Spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of GDP in Egypt
Egypt: Spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of GDP was 4.4% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of GDP in Egypt, 1995–2024
Source: UN Tourism (2025); National statistical organizations and central banks, OECD national accounts, and World Bank staff estimates (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of gdp in Egypt is 4.4%, 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 as a share of gdp in Egypt peaked at 8.0% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 1.0%, 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 as a share of GDP in Egypt, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 4.9% | — |
| 1996 | 5.3% | +7.9% |
| 1997 | 5.2% | -2.6% |
| 1998 | 3.5% | -32.8% |
| 1999 | 4.8% | +38.6% |
| 2000 | 4.7% | -3.0% |
| 2001 | 4.3% | -8.7% |
| 2002 | 4.9% | +13.9% |
| 2003 | 5.9% | +20.7% |
| 2004 | 8.0% | +37.1% |
| 2005 | 8.0% | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 7.6% | -5.8% |
| 2007 | 7.9% | +4.6% |
| 2008 | 7.4% | -6.1% |
| 2009 | 6.2% | -16.4% |
| 2010 | 6.2% | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 4.0% | -36.5% |
| 2012 | 3.9% | -2.0% |
| 2013 | 2.3% | -39.7% |
| 2014 | 2.6% | +11.6% |
| 2015 | 2.1% | -19.8% |
| 2016 | 1.0% | -52.5% |
| 2017 | 3.5% | +249.7% |
| 2018 | 4.8% | +39.1% |
| 2019 | 4.5% | -7.5% |
| 2020 | 1.3% | -71.6% |
| 2021 | 2.2% | +76.2% |
| 2022 | 2.9% | +27.8% |
| 2023 | 4.0% | +40.1% |
| 2024 | 4.4% | +10.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4.7% | 3.5% | 5.3% | 5 |
| 2000s | 6.5% | 4.3% | 8.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.5% | 1.0% | 6.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.0% | 1.3% | 4.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Egypt
More economy & growth data for Egypt
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 4.11 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 5.63 Percent per annum (2029)
- Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$), per capita 4,194 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current US$), annual growth rate -1.86 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current US$), per unit of GDP 1.12 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current US$), per capita 3,447 current US$ per person (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current LCU), annual growth rate 36.37 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current LCU), per unit of GDP 55.46 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current LCU), per capita 171,140 current LCU per person (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 7.11 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of gdp in Egypt?
- Spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of gdp in Egypt was 4.4% in 2024, according to UN Tourism (2025); National statistical organizations and central banks, OECD national accounts, and World Bank staff estimates (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of gdp recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 8.0% in 2005.
- What is the lowest spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of gdp recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.0% in 2016.
- How does Egypt rank for spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of gdp?
- Egypt ranks 70th out of 191 countries with data for 2024.
- Is spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of gdp 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 UN Tourism (2025); National statistical organizations and central banks, OECD national accounts, and World Bank staff estimates (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Money received by the destination country from foreign visitors, including spending on accommodation, food, transport, entertainment, shopping, and fares paid to the country’s own airlines, as a share of, as a share of GDP.