International tourism, receipts in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan: International tourism, receipts was 10.5% in 2019. ▼ Falling
International tourism, receipts in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, 1998–2019
Source: Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism. Measured in % of total exports.
Analysis
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan recorded 10.5% for international tourism, receipts in 2019.
The figure is up 16.4% on the previous year and up 24.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, international tourism, receipts in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan peaked at 12.8% in 1999 and was at its lowest, 5.3%, in 2013.
That places Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan 15th out of 47 groups with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 17 years of available data.
International tourism, receipts in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, year by year
| Year | % of total exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 12.8% | — |
| 1999 | 12.8% | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 10.1% | -21.1% |
| 2003 | 10.2% | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 6.8% | -33.0% |
| 2008 | 5.8% | -14.5% |
| 2009 | 8.4% | +43.8% |
| 2010 | 7.9% | -5.2% |
| 2011 | 5.4% | -32.1% |
| 2012 | 5.4% | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 5.3% | -2.5% |
| 2014 | 6.0% | +13.9% |
| 2015 | 8.8% | +46.2% |
| 2016 | 9.8% | +11.7% |
| 2017 | 10.1% | +2.7% |
| 2018 | 9.0% | -11.2% |
| 2019 | 10.5% | +16.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 12.8% | 12.8% | 12.8% | 2 |
| 2000s | 8.3% | 5.8% | 10.2% | 5 |
| 2010s | 7.8% | 5.3% | 10.5% | 10 |
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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 in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
- International tourism, receipts in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan was 10.5% 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?
- The highest recorded value was 12.8% in 1999.
- What is the lowest international tourism, receipts recorded in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.3% in 2013.
- How does Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan rank for international tourism, receipts?
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 15th out of 47 groups with data for 2019.
- Is international tourism, receipts rising or falling in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 24.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 (% 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.