International tourism, number of departures in Egypt
Egypt: International tourism, number of departures was 6.18 million in 2014. ▲ Rising
International tourism, number of departures in Egypt, 2009–2014
Source: Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism.
Analysis
In 2014, international tourism, number of departures in Egypt stood at 6.18 million. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
The figure is up 6.9% on the previous year and up 31.0% over ten years.
Egypt ranks 28th of 117 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
International tourism, number of departures in Egypt, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 4.72 million | — |
| 2010 | 4.62 million | -2.1% |
| 2011 | 4.86 million | +5.3% |
| 2012 | 5.68 million | +16.8% |
| 2013 | 5.78 million | +1.8% |
| 2014 | 6.18 million | +6.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.72 million | 4.72 million | 4.72 million | 1 |
| 2010s | 5.42 million | 4.62 million | 6.18 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near Egypt
- 25 United Arab Emirates 6.46 million
- 26 Syrian Arab Republic 6.26 million
- 27 Spain 6.24 million compare
- 29 Belgium 5.85 million compare
- 30 Kyrgyzstan 5.31 million compare
- 31 Slovakia 5.21 million compare
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, number of departures in Egypt?
- International tourism, number of departures in Egypt was 6.18 million in 2014, according to Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism.
- What is the highest international tourism, number of departures recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 6.18 million in 2014.
- What is the lowest international tourism, number of departures recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.62 million in 2010.
- How does Egypt rank for international tourism, number of departures?
- Egypt ranks 28th out of 117 countries with data for 2014.
- Is international tourism, number of departures rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is up 31.0%. 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, number of departures. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
International outbound tourists are the number of departures that people make from their country of usual residence to any other country for any purpose other than a remunerated activity in the country visited. The data on outbound tourists refer to the number of departures, not to the number of people traveling. Thus a person who makes several trips from a country during a given period is counted each time as a new departure.