Arab World vs Iran, Islamic Republic of: International tourism, expenditures

Arab World
100.71 billion current US$
in 2019
Iran, Islamic Republic of
9.27 billion current US$
in 2018
Arab World rank
16th
Iran, Islamic Republic of rank
18th

International tourism, expenditures over time

  • Arab World
  • Iran, Islamic Republic of
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How they compare

Arab World currently reports 100.71 billion current US$ against 9.27 billion current US$ in Iran, Islamic Republic of, a difference of 91.44 billion current US$.

That makes Arab World's figure about 10.9 times Iran, Islamic Republic of's.

Across all 12 years both countries report, Arab World has been ahead every year.

Arab World ranks 16th and Iran, Islamic Republic of ranks 18th of 38 groups.

Arab World has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Arab World Iran, Islamic Republic of Difference Ahead
2000s 64.11 billion current US$ 8.04 billion current US$ 56.08 billion current US$ Arab World
2010s 85.00 billion current US$ 10.20 billion current US$ 74.80 billion current US$ Arab World

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher international tourism, expenditures, Arab World or Iran, Islamic Republic of?
Arab World, at 100.71 billion current US$ against 9.27 billion current US$ in Iran, Islamic Republic of as of 2019.
What is the difference in international tourism, expenditures between Arab World and Iran, Islamic Republic of?
91.44 billion current US$, with Arab World ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Arab World and Iran, Islamic Republic of?
12 years are reported by both, from 2007 to 2018.
How do Arab World and Iran, Islamic Republic of rank globally for international tourism, expenditures?
Arab World ranks 16th and Iran, Islamic Republic of ranks 18th of 38 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism, published as International tourism, expenditures (current US$). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
International tourism, expenditures (current US$)
Unit
current US$
Source
Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
231 places, 4,778 data points, 1995–2020
Last refreshed

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.