International tourism, receipts for travel items in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income): International tourism, receipts for travel items was 50.29 billion current US$ in 2019. ▲ Rising
International tourism, receipts 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$.
Analysis
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) recorded 50.29 billion current US$ for international tourism, receipts for travel items in 2019. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 12.3% on the previous year and up 30.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, international tourism, receipts for travel items in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) peaked at 50.29 billion current US$ in 2019 and was at its lowest, 10.79 billion current US$, in 1995.
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 27th of 45 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
International tourism, receipts for travel items in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | current US$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 10.79 billion current US$ | — |
| 1996 | 12.03 billion current US$ | +11.5% |
| 1997 | 12.19 billion current US$ | +1.3% |
| 1998 | 12.17 billion current US$ | -0.2% |
| 1999 | 14.37 billion current US$ | +18.1% |
| 2000 | 14.68 billion current US$ | +2.2% |
| 2001 | 15.28 billion current US$ | +4.1% |
| 2002 | 16.07 billion current US$ | +5.2% |
| 2003 | 19.31 billion current US$ | +20.2% |
| 2004 | 22.41 billion current US$ | +16.0% |
| 2005 | 24.18 billion current US$ | +7.9% |
| 2006 | 26.93 billion current US$ | +11.4% |
| 2007 | 32.52 billion current US$ | +20.8% |
| 2008 | 37.13 billion current US$ | +14.2% |
| 2009 | 38.50 billion current US$ | +3.7% |
| 2010 | 45.53 billion current US$ | +18.2% |
| 2011 | 35.27 billion current US$ | -22.5% |
| 2012 | 37.24 billion current US$ | +5.6% |
| 2013 | 33.92 billion current US$ | -8.9% |
| 2014 | 37.29 billion current US$ | +9.9% |
| 2015 | 34.40 billion current US$ | -7.8% |
| 2016 | 31.14 billion current US$ | -9.5% |
| 2017 | 38.53 billion current US$ | +23.7% |
| 2018 | 44.80 billion current US$ | +16.3% |
| 2019 | 50.29 billion current US$ | +12.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 12.31 billion current US$ | 10.79 billion current US$ | 14.37 billion current US$ | 5 |
| 2000s | 24.70 billion current US$ | 14.68 billion current US$ | 38.50 billion current US$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 38.84 billion current US$ | 31.14 billion current US$ | 50.29 billion current US$ | 10 |
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- 24 Croatia 5.57 billion current US$ compare
- 25 Singapore 5.19 billion current US$ compare
- 26 Iran 5.02 billion current US$ compare
- 27 Greece 5.01 billion current US$ compare
- 28 Egypt 4.40 billion current US$ compare
- 29 Sweden 4.37 billion current US$ compare
- 30 Luxembourg 4.19 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$), annual growth rate 1.11 % change on previous year (2025)
All data for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is international tourism, receipts for travel items in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- International tourism, receipts for travel items in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) was 50.29 billion current US$ in 2019, according to Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism.
- What is the highest international tourism, receipts for travel items recorded in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 50.29 billion current US$ in 2019.
- What is the lowest international tourism, receipts for travel items recorded in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.79 billion current US$ in 1995.
- How does Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) rank for international tourism, receipts for travel items?
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 27th out of 45 groups with data for 2019.
- Is international tourism, receipts for travel items rising or falling in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 30.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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, 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.