Iran, Islamic Republic of vs Saudi Arabia: International tourism, expenditures

Iran, Islamic Republic of
9.27 billion current US$
in 2018
Saudi Arabia
9.07 billion current US$
in 2020
Iran, Islamic Republic of rank
18th
Saudi Arabia rank
19th

International tourism, expenditures over time

  • Iran, Islamic Republic of
  • Saudi Arabia
05.0B10.0B15.0B20.0B25.0B199520072020

How they compare

Iran, Islamic Republic of currently reports 9.27 billion current US$ against 9.07 billion current US$ in Saudi Arabia, a difference of 202.00 million current US$.

Across all 14 years both countries report, Saudi Arabia has been ahead every year.

Iran, Islamic Republic of ranks 18th and Saudi Arabia ranks 19th of 192 countries.

Saudi Arabia has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Iran, Islamic Republic of Saudi Arabia Difference Ahead
2000s 6.44 billion current US$ 13.98 billion current US$ 7.53 billion current US$ Saudi Arabia
2010s 10.20 billion current US$ 19.68 billion current US$ 9.48 billion current US$ Saudi Arabia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher international tourism, expenditures, Iran, Islamic Republic of or Saudi Arabia?
Iran, Islamic Republic of, at 9.27 billion current US$ against 9.07 billion current US$ in Saudi Arabia as of 2018.
What is the difference in international tourism, expenditures between Iran, Islamic Republic of and Saudi Arabia?
202.00 million current US$, with Iran, Islamic Republic of ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iran, Islamic Republic of and Saudi Arabia?
14 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2018.
How do Iran, Islamic Republic of and Saudi Arabia rank globally for international tourism, expenditures?
Iran, Islamic Republic of ranks 18th and Saudi Arabia ranks 19th of 192 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism, published as International tourism, expenditures (current US$). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

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.