In 2023, travel and tourism contributed eight percent to Egypt's gross domestic product (GDP). The share increased compared to 2020. However, it declined notably from 8.5 percent in 2019, reflecting the impact of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic on the sector. Furthermore, the contribution of tourism to GDP is estimated to reach 8.1 percent in 2024.

Travel and tourism added around 31 billion U.S. dollars to Egypt's Gross Domestic Product (GDP) in 2024. Compared to 2020, this was an increase from 5.6 billion U.S. dollars. The sector's contribution to the country's economy declined in 2020 due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. In 2019, the value added by tourism to the Egyptian GDP reached close to 16.52 billion U.S. dollars. Furthermore, the travel and tourism sector was forecast to contribute 30.78 billion U.S. dollars to the GDP in 2025.

Tourism Revenues in Egypt increased to 14.40 USD Billion in 2024 from 13.60 USD Billion in 2023. This dataset provides - Egypt Tourism Revenues- actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news.

This statistic shows the contribution of travel and tourism to GDP in Egypt 2017, by type. In 2017, travel and tourism directly contributed approximately *** billion Egyptian pounds to the Egyptian economy.

This statistic described the direct tourism contribution of Cairo to the gross domestic product of Egypt from 2006 to 2016 and a forecast for 2026. The forecast of the direct tourism contribution of Cairo to the GDP of Egypt for 2026 was approximately 2.4 billion U.S. dollars.

In 2020, tourism openness in Egypt corresponded to *** percent as a share of the Gross Domestic Product (GDP). Between 2008 and 2016, tourism openness as a share of GDP in the country followed an overall dropping trend, starting at **** percent and reaching *** percent. Since 2017, tourism openness as a proportion of GDP has been fluctuating, with a rise and then a drop.

This statistic describes the total contribution of travel and tourism to gross domestic product (GDP) across the Middle East from 2012 to 2017, with an estimate for 2018 and a forecast for 2028. According to forecasts, the total contribution of travel and tourism to the GDP of Middle Eastern countries will amount to around 486.1 billion U.S. dollars by 2028.

The coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic is going to have repercussions on most of the countries worldwide, as is the case for Egypt as well. The Gross Domestic Product (GDP) was grew by *** percent in 2020 and was estimated to grow *** percent in 2021. In fact, Egypt was one of the few African countries showing a positive real GDP growth rate and the only in the North African region in 2020, regardless of the negative effects of the pandemic. Moreover, it is projected that in 2022 the Egyptian real GDP would grow by *** percent.

With regards to Egyptian cumulative coronavirus cases, Egypt is the fourth most hit country in the continent with ******* cases as of early 2022. Tourism receipts are believed to be drastically affected, along with remittances.

Following the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, Lebanon's travel and tourism industry contributed about 4.2 percent to its gross domestic product (GDP), compared to about 19.4 percent in 2019 prior to the pandemic. Most Middle East and North Africa (MENA) countries had a negative GDP growth in that year except Egypt.

In 2024, some 62 percent of the tourist expenditure came via foreign visitor spending, which amounted to nearly 15.23 billion U.S. dollars. Moreover, the impact of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic can be easily recognized. In 2020 and 2021, the share of domestic spending was higher in comparison to the foreign spending on travel and tourism. This was different in 2019, 2022, 2023, and 2024 when the share of foreign spending was higher than the share of domestic spending.

In 2023, around 90 percent of the tourist spending came from leisure spending. This was slightly lower compared to the previous year. Furthermore, the share of business spending was over 10 percent as of the same year.

While the tourism sector GDP share in the Sudan was forecast to increase long-term between 2023 and 2028 by in total *** percentage points, it is estimated to decrease in the years 2026, 2027 and 2028. The share is estimated to amount to **** percent in 2028.Depited is the economic contribution of the tourism sector in relation to the gross domestic product of the country or region at hand.The forecast has been adjusted for the expected impact of COVID-19.The shown data are an excerpt of Statista's Key Market Indicators (KMI). The KMI are a collection of primary and secondary indicators on the macro-economic, demographic and technological environment in more than *** countries and regions worldwide. All input data are sourced from international institutions, national statistical offices, and trade associations. All data has been are processed to generate comparable datasets (see supplementary notes under details for more information).Find more key insights for the tourism sector GDP share in countries like Morocco and Egypt.

In 2021, inbound tourism expenditure in Egypt accounted for **** percent of the export of goods. This represented an increase from **** percent compared to the previous year. Tourism expenditure as a share of GDP fluctuated over the observed period, peaking in 2010 and was lowest in 2016.

While the tourism sector GDP share in Algeria was forecast to increase long-term between 2023 and 2028 by in total one percentage points, it is estimated to decrease in the years 2026, 2027 and 2028. The share is estimated to amount to **** percent in 2028.Depited is the economic contribution of the tourism sector in relation to the gross domestic product of the country or region at hand.The forecast has been adjusted for the expected impact of COVID-19.The shown data are an excerpt of Statista's Key Market Indicators (KMI). The KMI are a collection of primary and secondary indicators on the macro-economic, demographic and technological environment in more than *** countries and regions worldwide. All input data are sourced from international institutions, national statistical offices, and trade associations. All data has been are processed to generate comparable datasets (see supplementary notes under details for more information).Find more key insights for the tourism sector GDP share in countries like Egypt and the Sudan.

While the tourism sector GDP share in Morocco was forecast to increase long-term between 2023 and 2028 by in total 2.7 percentage points, it is estimated to decrease in the years 2026, 2027 and 2028. The share is estimated to amount to 11.86 percent in 2028. While the share was forecast to increase significant in the next years, the increase will slow down in the future.Depited is the economic contribution of the tourism sector in relation to the gross domestic product of the country or region at hand.The forecast has been adjusted for the expected impact of COVID-19.The shown data are an excerpt of Statista's Key Market Indicators (KMI). The KMI are a collection of primary and secondary indicators on the macro-economic, demographic and technological environment in more than 150 countries and regions worldwide. All input data are sourced from international institutions, national statistical offices, and trade associations. All data has been are processed to generate comparable datasets (see supplementary notes under details for more information).Find more key insights for the tourism sector GDP share in countries like Egypt and the Sudan.

Seychelles had the largest Gross Domestic Product (GDP) per capita in Africa as of 2024. The value amounted to 21,630 U.S. dollars. Mauritius followed with around 12,330 U.S. dollars, whereas Gabon registered 8,840 U.S. dollars. GDP per capita is calculated by dividing a country’s GDP by its population, meaning that some of the largest economies are not ranked within the leading ten. Impact of COVID-19 on North Africa’s GDP When looking at the GDP growth rate in Africa in 2024, Libya had the largest estimated growth in Northern Africa, a value of 7.8 percent compared to the previous year. Niger and Senegal were at the top of the list with rates of 10.4 percent and 8.3 percent, respectively. During the COVID-19 pandemic, the impact on the economy was severe. The growth of the North African real GDP was estimated at minus 1.1 percent in 2020. However, estimations for 2022 looked much brighter, as it was set that the region would see a GDP growth of six percent, compared to four percent in 2021.
Contribution of Tourism Various countries in Africa are dependent on tourism, contributing to the economy. In 2023, travel and tourism were estimated to contribute 182.6 billion U.S. dollars, a clear increase from 96.5 in 2020 following COVID-19. As of 2024, South Africa, Mauritius, and Egypt led tourism in the continent according to the Travel & Tourism Development Index.

As of 2023, Egypt ranked first in Africa with international tourism receipts of **** billion U.S. dollars, whereas Morocco and South Africa registered **** and *** billion U.S. dollars, respectively. Furthermore, the total tourism receipts of the selected African countries amounted to approximately **** billion U.S. dollars.