Outbound tourism expenditure — all countries

Outbound tourism expenditure — Saudi Arabia

Outbound tourism expenditure in Saudi Arabia in 2020 — 9,069,000,000 US$. Ranked 11 in the world out of 138. Since 2002, the indicator has risen by 23.1%.

2020 9.07B US$ −44.75% vs 2019
World rank 11of 138
Period maximum 25.14B US$2014
Period minimum 4.17B US$2003

Trend over time

2002–2020 · US$

Outbound tourism expenditure — Saudi Arabia, 2002–2020010B20B30B20022004200620082010201220142016201820202002: 7,370,000,000 US$2003: 4,165,000,000 US$2007: 21,031,000,000 US$2008: 16,005,000,000 US$2009: 21,312,000,000 US$2010: 22,076,000,000 US$2011: 18,202,000,000 US$2012: 17,986,000,000 US$2013: 18,648,000,000 US$2014: 25,137,000,000 US$2015: 20,366,000,000 US$2016: 17,671,000,000 US$2017: 19,065,000,000 US$2018: 17,939,000,000 US$2019: 16,415,000,000 US$2020: 9,069,000,000 US$
Change over the period: +1.7B (+23.05%) Average annual rate: 1.16 %

Comparison, 2020

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabia 9.07B US$
Middle East & North Africa computed 57.38B US$
Western Asia computed 56.19B US$
Outbound tourism expenditure — Saudi Arabia, by year Saudi Arabia All countries CSV XLSX
Year US$ Change Change, %
2020 9.07B −7.35B −44.75%
2019 16.42B −1.52B −8.5%
2018 17.94B −1.13B −5.91%
2017 19.07B +1.39B +7.89%
2016 17.67B −2.7B −13.23%
2015 20.37B −4.77B −18.98%
2014 25.14B +6.49B +34.8%
2013 18.65B +662M +3.68%
2012 17.99B −216M −1.19%
2011 18.2B −3.87B −17.55%
2010 22.08B +764M +3.58%
2009 21.31B +5.31B +33.16%
2008 16.01B −5.03B −23.9%
2007 21.03B
2003 4.17B −3.21B −43.49%
2002 7.37B

About the indicator

Spending by residents of the country abroad in current US dollars: accommodation, food, transport inside the country visited, and shopping. Together with receipts from inbound tourism it forms the tourism balance of the country — an important part of the services account of the balance of payments.

Source: Tourism Statistics (UN Tourism / UNWTO), license UN Tourism terms of use.