International tourism, expenditures in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: International tourism, expenditures was 9.07 billion current US$ in 2020. ▲ Rising
International tourism, expenditures in Saudi Arabia, 2002–2020
Source: Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism. Measured in current US$.
Analysis
Saudi Arabia recorded 9.07 billion current US$ for international tourism, expenditures in 2020.
The figure is down 44.8% on the previous year and down 58.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, international tourism, expenditures in Saudi Arabia peaked at 25.14 billion current US$ in 2014 and was at its lowest, 4.17 billion current US$, in 2003.
That places Saudi Arabia 19th out of 192 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 13.98 billion current US$ | 4.17 billion current US$ | 21.31 billion current US$ | 5 |
| 2010s | 19.35 billion current US$ | 16.41 billion current US$ | 25.14 billion current US$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.07 billion current US$ | 9.07 billion current US$ | 9.07 billion current US$ | 1 |
Countries ranked near Saudi Arabia
More private sector data for Saudi Arabia
- Merchandise exports 310.67 billion current US$ (2025)
- Manufactures exports 15.9% (2024)
- Food exports 1.9% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 254.06 billion current US$ (2025)
- Manufactures imports 70.5% (2024)
- Food imports 13.0% (2024)
- Merchandise trade 44.2% (2025)
- Commercial service exports 66.92 billion current US$ (2025)
- Transport services 29.9% (2025)
- Computer, communications and other services 39.2% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is international tourism, expenditures in Saudi Arabia?
- International tourism, expenditures in Saudi Arabia was 9.07 billion current US$ in 2020, according to Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism.
- What is the highest international tourism, expenditures recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The highest recorded value was 25.14 billion current US$ in 2014.
- What is the lowest international tourism, expenditures recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.17 billion current US$ in 2003.
- How does Saudi Arabia rank for international tourism, expenditures?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 19th out of 192 countries with data for 2020.
- Is international tourism, expenditures rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 58.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Saudi Arabia data come from?
- The figures come from Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism, published as part of International tourism, expenditures (current US$). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
International tourism expenditures are expenditures of international outbound visitors in other countries, including payments to foreign carriers for international transport. These expenditures may include those by residents traveling abroad as same-day visitors, except in cases where these are important enough to justify separate classification. For some countries they do not include expenditures for passenger transport items. Data are in current U.S. dollars.