42.1 – Graphs: Tourism in Egypt

The two graphs above show how important tourism was for Egypt at the end of the 20th century and compares the revenue from tourism with other sources of income. Overall, even though tourism is the biggest sector in the economy, income fluctuates sharply from year to year.
The pie chart shows the foreign exchange earned by Egypt in 2002. The biggest sector is tourism, at 26% of the foreign exchange earnings. This is followed by industry, at 24%, and Workers’ remittances, which make up 21%. Incomes from the Suez Canal and from petroleum contribute a further quarter, and agriculture represents only 2%.
The bar chart shows the amount of money Egypt earned from tourism between 1982 and 2003. in 1982, it only earned $0.3 billion, but this shot up over the next eleven years to $1.9 billion. it continued to rise until it reached a peak in 2000 of $4.3 billion, but then plunged suddenly, to a low of $1.8 billion in 2003, less than half the amount of the previous year.

In conclusion, although Egypt relied for a quarter of its income in 2002 on tourism, this amount varies sharply from year to year.

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