Inbound tourism receipts — all countries

Inbound tourism receipts — Western Asia

Inbound tourism receipts in Western Asia in 2020 — 70,203,400,391 US$. Since 1997, the indicator has risen by 604.5%.

2020 70.2B US$ −56.49% vs 2019
World rank
Period maximum 161B US$2019
Period minimum 9.34B US$2002

Trend over time

1997–2020 · US$

Inbound tourism receipts — Western Asia, 1997–2020050B100B150B200B1997200020032006200920122015201820201997: 9,964,360,596 US$1998: 10,857,303,589 US$1999: 11,622,000,000 US$2000: 11,434,000,000 US$2001: 9,976,000,000 US$2002: 9,336,000,000 US$2003: 21,057,000,000 US$2004: 19,552,000,000 US$2005: 43,646,000,000 US$2006: 44,739,007,568 US$2007: 58,817,000,000 US$2008: 68,154,000,000 US$2009: 69,152,000,000 US$2010: 78,398,000,000 US$2011: 85,077,000,000 US$2012: 91,801,000,000 US$2013: 102,346,000,000 US$2014: 110,708,000,000 US$2015: 120,540,763,916 US$2016: 119,849,400,391 US$2017: 135,231,500,000 US$2018: 147,589,500,000 US$2019: 161,346,400,757 US$2020: 70,203,400,391 US$
Change over the period: +60.24B (+604.54%) Average annual rate: 8.86 %
Inbound tourism receipts — Western Asia, by year Western Asia All countries CSV XLSX
Year US$ Change Change, %
2020 70.2B −91.14B −56.49%
2019 161B +13.76B +9.32%
2018 148B +12.36B +9.14%
2017 135B +15.38B +12.83%
2016 120B −691M −0.57%
2015 121B +9.83B +8.88%
2014 111B +8.36B +8.17%
2013 102B +10.55B +11.49%
2012 91.8B +6.72B +7.9%
2011 85.08B +6.68B +8.52%
2010 78.4B +9.25B +13.37%
2009 69.15B +998M +1.46%
2008 68.15B +9.34B +15.87%
2007 58.82B +14.08B +31.47%
2006 44.74B +1.09B +2.5%
2005 43.65B +24.09B +123.23%
2004 19.55B −1.51B −7.15%
2003 21.06B +11.72B +125.55%
2002 9.34B −640M −6.42%
2001 9.98B −1.46B −12.75%
2000 11.43B −188M −1.62%
1999 11.62B +765M +7.04%
1998 10.86B +893M +8.96%
1997 9.96B

About the indicator

Receipts from inbound tourism in current US dollars — spending by foreign visitors inside the country on accommodation, food, transport, entertainment and shopping, including prepaid tours. International passenger transport is recorded under a separate item of the balance of payments.

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