Saudi Arabia Tourism Statistics 2003-2024
International tourism receipts are expenditures by international inbound visitors, including payments to national carriers for international transport. These receipts include any other prepayment made for goods or services received in the destination country. They also may include receipts from same-day visitors, except when these are important enough to justify separate classification. For some countries they do not include receipts for passenger transport items. Data are in current U.S. dollars.
- Saudi Arabia tourism statistics for 2020 was 5,960,000,000.00, a 69.97% decline from 2019.
- Saudi Arabia tourism statistics for 2019 was 19,849,000,000.00, a 16.94% increase from 2018.
- Saudi Arabia tourism statistics for 2018 was 16,974,000,000.00, a 13.01% increase from 2017.
- Saudi Arabia tourism statistics for 2017 was 15,020,000,000.00, a 11.77% increase from 2016.
| Similar Country Ranking |
| Country Name |
Spending ($) |
| United States |
84,205,000,000.00 |
| France |
35,958,000,000.00 |
| Australia |
26,234,000,000.00 |
| UAE |
24,615,400,390.63 |
| Italy |
20,459,000,000.00 |
| Austria |
15,362,000,000.00 |
| Qatar |
14,318,000,000.00 |
| South Korea |
11,776,000,000.00 |
| Japan |
11,395,000,000.00 |
| Netherlands |
10,926,200,195.31 |
| Portugal |
10,522,000,000.00 |
| Switzerland |
9,994,000,000.00 |
| Macao |
9,442,000,000.00 |
| Poland |
8,379,000,000.00 |
| Belgium |
7,447,000,000.00 |
| Greece |
6,193,000,000.00 |
| Saudi Arabia |
5,960,000,000.00 |
| Croatia |
5,631,853,027.34 |
| Luxembourg |
4,454,000,000.00 |
| Hungary |
4,224,000,000.00 |
| Ireland |
4,160,000,000.00 |
| Czech Republic |
3,890,000,000.00 |
| Puerto Rico |
2,921,000,000.00 |
| Israel |
2,661,000,000.00 |
| Norway |
2,196,000,000.00 |
| Panama |
1,841,000,000.00 |
| Finland |
1,757,000,000.00 |
| Argentina |
1,702,000,000.00 |
| Slovenia |
1,418,000,000.00 |
| Slovak Republic |
1,303,000,000.00 |
| Uruguay |
1,085,000,000.00 |
| Aruba |
1,077,000,000.00 |
| Chile |
1,034,000,000.00 |
| Bahamas |
1,007,000,000.00 |
| Estonia |
865,000,000.00 |
| Bahrain |
724,000,000.00 |
| Virgin Islands (U.S.) |
686,000,000.00 |
| Oman |
669,000,000.00 |
| Cyprus |
663,000,000.00 |
| Kuwait |
524,000,000.00 |
| Antigua and Barbuda |
416,000,000.00 |
| Curacao |
282,000,000.00 |
| Sint Maarten (Dutch part) |
243,000,000.00 |
| Seychelles |
228,000,000.00 |
| Trinidad and Tobago |
151,000,000.00 |
| Bermuda |
94,000,000.00 |
| Saudi Arabia Tourism Statistics - Historical Data |
| Year |
Spending ($) |
% of Exports |
| 2020 |
5,960,000,000.00 |
3.26 |
| 2019 |
19,849,000,000.00 |
6.94 |
| 2018 |
16,974,000,000.00 |
5.39 |
| 2017 |
15,020,000,000.00 |
6.26 |
| 2016 |
13,438,000,000.00 |
6.69 |
| 2015 |
11,183,000,000.00 |
5.13 |
| 2014 |
9,263,000,000.00 |
2.61 |
| 2013 |
8,690,000,000.00 |
2.24 |
| 2012 |
8,400,000,000.00 |
2.10 |
| 2011 |
9,317,000,000.00 |
2.48 |
| 2010 |
7,536,000,000.00 |
2.88 |
| 2009 |
6,744,000,000.00 |
3.34 |
| 2008 |
6,775,000,000.00 |
2.10 |
| 2007 |
6,907,000,000.00 |
2.77 |
| 2003 |
3,418,000,000.00 |
3.45 |
