Qatar vs Saudi Arabia: International tourism, expenditures for travel items
International tourism, expenditures for travel items over time
- Qatar
- Saudi Arabia
How they compare
Saudi Arabia currently reports 8.53 billion current US$ against 6.74 billion current US$ in Qatar, a difference of 1.79 billion current US$.
That makes Saudi Arabia's figure about 1.3 times Qatar's.
Across all 13 years both countries report, Saudi Arabia has been ahead every year.
Qatar ranks 18th and Saudi Arabia ranks 15th of 191 countries.
Saudi Arabia has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Qatar | Saudi Arabia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.07 billion current US$ | 8.83 billion current US$ | 6.76 billion current US$ | Saudi Arabia |
| 2010s | 7.60 billion current US$ | 17.94 billion current US$ | 10.33 billion current US$ | Saudi Arabia |
| 2020s | 6.74 billion current US$ | 8.53 billion current US$ | 1.79 billion current US$ | Saudi Arabia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher international tourism, expenditures for travel items, Qatar or Saudi Arabia?
- Saudi Arabia, at 8.53 billion current US$ against 6.74 billion current US$ in Qatar as of 2020.
- What is the difference in international tourism, expenditures for travel items between Qatar and Saudi Arabia?
- 1.79 billion current US$, with Saudi Arabia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Qatar and Saudi Arabia?
- 13 years are reported by both, from 2004 to 2020.
- How do Qatar and Saudi Arabia rank globally for international tourism, expenditures for travel items?
- Qatar ranks 18th and Saudi Arabia ranks 15th of 191 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism, published as International tourism, expenditures for travel items (current US$). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
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.