Egypt led the Middle East with the highest growth in international tourist arrivals in 2025, as the country continues to invest in attracting more visitors, research by UN Tourism has found.
The Arab world's third-biggest economy recorded a 20 per cent increase in visitors last year, followed by Jordan with 12 per cent and Qatar with 4 per cent, the UN agency's World Tourism Barometer said.
Buoyed by the Grand Egyptian Museum, Red Sea resorts and cultural heritage sites, Egypt earned "solid" revenue from tourism in 2025, up 17 per cent on the previous year.
Overall, the Middle East beat other regions in the world, with the highest growth in number of inbound fore
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