Bulgaria vs Egypt: International trips for personal vs. business and professional reasons
Bulgaria
9.65 million trips
in 2022
Egypt
12.76 million trips
in 2019
Bulgaria rank
22nd
Egypt rank
20th
International trips for personal vs. business and professional reasons over time
- Bulgaria
- Egypt
How they compare
Egypt currently reports 12.76 million trips against 9.65 million trips in Bulgaria, a difference of 3.11 million trips.
That makes Egypt's figure about 1.3 times Bulgaria's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 23 shared years of data; in 1997 it was Bulgaria ahead.
Bulgaria ranks 22nd and Egypt ranks 20th of 179 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Bulgaria averaged higher in 1 and Egypt in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | Egypt | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5.78 million trips | 3.67 million trips | 2.11 million trips | Bulgaria |
| 2000s | 6.42 million trips | 7.83 million trips | 1.41 million trips | Egypt |
| 2010s | 8.81 million trips | 9.91 million trips | 1.10 million trips | Egypt |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher international trips for personal vs. business and professional reasons, Bulgaria or Egypt?
- Egypt, at 12.76 million trips against 9.65 million trips in Bulgaria as of 2019.
- What is the difference in international trips for personal vs. business and professional reasons between Bulgaria and Egypt?
- 3.11 million trips, with Egypt ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Egypt?
- 23 years are reported by both, from 1997 to 2019.
- How do Bulgaria and Egypt rank globally for international trips for personal vs. business and professional reasons?
- Bulgaria ranks 22nd and Egypt ranks 20th of 179 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN Tourism (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as International trips for personal vs. business and professional reasons. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Number of international trips where the main purpose is personal (leisure, visiting friends and relatives, health, etc.) and the visitor stays overnight.