Saudi Arabia - International tourism

International tourism, number of arrivals

The value for International tourism, number of arrivals in Saudi Arabia was 16,109,000 as of 2017. As the graph below shows, over the past 22 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 18,260,000 in 2014 and a minimum value of 3,325,000 in 1995.

Definition: International inbound tourists (overnight visitors) are the number of tourists who travel to a country other than that in which they have their usual residence, but outside their usual environment, for a period not exceeding 12 months and whose main purpose in visiting is other than an activity remunerated from within the country visited. When data on number of tourists are not available, the number of visitors, which includes tourists, same-day visitors, cruise passengers, and crew members, is shown instead. Sources and collection methods for arrivals differ across countries. In some cases data are from border statistics (police, immigration, and the like) and supplemented by border surveys. In other cases data are from tourism accommodation establishments. For some countries number of arrivals is limited to arrivals by air and for others to arrivals staying in hotels. Some countries include arrivals of nationals residing abroad while others do not. Caution should thus be used in comparing arrivals across countries. The data on inbound tourists refer to the number of arrivals, not to the number of people traveling. Thus a person who makes several trips to a country during a given period is counted each time as a new arrival.

Source: World Tourism Organization, Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files.

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Year Value 1995 3,325,000 2000 6,585,000 2001 6,727,000 2002 7,511,000 2003 7,332,000 2004 8,599,000 2005 8,037,000 2006 8,620,000 2007 11,531,000 2008 14,757,000 2009 10,897,000 2010 10,850,000 2011 14,179,000 2012 16,332,000 2013 15,772,000 2014 18,260,000 2015 17,994,000 2016 18,044,000 2017 16,109,000

International tourism, number of departures

The value for International tourism, number of departures in Saudi Arabia was 21,071,000 as of 2017. As the graph below shows, over the past 15 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 21,207,000 in 2016 and a minimum value of 2,000,000 in 2006.

Definition: International outbound tourists are the number of departures that people make from their country of usual residence to any other country for any purpose other than a remunerated activity in the country visited. The data on outbound tourists refer to the number of departures, not to the number of people traveling. Thus a person who makes several trips from a country during a given period is counted each time as a new departure.

Source: World Tourism Organization, Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files.

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Year Value 2002 7,896,000 2003 4,104,000 2004 3,811,000 2005 4,403,000 2006 2,000,000 2007 4,126,000 2008 4,087,000 2009 6,032,000 2010 17,827,000 2011 15,281,320 2012 18,671,000 2013 19,153,960 2014 19,824,490 2015 20,819,000 2016 21,207,000 2017 21,071,000

International tourism, receipts (current US$)

The latest value for International tourism, receipts (current US$) in Saudi Arabia was $14,848,000,000 as of 2017. Over the past 14 years, the value for this indicator has fluctuated between $14,848,000,000 in 2017 and $3,418,000,000 in 2003.

Definition: International tourism receipts are expenditures by international inbound visitors, including payments to national carriers for international transport. These receipts include any other prepayment made for goods or services received in the destination country. They also may include receipts from same-day visitors, except when these are important enough to justify separate classification. For some countries they do not include receipts for passenger transport items. Data are in current U.S. dollars.

Source: World Tourism Organization, Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files.

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Year Value 2003 $3,418,000,000 2004 $6,486,000,000 2005 $4,626,000,000 2006 $4,769,000,000 2007 $6,907,000,000 2008 $6,775,000,000 2009 $6,744,000,000 2010 $7,536,000,000 2011 $9,317,000,000 2012 $8,400,000,000 2013 $8,690,000,000 2014 $9,263,000,000 2015 $11,183,000,000 2016 $13,438,000,000 2017 $14,848,000,000

International tourism, receipts (% of total exports)

International tourism, receipts (% of total exports) in Saudi Arabia was 6.19 as of 2017. Its highest value over the past 14 years was 6.69 in 2016, while its lowest value was 2.10 in 2008.

Definition: International tourism receipts are expenditures by international inbound visitors, including payments to national carriers for international transport. These receipts include any other prepayment made for goods or services received in the destination country. They also may include receipts from same-day visitors, except when these are important enough to justify separate classification. For some countries they do not include receipts for passenger transport items. Their share in exports is calculated as a ratio to exports of goods and services, which comprise all transactions between residents of a country and the rest of the world involving a change of ownership from residents to nonresidents of general merchandise, goods sent for processing and repairs, nonmonetary gold, and services.

Source: World Tourism Organization, Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, and IMF and World Bank exports estimates.

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Year Value 2003 3.45 2004 4.92 2005 2.41 2006 2.12 2007 2.77 2008 2.10 2009 3.34 2010 2.88 2011 2.48 2012 2.10 2013 2.24 2014 2.61 2015 5.13 2016 6.69 2017 6.19

International tourism, receipts for passenger transport items (current US$)

The latest value for International tourism, receipts for passenger transport items (current US$) in Saudi Arabia was $2,792,000,000 as of 2017. Over the past 10 years, the value for this indicator has fluctuated between $2,792,000,000 in 2017 and $749,000,000 in 2009.

Definition: International tourism receipts for passenger transport items are expenditures by international inbound visitors for all services provided in the international transportation by resident carriers. Also included are passenger services performed within an economy by nonresident carriers. Excluded are passenger services provided to nonresidents by resident carriers within the resident economies; these are included in travel items. In addition to the services covered by passenger fares--including fares that are a part of package tours but excluding cruise fares, which are included in travel--passenger services include such items as charges for excess baggage, vehicles, or other personal accompanying effects and expenditures for food, drink, or other items for which passengers make expenditures while on board carriers. Data are in current U.S. dollars.

Source: World Tourism Organization, Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files.

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Year Value 2007 $936,000,000 2008 $865,000,000 2009 $749,000,000 2010 $824,000,000 2011 $858,000,000 2012 $968,000,000 2013 $1,039,000,000 2014 $1,025,000,000 2015 $1,053,000,000 2016 $2,342,000,000 2017 $2,792,000,000

International tourism, expenditures for passenger transport items (current US$)

The latest value for International tourism, expenditures for passenger transport items (current US$) in Saudi Arabia was $1,433,000,000 as of 2017. Over the past 10 years, the value for this indicator has fluctuated between $1,433,000,000 in 2017 and $861,000,000 in 2007.

Definition: International tourism expenditures for passenger transport items are expenditures of international outbound visitors in other countries for all services provided during international transportation by nonresident carriers. Also included are passenger services performed within an economy by nonresident carriers. Excluded are passenger services provided to nonresidents by resident carriers within the resident economies; these are included in travel items. In addition to the services covered by passenger fares--including fares that are a part of package tours but excluding cruise fares, which are included in travel--passenger services include such items as charges for excess baggage, vehicles, or other personal accompanying effects and expenditures for food, drink, or other items for which passengers make expenditures while on board carriers. Data are in current U.S. dollars.

Source: World Tourism Organization, Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files.

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Year Value 2007 $861,000,000 2008 $876,000,000 2009 $893,000,000 2010 $941,000,000 2011 $931,000,000 2012 $963,000,000 2013 $988,000,000 2014 $1,019,000,000 2015 $1,020,000,000 2016 $1,013,000,000 2017 $1,433,000,000

International tourism, receipts for travel items (current US$)

The latest value for International tourism, receipts for travel items (current US$) in Saudi Arabia was $12,056,000,000 as of 2017. Over the past 13 years, the value for this indicator has fluctuated between $12,056,000,000 in 2017 and $4,626,000,000 in 2005.

Definition: International tourism receipts for travel items are expenditures by international inbound visitors in the reporting economy. The goods and services are purchased by, or on behalf of, the traveler or provided, without a quid pro quo, for the traveler to use or give away. These receipts should include any other prepayment made for goods or services received in the destination country. They also may include receipts from same-day visitors, except in cases where these are so important as to justify a separate classification. Excluded is the international carriage of travelers, which is covered in passenger travel items. Data are in current U.S. dollars.

Source: World Tourism Organization, Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files.

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Year Value 2004 $6,486,000,000 2005 $4,626,000,000 2006 $4,769,000,000 2007 $5,971,000,000 2008 $5,910,000,000 2009 $5,995,000,000 2010 $6,712,000,000 2011 $8,459,000,000 2012 $7,432,000,000 2013 $7,651,000,000 2014 $8,238,000,000 2015 $10,130,000,000 2016 $11,096,000,000 2017 $12,056,000,000

International tourism, expenditures for travel items (current US$)

The latest value for International tourism, expenditures for travel items (current US$) in Saudi Arabia was $17,312,000,000 as of 2017. Over the past 13 years, the value for this indicator has fluctuated between $24,118,000,000 in 2014 and $4,428,000,000 in 2004.

Definition: International tourism expenditures are expenditures of international outbound visitors in other countries. The goods and services are purchased by, or on behalf of, the traveler or provided, without a quid pro quo, for the traveler to use or give away. These may include expenditures by residents traveling abroad as same-day visitors, except in cases where these are so important as to justify a separate classification. Excluded is the international carriage of travelers, which is covered in passenger travel items. Data are in current U.S. dollars.

Source: World Tourism Organization, Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files.

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Year Value 2004 $4,428,000,000 2005 $9,087,000,000 2006 $12,979,000,000 2007 $20,170,000,000 2008 $15,129,000,000 2009 $20,419,000,000 2010 $21,135,000,000 2011 $17,271,000,000 2012 $17,023,000,000 2013 $17,660,000,000 2014 $24,118,000,000 2015 $19,346,000,000 2016 $16,658,000,000 2017 $17,312,000,000

International tourism, expenditures (current US$)

The latest value for International tourism, expenditures (current US$) in Saudi Arabia was $18,745,000,000 as of 2017. Over the past 15 years, the value for this indicator has fluctuated between $25,137,000,000 in 2014 and $4,165,000,000 in 2003.

Definition: 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.

Source: World Tourism Organization, Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files.

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Year Value 2002 $7,370,000,000 2003 $4,165,000,000 2004 $4,428,000,000 2005 $9,087,000,000 2006 $12,979,000,000 2007 $21,031,000,000 2008 $16,005,000,000 2009 $21,312,000,000 2010 $22,076,000,000 2011 $18,202,000,000 2012 $17,986,000,000 2013 $18,648,000,000 2014 $25,137,000,000 2015 $20,366,000,000 2016 $17,671,000,000 2017 $18,745,000,000

International tourism, expenditures (% of total imports)

International tourism, expenditures (% of total imports) in Saudi Arabia was 9.28 as of 2017. Its highest value over the past 15 years was 14.86 in 2002, while its lowest value was 6.63 in 2004.

Definition: 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. Their share in imports is calculated as a ratio to imports of goods and services, which comprise all transactions between residents of a country and the rest of the world involving a change of ownership from nonresidents to residents of general merchandise, goods sent for processing and repairs, nonmonetary gold, and services.

Source: World Tourism Organization, Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, and IMF and World Bank imports estimates.

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Year Value 2002 14.86 2003 7.61 2004 6.63 2005 10.37 2006 11.45 2007 14.44 2008 9.06 2009 13.15 2010 12.67 2011 9.19 2012 8.36 2013 8.11 2014 9.71 2015 8.24 2016 8.92 2017 9.28

Classification

Topic: Private Sector & Trade Indicators

Sub-Topic: Travel & tourism