International tourism, receipts in Egypt
Egypt: International tourism, receipts was 12.2% in 2020. ▼ Falling
International tourism, receipts in Egypt, 1995–2020
Source: Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism. Measured in % of total exports.
Analysis
Egypt recorded 12.2% for international tourism, receipts in 2020.
That represents a change of down 54.4% on the previous year and down 56.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, international tourism, receipts in Egypt peaked at 29.6% in 1999 and was at its lowest, 9.8%, in 2016.
Egypt ranks 54th of 183 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
International tourism, receipts in Egypt, year by year
| Year | % of total exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 22.3% | — |
| 1996 | 25.5% | +14.5% |
| 1997 | 27.1% | +6.4% |
| 1998 | 23.5% | -13.6% |
| 1999 | 29.6% | +26.2% |
| 2000 | 27.6% | -6.7% |
| 2001 | 25.6% | -7.2% |
| 2002 | 25.1% | -1.9% |
| 2003 | 23.4% | -6.7% |
| 2004 | 23.9% | +1.8% |
| 2005 | 23.5% | -1.7% |
| 2006 | 22.2% | -5.5% |
| 2007 | 23.3% | +4.9% |
| 2008 | 22.1% | -5.0% |
| 2009 | 26.4% | +19.2% |
| 2010 | 27.9% | +5.9% |
| 2011 | 19.8% | -29.0% |
| 2012 | 22.3% | +12.3% |
| 2013 | 15.1% | -32.4% |
| 2014 | 16.9% | +12.3% |
| 2015 | 18.4% | +8.5% |
| 2016 | 9.8% | -46.4% |
| 2017 | 20.1% | +104.9% |
| 2018 | 24.6% | +22.2% |
| 2019 | 26.6% | +8.2% |
| 2020 | 12.2% | -54.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 25.6% | 22.3% | 29.6% | 5 |
| 2000s | 24.3% | 22.1% | 27.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 20.2% | 9.8% | 27.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.2% | 12.2% | 12.2% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Egypt
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 in Egypt?
- International tourism, receipts in Egypt was 12.2% in 2020, according to Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism.
- What is the highest international tourism, receipts recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 29.6% in 1999.
- What is the lowest international tourism, receipts recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.8% in 2016.
- How does Egypt rank for international tourism, receipts?
- Egypt ranks 54th out of 183 countries with data for 2020.
- Is international tourism, receipts rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is down 56.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 (% of total exports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
International tourism receipts are expenditures by international inbound visitors, including payments to national carriers for international transport. These receipts include any other prepayment made for goods or services received in the destination country. They also may include receipts from same-day visitors, except when these are important enough to justify separate classification. For some countries they do not include receipts for passenger transport items. Their share in exports is calculated as a ratio to exports 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 residents to nonresidents of general merchandise, goods sent for processing and repairs, nonmonetary gold, and services.