Expenditure of international tourism rose 19.7% to USD 4,351 mil in Egypt in 2016, according to Eurostat.
Historically, expenditure of international tourism in Egypt reached an all time high of USD 4,351 mil in 2016 and an all time low of USD 1,206 mil in 2000. When compared to Egypt's main peers, expenditure of international tourism in Israel amounted to USD 8,210 mil, USD 813 mil in Libya, USD 17,671 mil in Saudi Arabia and USD 203 mil in Sudan in 2016.
Egypt has been ranked 49th within the group of 160 countries we follow in terms of expenditure of international tourism, 2 places above the position seen 10 years ago.
| International Tourism, Expenditure (USD) | Unit | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 |
| Algeria | USD mil | 679 | 762 | 556 | 632 | 542 | ||||||||||||||||
| Chad | USD mil | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |||
| Egypt | USD mil | 3,486 | 3,636 | 4,351 | 2,419 | 2,897 | ||||||||||||||||
| Ethiopia | USD mil | 283 | 372 | 461 | 364 | 613 | ||||||||||||||||
| Iraq | USD mil | ... | ... | 6,115 | 7,934 | 7,647 | 8,093 | 7,855 | ||||||||||||||
| Israel | USD mil | 6,534 | 7,506 | 8,210 | 8,985 | 9,975 | ||||||||||||||||
| Jordan | USD mil | 1,251 | 1,267 | 1,367 | 1,496 | 1,493 | ||||||||||||||||
| Lebanon | USD mil | ... | ... | 5,198 | 5,187 | 5,252 | 5,704 | 6,395 | ||||||||||||||
| Libya | USD mil | 1,325 | 1,066 | 813 | 2,005 | 2,042 | ... | ... | ||||||||||||||
| Saudi Arabia | USD mil | ... | ... | 25,137 | 20,366 | 17,671 | 19,065 | 17,939 | ||||||||||||||
| South Sudan | USD mil | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 239 | 759 | 323 | 293 | 513 | ... | |
| Sudan | USD mil | 439 | 195 | 203 | 29.0 | 13.0 | ... | ... | ||||||||||||||
| Syria | USD mil | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||||||||||||
| Tunisia | USD mil | 770 | 767 | 823 | 871 | 954 | ||||||||||||||||
| United Arab Emirates | USD mil | 15,848 | 16,637 | 17,127 | 17,645 | 18,004 | ||||||||||||||||
| Yemen | USD mil | 158 | 79.0 | 56.0 | ... | ... | ... | ... |
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