International tourism, receipts for travel items in Egypt
Egypt: International tourism, receipts for travel items was 4.40 billion current US$ in 2020. ▲ Rising
International tourism, receipts 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$.
Analysis
The most recent figure for international tourism, receipts for travel items in Egypt is 4.40 billion current US$, measured in 2020.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 66.2% on the previous year and down 64.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, international tourism, receipts for travel items in Egypt peaked at 13.03 billion current US$ in 2019 and was at its lowest, 2.56 billion current US$, in 1998.
Egypt ranks 28th of 191 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
International tourism, receipts for travel items in Egypt, year by year
| Year | current US$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 2.68 billion current US$ | — |
| 1996 | 3.20 billion current US$ | +19.4% |
| 1997 | 3.73 billion current US$ | +16.3% |
| 1998 | 2.56 billion current US$ | -31.2% |
| 1999 | 3.90 billion current US$ | +52.2% |
| 2000 | 4.34 billion current US$ | +11.3% |
| 2001 | 3.80 billion current US$ | -12.5% |
| 2002 | 3.76 billion current US$ | -0.9% |
| 2003 | 4.58 billion current US$ | +21.8% |
| 2004 | 6.12 billion current US$ | +33.6% |
| 2005 | 6.85 billion current US$ | +11.9% |
| 2006 | 7.59 billion current US$ | +10.8% |
| 2007 | 9.30 billion current US$ | +22.6% |
| 2008 | 10.98 billion current US$ | +18.1% |
| 2009 | 10.76 billion current US$ | -2.1% |
| 2010 | 12.53 billion current US$ | +16.5% |
| 2011 | 8.71 billion current US$ | -30.5% |
| 2012 | 9.94 billion current US$ | +14.2% |
| 2013 | 6.05 billion current US$ | -39.2% |
| 2014 | 7.21 billion current US$ | +19.2% |
| 2015 | 6.07 billion current US$ | -15.9% |
| 2016 | 2.65 billion current US$ | -56.4% |
| 2017 | 7.78 billion current US$ | +194.0% |
| 2018 | 11.62 billion current US$ | +49.4% |
| 2019 | 13.03 billion current US$ | +12.2% |
| 2020 | 4.40 billion current US$ | -66.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.22 billion current US$ | 2.56 billion current US$ | 3.90 billion current US$ | 5 |
| 2000s | 6.81 billion current US$ | 3.76 billion current US$ | 10.98 billion current US$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.56 billion current US$ | 2.65 billion current US$ | 13.03 billion current US$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.40 billion current US$ | 4.40 billion current US$ | 4.40 billion current US$ | 1 |
Countries ranked near Egypt
- 25 Singapore 5.19 billion current US$ compare
- 26 Iran, Islamic Republic of 5.02 billion current US$ compare
- 27 Greece 5.01 billion current US$ compare
- 29 Sweden 4.37 billion current US$ compare
- 30 Luxembourg 4.19 billion current US$ compare
- 31 Saudi Arabia 4.04 billion current US$ 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$), annual growth rate 21.67 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is international tourism, receipts for travel items in Egypt?
- International tourism, receipts for travel items in Egypt was 4.40 billion current US$ in 2020, according to Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism.
- What is the highest international tourism, receipts for travel items recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 13.03 billion current US$ in 2019.
- What is the lowest international tourism, receipts for travel items recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.56 billion current US$ in 1998.
- How does Egypt rank for international tourism, receipts for travel items?
- Egypt ranks 28th out of 191 countries with data for 2020.
- Is international tourism, receipts for travel items rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is down 64.9%. 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, receipts for travel items (current US$). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
International tourism receipts for travel items are expenditures by international inbound visitors in the reporting economy. 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 receipts should include any other prepayment made for goods or services received in the destination country. They also may include receipts from 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.