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Egypt invested $5.2 billion in travel and tourism capital expenditure in 2024 — 15.0% of total national capex. WTTC EIR 2025 classifies the demand momentum as declining, with the sector ranked 24th among 42 panel economies and a ten-year forecast share of GDP at 8.4% in 2035.
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$5.2 billion tourism capex (2024)
Source
WTTC EIR 2025
Last updated
2026-05-12
KEY FIGURES
T&T capex (2024)
$5.2 billion
Share of total national capex
15.0%
Capex rank
24th of 42
Demand momentum
Declining
GDP share forecast (2035)
8.4%
Tourism YoY growth (2024)
9.2%
Key figures
TOURISM GDP SHARE — 5-YEAR TREND
Egypt's $5.2 billion 2024 tourism capex represents 15.0% of national capital formation. WTTC's forward outlook for Egypt carries a declining demand-momentum label, the agency's most actionable forward signal.
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
WTTC EIR 2025 classifies Egypt's tourism momentum as declining. The sector accounts for 15.0% of national capex and ranks 24th of 42 panel economies.
$5.2 billion of capital expenditure flowed into Egypt's travel and tourism sector in 2024 (WTTC EIR 2025).
WTTC projects Egypt's tourism share of GDP to reach 8.4% by 2035, up from 8.5% in 2024.
Tourism GDP grew 9.2% year-over-year in 2024 in Egypt, and demand momentum is rated declining by WTTC EIR 2025.
Egypt ranks 24th of 42 economies on tourism capex share. Combined with a 8.5% GDP share and declining momentum, it offers a mature, defensive allocation in the global tourism asset class.
METHODOLOGY & SOURCE
Every numeric claim on this page is sourced from WTTC EIR 2025 (WTTC EIR 2025 — Egypt, p. 1). Last accessed 2026-05-11. No figures are estimated, modelled, or AI-generated — DataGreat's narrator is locked to WTTC values verbatim.
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