International tourism, expenditures in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan: International tourism, expenditures was 10.0% in 2019. ▲ Rising
International tourism, expenditures in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, 1995–2019
Source: Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism. Measured in % of total imports.
Analysis
The most recent figure for international tourism, expenditures in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan is 10.0%, measured in 2019.
That represents a change of up 6.3% on the previous year and up 22.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, international tourism, expenditures in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan peaked at 10.2% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 6.8%, in 2008.
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 5th of 47 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
International tourism, expenditures in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, year by year
| Year | % of total imports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 7.2% | — |
| 1996 | 7.3% | +0.9% |
| 1997 | 7.3% | +0.5% |
| 1998 | 7.7% | +5.2% |
| 1999 | 7.9% | +2.9% |
| 2000 | 7.7% | -2.9% |
| 2001 | 8.9% | +16.0% |
| 2002 | 10.2% | +14.2% |
| 2003 | 9.5% | -6.7% |
| 2004 | 8.8% | -7.5% |
| 2005 | 7.3% | -17.0% |
| 2006 | 7.1% | -1.8% |
| 2007 | 8.7% | +22.5% |
| 2008 | 6.8% | -22.4% |
| 2009 | 8.1% | +19.9% |
| 2010 | 7.9% | -2.5% |
| 2011 | 7.4% | -6.1% |
| 2012 | 7.3% | -1.6% |
| 2013 | 7.5% | +2.7% |
| 2014 | 8.3% | +10.7% |
| 2015 | 9.5% | +14.2% |
| 2016 | 10.1% | +6.4% |
| 2017 | 10.0% | -1.1% |
| 2018 | 9.4% | -6.1% |
| 2019 | 10.0% | +6.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7.5% | 7.2% | 7.9% | 5 |
| 2000s | 8.3% | 6.8% | 10.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.8% | 7.3% | 10.1% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
More private sector data for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
- Merchandise trade 47.2% (2025)
- Food imports 11.7% (2023)
- Manufactures imports 60.4% (2023)
- Merchandise imports 1.70 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 4.1% (2023)
- Manufactures exports 23.8% (2023)
- Merchandise exports 1.79 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 2,163 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.3487 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 5.5 % change on previous year (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is international tourism, expenditures in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
- International tourism, expenditures in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan was 10.0% 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?
- The highest recorded value was 10.2% in 2002.
- What is the lowest international tourism, expenditures recorded in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.8% in 2008.
- How does Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan rank for international tourism, expenditures?
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 5th out of 47 groups with data for 2019.
- Is international tourism, expenditures rising or falling in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 22.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan 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 (% of total imports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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. Their share in imports is calculated as a ratio to imports of goods and services, which comprise all transactions between residents of a country and the rest of the world involving a change of ownership from nonresidents to residents of general merchandise, goods sent for processing and repairs, nonmonetary gold, and services.