Spending by international visitors while visiting a country … unit in Egypt
Egypt: Spending by international visitors while visiting a country … unit was 0.0441 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2024. ▼ Falling
Spending by international visitors while visiting a country, per unit in Egypt, 1995–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current US$ per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for spending by international visitors while visiting a country, per unit in Egypt is 0.0441 current US$ per US$ of GDP, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 10.2% on the previous year and up 69.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, spending by international visitors while visiting a country, per unit in Egypt peaked at 0.0804 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2005 and was at its lowest, 0.0099 current US$ per US$ of GDP, in 2016.
That places Egypt 70th out of 191 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 30 years of available data.
Spending by international visitors while visiting a country … unit in Egypt, year by year
| Year | current US$ per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 0.0491 current US$ per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1996 | 0.053 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +7.9% |
| 1997 | 0.0516 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.6% |
| 1998 | 0.0347 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -32.8% |
| 1999 | 0.0481 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +38.6% |
| 2000 | 0.0466 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -3.0% |
| 2001 | 0.0426 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -8.7% |
| 2002 | 0.0485 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +13.9% |
| 2003 | 0.0586 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +20.7% |
| 2004 | 0.0803 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +37.1% |
| 2005 | 0.0804 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 0.0757 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -5.8% |
| 2007 | 0.0792 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +4.6% |
| 2008 | 0.0743 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -6.1% |
| 2009 | 0.0622 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -16.4% |
| 2010 | 0.0623 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 0.0395 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -36.5% |
| 2012 | 0.0388 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.0% |
| 2013 | 0.0234 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -39.7% |
| 2014 | 0.0261 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +11.6% |
| 2015 | 0.0209 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -19.8% |
| 2016 | 0.0099 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -52.5% |
| 2017 | 0.0348 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +249.7% |
| 2018 | 0.0484 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +39.1% |
| 2019 | 0.0447 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -7.5% |
| 2020 | 0.0127 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -71.6% |
| 2021 | 0.0224 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +76.2% |
| 2022 | 0.0286 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +27.8% |
| 2023 | 0.04 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +40.1% |
| 2024 | 0.0441 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +10.2% |
Egypt compared with similar countries
- Egypt's 0.0441 current US$ per US$ of GDP is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0161 current US$ per US$ of GDP, 2.7× the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Egypt's 0.0441 current US$ per US$ of GDP is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.0269 current US$ per US$ of GDP, 1.6× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Spending by international visitors while visiting a country … unit in Egypt changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | +249.7% | 0.0099 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0348 current US$ per US$ of GDP |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0473 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0347 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.053 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 5 |
| 2000s | 0.0648 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0426 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0804 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0349 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0099 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0623 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0296 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0127 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0441 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 5 |
Countries ranked near Egypt
- 67 Slovenia 0.0503 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 68 Hungary 0.049 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 69 Rwanda 0.048 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 71 Tanzania 0.0429 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 72 Serbia 0.0426 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 73 Bulgaria 0.0418 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
More reference data data for Egypt
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.2851 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 5.23 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 16.05 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.2 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 16.05 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.956 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.4622 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 25.55 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 71.76 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 6.55 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is spending by international visitors while visiting a country, per unit in Egypt?
- Spending by international visitors while visiting a country, per unit in Egypt was 0.0441 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest spending by international visitors while visiting a country, per unit recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0804 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2005.
- What is the lowest spending by international visitors while visiting a country, per unit recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0099 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2016.
- How does Egypt rank for spending by international visitors while visiting a country, per unit?
- Egypt ranks 70th out of 191 countries with data for 2024.
- Is spending by international visitors while visiting a country, per unit rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is up 69.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Egypt data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Spending by international visitors while visiting a country, per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Spending by international visitors while visiting a country divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Spending by international visitors while visiting a country ÷ GDP (current US$)
Computed from
- Spending by international visitors while visiting a country UN Tourism (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
- GDP Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks
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Spending by international visitors while visiting a country divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.