Netherlands vs Saudi Arabia: International tourism, expenditures

Netherlands
7.44 billion current US$
in 2020
Saudi Arabia
9.07 billion current US$
in 2020
Netherlands rank
21st
Saudi Arabia rank
19th

International tourism, expenditures over time

  • Netherlands
  • Saudi Arabia
5.0B10.0B15.0B20.0B25.0B199520072020

How they compare

Saudi Arabia currently reports 9.07 billion current US$ against 7.44 billion current US$ in Netherlands, a difference of 1.63 billion current US$.

That makes Saudi Arabia's figure about 1.2 times Netherlands's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 11 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Netherlands ahead.

Netherlands ranks 21st and Saudi Arabia ranks 19th of 192 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Netherlands averaged higher in 2 and Saudi Arabia in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Netherlands Saudi Arabia Difference Ahead
2000s 15.04 billion current US$ 5.77 billion current US$ 9.28 billion current US$ Netherlands
2010s 21.67 billion current US$ 19.15 billion current US$ 2.52 billion current US$ Netherlands
2020s 7.44 billion current US$ 9.07 billion current US$ 1.63 billion current US$ Saudi Arabia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher international tourism, expenditures, Netherlands or Saudi Arabia?
Saudi Arabia, at 9.07 billion current US$ against 7.44 billion current US$ in Netherlands as of 2020.
What is the difference in international tourism, expenditures between Netherlands and Saudi Arabia?
1.63 billion current US$, with Saudi Arabia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Netherlands and Saudi Arabia?
11 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2020.
How do Netherlands and Saudi Arabia rank globally for international tourism, expenditures?
Netherlands ranks 21st and Saudi Arabia ranks 19th of 192 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism, published as International tourism, expenditures (current US$). 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.