Outbound tourism expenditure — all countries

Outbound tourism expenditure — United Arab Emirates

Outbound tourism expenditure in the United Arab Emirates in 2020 — 15,085,000,000 US$. Ranked 5 in the world out of 138. Since 2000, the indicator has risen by 399.7%.

2020 15.09B US$ −17.94% vs 2019
World rank 5of 138
Period maximum 18.38B US$2019
Period minimum 3.02B US$2000

Trend over time

2000–2020 · US$

Outbound tourism expenditure — United Arab Emirates, 2000–202005B10B15B20B200020022004200620082010201220142016201820202000: 3,019,000,000 US$2001: 3,321,000,000 US$2002: 3,651,000,000 US$2003: 3,956,000,000 US$2004: 4,472,000,000 US$2005: 6,186,000,000 US$2006: 8,827,000,000 US$2007: 11,273,000,000 US$2008: 13,288,000,000 US$2009: 10,347,000,000 US$2010: 11,818,000,000 US$2011: 13,206,000,000 US$2012: 15,072,000,000 US$2013: 16,188,000,000 US$2014: 15,848,000,000 US$2015: 16,637,099,609 US$2016: 17,127,259,766 US$2017: 17,644,699,219 US$2018: 18,004,099,609 US$2019: 18,382,000,000 US$2020: 15,085,000,000 US$
Change over the period: +12.07B (+399.67%) Average annual rate: 8.38 %

Comparison, 2020

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: United Arab Emirates

United Arab Emirates 15.09B US$
Middle East & North Africa computed 57.38B US$
Western Asia computed 56.19B US$
Outbound tourism expenditure — United Arab Emirates, by year United Arab Emirates All countries CSV XLSX
Year US$ Change Change, %
2020 15.09B −3.3B −17.94%
2019 18.38B +378M +2.1%
2018 18B +359M +2.04%
2017 17.64B +517M +3.02%
2016 17.13B +490M +2.95%
2015 16.64B +789M +4.98%
2014 15.85B −340M −2.1%
2013 16.19B +1.12B +7.4%
2012 15.07B +1.87B +14.13%
2011 13.21B +1.39B +11.74%
2010 11.82B +1.47B +14.22%
2009 10.35B −2.94B −22.13%
2008 13.29B +2.02B +17.87%
2007 11.27B +2.45B +27.71%
2006 8.83B +2.64B +42.69%
2005 6.19B +1.71B +38.33%
2004 4.47B +516M +13.04%
2003 3.96B +305M +8.35%
2002 3.65B +330M +9.94%
2001 3.32B +302M +10%
2000 3.02B

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.