current US$, in 2000.
That places Egypt 39th out of 191 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
International tourism, expenditures for travel items in Egypt, year by year
| Year | current US$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 1.28 billion current US$ | — |
| 1996 | 1.32 billion current US$ | +3.1% |
| 1997 | 1.35 billion current US$ | +2.3% |
| 1998 | 1.15 billion current US$ | -14.4% |
| 1999 | 1.08 billion current US$ | -6.5% |
| 2000 | 1.07 billion current US$ | -0.6% |
| 2001 | 1.13 billion current US$ | +5.6% |
| 2002 | 1.27 billion current US$ | +11.8% |
| 2003 | 1.32 billion current US$ | +4.3% |
| 2004 | 1.26 billion current US$ | -4.8% |
| 2005 | 1.63 billion current US$ | +29.6% |
| 2006 | 1.78 billion current US$ | +9.5% |
| 2007 | 2.45 billion current US$ | +37.1% |
| 2008 | 2.92 billion current US$ | +19.2% |
| 2009 | 2.54 billion current US$ | -12.9% |
| 2010 | 2.24 billion current US$ | -11.7% |
| 2011 | 2.20 billion current US$ | -1.7% |
| 2012 | 2.62 billion current US$ | +18.8% |
| 2013 | 3.01 billion current US$ | +15.1% |
| 2014 | 3.14 billion current US$ | +4.2% |
| 2015 | 3.44 billion current US$ | +9.6% |
| 2016 | 4.11 billion current US$ | +19.4% |
| 2017 | 2.16 billion current US$ | -47.4% |
| 2018 | 2.67 billion current US$ | +23.5% |
| 2019 | 3.52 billion current US$ | +31.9% |
| 2020 | 2.51 billion current US$ | -28.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.23 billion current US$ | 1.08 billion current US$ | 1.35 billion current US$ | 5 |
| 2000s | 1.74 billion current US$ | 1.07 billion current US$ | 2.92 billion current US$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.91 billion current US$ | 2.16 billion current US$ | 4.11 billion current US$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.51 billion current US$ | 2.51 billion current US$ | 2.51 billion current US$ | 1 |
Countries ranked near Egypt
More private sector data for Egypt
- Merchandise trade 40.8% (2025)
- Food imports 20.4% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 52.2% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 97.54 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 21.9% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 51.9% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 51.40 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 434.27 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.1407 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 21.67 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is international tourism, expenditures for travel items in Egypt?
- International tourism, expenditures for travel items in Egypt was 2.51 billion current US$ in 2020, according to Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism.
- What is the highest international tourism, expenditures for travel items recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 4.11 billion current US$ in 2016.
- What is the lowest international tourism, expenditures for travel items recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.07 billion current US$ in 2000.
- How does Egypt rank for international tourism, expenditures for travel items?
- Egypt ranks 39th out of 191 countries with data for 2020.
- Is international tourism, expenditures for travel items rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Egypt 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 for travel items (current US$). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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International tourism expenditures are expenditures of international outbound visitors in other countries. The goods and services are purchased by, or on behalf of, the traveler or provided, without a quid pro quo, for the traveler to use or give away. These may include expenditures by residents traveling abroad as same-day visitors, except in cases where these are so important as to justify a separate classification. Excluded is the international carriage of travelers, which is covered in passenger travel items. Data are in current U.S. dollars.