International tourism, expenditures in United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates: International tourism, expenditures was 15.09 billion current US$ in 2020. ▲ Rising
International tourism, expenditures in United Arab Emirates, 2000–2020
Source: Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism. Measured in current US$.
Analysis
United Arab Emirates recorded 15.09 billion current US$ for international tourism, expenditures in 2020.
The figure is down 17.9% on the previous year and up 27.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, international tourism, expenditures in United Arab Emirates peaked at 18.38 billion current US$ in 2019 and was at its lowest, 3.02 billion current US$, in 2000.
That places United Arab Emirates 10th out of 192 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6.83 billion current US$ | 3.02 billion current US$ | 13.29 billion current US$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 15.99 billion current US$ | 11.82 billion current US$ | 18.38 billion current US$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 15.09 billion current US$ | 15.09 billion current US$ | 15.09 billion current US$ | 1 |
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More private sector data for United Arab Emirates
- Merchandise exports 706.67 billion current US$ (2025)
- Manufactures exports 8.8% (2023)
- Food exports 2.9% (2023)
- Merchandise imports 618.88 billion current US$ (2025)
- Manufactures imports 54.9% (2023)
- Food imports 5.0% (2023)
- Merchandise trade 208.2% (2024)
- Merchandise imports by the reporting economy, residual 0.0% (2023)
- Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in Sub-Saharan 7.0% (2023)
- Merchandise imports from economies in the Arab World 8.3% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is international tourism, expenditures in United Arab Emirates?
- International tourism, expenditures in United Arab Emirates was 15.09 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 United Arab Emirates?
- The highest recorded value was 18.38 billion current US$ in 2019.
- What is the lowest international tourism, expenditures recorded in United Arab Emirates?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.02 billion current US$ in 2000.
- How does United Arab Emirates rank for international tourism, expenditures?
- United Arab Emirates ranks 10th out of 192 countries with data for 2020.
- Is international tourism, expenditures rising or falling in United Arab Emirates?
- Over the last ten years it is up 27.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this United Arab Emirates 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.