The Central Bank of Egypt (CBE) announced on Tuesday that tourism revenues rose by 15.4 percent to US$ 12.5 billion across a nine month period (July 2024-March 2025), compared to approximately $10.9 billion during the same period of the previous fiscal year.
The Central Bank’s Balance of Payments report showed that the number of tourist nights in this period increased to 134.3 million, compared to approximately 116.4 million in the same period last year.
Egypt received approximately 8.7 million tourists during the first half of 2025, achieving a growth rate of nearly 24 percent compared to the same period in 2024, which welcomed approximately seven million tourists.
Tourism growth defies regional challenges
Despite facing persistent geopolitical challenges in the region, Egypt’s tourism sector has experienced a notable increase in visitor arrivals, as reported by the Egyptian Cabinet back in June.
According to data from the Egyptian government’s Media Center, tourist arrivals to the country saw a 25 percent increase during the first quarter of 2025 compared to the same period last year.
The center reported that Egypt welcomed 15.8 million tourists in 2024, marking an increase of over 21 percent compared to pre-pandemic levels. These figures are considered record-breaking, falling within an ambitious strategy to boost the tourism sector.
The Egyptian government’s strategy for advancing the tourism sector aims to achieve economic security in tourism by maximizing direct returns for citizens, focusing on human resources, and enhancing the skills of employees within the ministry and the tourism sector as a whole.
The government also seeks to strengthen the role of local communities as essential partners in the tourism development system.
