Revue des reformes Economique et intégration dans l’économie mondiale
Volume 20, Numéro 1, Pages 1-17
2026-06-08

Analysis Of Tourism Competitiveness In The Middle East And North Africa Region Between 2019 And 2024

Authors : Brahimi Hadia .

Abstract

This study aims to analyze the tourism competitiveness of MENA countries between 2019 and 2024, assessing the changes that occurred during this period. A descriptive and analytical approach was adopted, using tourism competitiveness indexes. As well as principal component analysis and clustering analysis, conducted with the statistical software Rstudio. The main results reveal a reorganization of the clusters: countries such as the Emirates, Qatar, and Saudi Arabia have changed groups, showing an improvement in the "enabling environment" index and a slight decline in the "infrastructure and services" index. Conversely, Algeria, Tunisia, Morocco, Egypt, and Iran have moved from cluster 2 to cluster 1, characterized by high scores in the "travel and tourism policy" index, despite a slight degradation observed in Morocco, Tunisia, and Egypt compared to 2019. In 2024, cluster 1 also displays a high score in the "travel and tourism resources" index.

Keywords

Tourism ; Competitiveness ; Index ; MENA region ; Clustering