International tourism, receipts in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income): International tourism, receipts was 15.5% in 2019. ▼ Falling
International tourism, receipts 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 % of total exports.
Analysis
In 2019, international tourism, receipts in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) stood at 15.5%.
The figure is up 15.0% on the previous year and up 9.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, international tourism, receipts in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) peaked at 21.3% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 10.1%, in 2008.
That places Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) 5th out of 47 groups with data for 2019, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
International tourism, receipts in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | % of total exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 11.8% | — |
| 1996 | 12.2% | +2.7% |
| 1997 | 13.2% | +8.3% |
| 1998 | 15.0% | +13.8% |
| 1999 | 14.7% | -1.7% |
| 2000 | 12.4% | -15.9% |
| 2001 | 17.5% | +41.2% |
| 2002 | 17.4% | -0.5% |
| 2003 | 21.3% | +22.3% |
| 2004 | 20.4% | -4.3% |
| 2005 | 12.5% | -38.5% |
| 2006 | 11.7% | -7.0% |
| 2007 | 11.7% | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 10.1% | -13.9% |
| 2009 | 14.1% | +40.2% |
| 2010 | 13.7% | -2.7% |
| 2011 | 10.7% | -22.3% |
| 2012 | 11.1% | +3.7% |
| 2013 | 10.2% | -8.2% |
| 2014 | 11.0% | +8.4% |
| 2015 | 13.1% | +18.8% |
| 2016 | 12.9% | -1.2% |
| 2017 | 13.8% | +6.7% |
| 2018 | 13.4% | -2.6% |
| 2019 | 15.5% | +15.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 13.4% | 11.8% | 15.0% | 5 |
| 2000s | 14.9% | 10.1% | 21.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 12.5% | 10.2% | 15.5% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
- 2 Saint Lucia 88.8% compare
- 3 Grenada 88.2% compare
- 4 Maldives 78.9% compare
- 5 Dominica 75.1% compare
- 6 Aruba 74.6% compare
- 7 Sao Tome and Principe 73.2% compare
- 8 Antigua and Barbuda 70.0% 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 in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- International tourism, receipts in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) was 15.5% in 2019, according to Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism.
- What is the highest international tourism, receipts recorded in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 21.3% in 2003.
- What is the lowest international tourism, receipts recorded in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.1% in 2008.
- How does Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) rank for international tourism, receipts?
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 5th out of 47 groups with data for 2019.
- Is international tourism, receipts rising or falling in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 (% 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.