International tourism, receipts for travel items in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan: International tourism, receipts for travel items was 124.02 billion current US$ in 2019. ▲ Rising
International tourism, receipts for travel items in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, 1999–2019
Source: Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism. Measured in current US$.
Analysis
In 2019, international tourism, receipts for travel items in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan stood at 124.02 billion current US$. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.
That represents a change of up 10.9% on the previous year and up 66.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, international tourism, receipts for travel items in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan peaked at 124.02 billion current US$ in 2019 and was at its lowest, 34.56 billion current US$, in 2001.
That places Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan 20th out of 45 groups with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
International tourism, receipts for travel items in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, year by year
| Year | current US$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 36.17 billion current US$ | — |
| 2000 | 36.27 billion current US$ | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 34.56 billion current US$ | -4.7% |
| 2002 | 35.35 billion current US$ | +2.3% |
| 2003 | 41.23 billion current US$ | +16.6% |
| 2004 | 47.90 billion current US$ | +16.2% |
| 2005 | 49.20 billion current US$ | +2.7% |
| 2006 | 53.85 billion current US$ | +9.4% |
| 2007 | 64.84 billion current US$ | +20.4% |
| 2008 | 73.30 billion current US$ | +13.0% |
| 2009 | 74.57 billion current US$ | +1.7% |
| 2010 | 87.20 billion current US$ | +16.9% |
| 2011 | 75.50 billion current US$ | -13.4% |
| 2012 | 79.91 billion current US$ | +5.8% |
| 2013 | 77.57 billion current US$ | -2.9% |
| 2014 | 85.25 billion current US$ | +9.9% |
| 2015 | 87.09 billion current US$ | +2.2% |
| 2016 | 86.58 billion current US$ | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 101.10 billion current US$ | +16.8% |
| 2018 | 111.81 billion current US$ | +10.6% |
| 2019 | 124.02 billion current US$ | +10.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 36.17 billion current US$ | 36.17 billion current US$ | 36.17 billion current US$ | 1 |
| 2000s | 51.11 billion current US$ | 34.56 billion current US$ | 74.57 billion current US$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 91.60 billion current US$ | 75.50 billion current US$ | 124.02 billion current US$ | 10 |
Countries ranked near Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
- 17 Macau, China 9.36 billion current US$ compare
- 18 Netherlands 9.10 billion current US$ compare
- 19 Switzerland 9.04 billion current US$ compare
- 20 Portugal 8.84 billion current US$ compare
- 21 Poland 7.77 billion current US$ compare
- 22 Belgium 6.60 billion current US$ compare
- 23 New Zealand 6.23 billion current US$ compare
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$), annual growth rate 5.5 % change on previous year (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is international tourism, receipts for travel items in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
- International tourism, receipts for travel items in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan was 124.02 billion current US$ 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?
- The highest recorded value was 124.02 billion current US$ in 2019.
- What is the lowest international tourism, receipts for travel items recorded in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 34.56 billion current US$ in 2001.
- How does Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan rank for international tourism, receipts for travel items?
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 20th 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?
- Over the last ten years it is up 66.3%. 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, 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.