International tourism, expenditures for travel items in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income): International tourism, expenditures for travel items was 40.33 billion current US$ in 2019. ◆ Volatile
International tourism, expenditures for travel items in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income), 1995–2019
Source: Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism. Measured in current US$.
Analysis
The most recent figure for international tourism, expenditures for travel items in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) is 40.33 billion current US$, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 19.9% on the previous year and up 88.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, international tourism, expenditures for travel items in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) peaked at 40.33 billion current US$ in 2019 and was at its lowest, 4.88 billion current US$, in 1995.
That places Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) 27th out of 47 groups with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
International tourism, expenditures for travel items in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | current US$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 4.88 billion current US$ | — |
| 1996 | 4.89 billion current US$ | +0.1% |
| 1997 | 5.56 billion current US$ | +13.7% |
| 1998 | 5.37 billion current US$ | -3.4% |
| 1999 | 6.06 billion current US$ | +12.8% |
| 2000 | 5.95 billion current US$ | -1.7% |
| 2001 | 6.28 billion current US$ | +5.6% |
| 2002 | 11.13 billion current US$ | +77.2% |
| 2003 | 11.54 billion current US$ | +3.7% |
| 2004 | 12.27 billion current US$ | +6.3% |
| 2005 | 12.07 billion current US$ | -1.6% |
| 2006 | 13.53 billion current US$ | +12.1% |
| 2007 | 17.42 billion current US$ | +28.7% |
| 2008 | 20.28 billion current US$ | +16.4% |
| 2009 | 21.43 billion current US$ | +5.7% |
| 2010 | 25.82 billion current US$ | +20.5% |
| 2011 | 24.93 billion current US$ | -3.4% |
| 2012 | 24.11 billion current US$ | -3.3% |
| 2013 | 28.23 billion current US$ | +17.1% |
| 2014 | 29.80 billion current US$ | +5.6% |
| 2015 | 31.20 billion current US$ | +4.7% |
| 2016 | 32.88 billion current US$ | +5.4% |
| 2017 | 35.33 billion current US$ | +7.5% |
| 2018 | 33.64 billion current US$ | -4.8% |
| 2019 | 40.33 billion current US$ | +19.9% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where International tourism, expenditures for travel items in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | +77.2% | 6.28 billion current US$ | 11.13 billion current US$ |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5.35 billion current US$ | 4.88 billion current US$ | 6.06 billion current US$ | 5 |
| 2000s | 13.19 billion current US$ | 5.95 billion current US$ | 21.43 billion current US$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 30.63 billion current US$ | 24.11 billion current US$ | 40.33 billion current US$ | 10 |
Countries ranked near Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
- 24 Hong Kong 5.52 billion current US$ compare
- 25 Japan 5.45 billion current US$ compare
- 26 Brazil 5.39 billion current US$ compare
- 27 Poland 5.20 billion current US$ compare
- 28 Austria 4.90 billion current US$ compare
- 29 Malaysia 4.82 billion current US$ compare
- 30 Ukraine 4.69 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$), annual growth rate 1.11 % change on previous year (2025)
All data for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is international tourism, expenditures for travel items in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- International tourism, expenditures for travel items in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) was 40.33 billion current US$ in 2019, according to Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism.
- What is the highest international tourism, expenditures for travel items recorded in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 40.33 billion current US$ in 2019.
- What is the lowest international tourism, expenditures for travel items recorded in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.88 billion current US$ in 1995.
- How does Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) rank for international tourism, expenditures for travel items?
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 27th out of 47 groups with data for 2019.
- Is international tourism, expenditures for travel items rising or falling in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 88.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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 for travel items (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. 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.