Spending by international visitors while visiting a country in Egypt
Egypt: Spending by international visitors while visiting a country was 17.17 billion in 2024. ▲ Rising
Spending by international visitors while visiting a country in Egypt, 1995–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Egypt recorded 17.17 billion for spending by international visitors while visiting a country in 2024. That is the highest value across all 30 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 8.3% on the previous year and up 115.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, spending by international visitors while visiting a country in Egypt peaked at 17.17 billion in 2024 and was at its lowest, 2.94 billion, in 1998.
Egypt ranks 30th of 203 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 30 years of available data.
Spending by international visitors while visiting a country in Egypt, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 2.95 billion | — |
| 1996 | 3.58 billion | +21.3% |
| 1997 | 4.05 billion | +12.9% |
| 1998 | 2.94 billion | -27.3% |
| 1999 | 4.36 billion | +48.2% |
| 2000 | 4.66 billion | +6.8% |
| 2001 | 4.12 billion | -11.6% |
| 2002 | 4.13 billion | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 4.70 billion | +13.8% |
| 2004 | 6.33 billion | +34.5% |
| 2005 | 7.21 billion | +13.9% |
| 2006 | 8.13 billion | +12.9% |
| 2007 | 10.33 billion | +27.0% |
| 2008 | 12.10 billion | +17.2% |
| 2009 | 11.76 billion | -2.9% |
| 2010 | 13.63 billion | +16.0% |
| 2011 | 9.33 billion | -31.5% |
| 2012 | 10.82 billion | +16.0% |
| 2013 | 6.75 billion | -37.7% |
| 2014 | 7.98 billion | +18.3% |
| 2015 | 6.90 billion | -13.6% |
| 2016 | 3.31 billion | -52.1% |
| 2017 | 8.64 billion | +161.2% |
| 2018 | 12.70 billion | +47.1% |
| 2019 | 14.26 billion | +12.2% |
| 2020 | 4.87 billion | -65.8% |
| 2021 | 9.50 billion | +94.9% |
| 2022 | 13.62 billion | +43.4% |
| 2023 | 15.85 billion | +16.3% |
| 2024 | 17.17 billion | +8.3% |
Egypt compared with similar countries
- Egypt's 17.17 billion is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 442.66 million, 38.8× the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Egypt's 17.17 billion is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 3.70 billion, 4.6× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Spending by international visitors while visiting a country 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 | +161.2% | 3.31 billion | 8.64 billion |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.58 billion | 2.94 billion | 4.36 billion | 5 |
| 2000s | 7.35 billion | 4.12 billion | 12.10 billion | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.43 billion | 3.31 billion | 14.26 billion | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.20 billion | 4.87 billion | 17.17 billion | 5 |
Countries ranked near Egypt
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 in Egypt?
- Spending by international visitors while visiting a country in Egypt was 17.17 billion in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest spending by international visitors while visiting a country recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 17.17 billion in 2024.
- What is the lowest spending by international visitors while visiting a country recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.94 billion in 1998.
- How does Egypt rank for spending by international visitors while visiting a country?
- Egypt ranks 30th out of 203 countries with data for 2024.
- Is spending by international visitors while visiting a country rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is up 115.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Egypt data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Spending by international visitors while visiting a country. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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