Saudi Arabia vs Singapore: International tourism, expenditures for travel items

Saudi Arabia
8.53 billion current US$
in 2020
Singapore
6.83 billion current US$
in 2020
Saudi Arabia rank
15th
Singapore rank
17th

International tourism, expenditures for travel items over time

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

How they compare

Saudi Arabia currently reports 8.53 billion current US$ against 6.83 billion current US$ in Singapore, a difference of 1.71 billion current US$.

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

The two have swapped places 5 times across 17 shared years of data; in 2004 it was Singapore ahead.

Saudi Arabia ranks 15th and Singapore ranks 17th of 191 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Saudi Arabia Singapore Difference Ahead
2000s 13.70 billion current US$ 12.70 billion current US$ 1.01 billion current US$ Saudi Arabia
2010s 18.26 billion current US$ 23.97 billion current US$ 5.71 billion current US$ Singapore
2020s 8.53 billion current US$ 6.83 billion current US$ 1.71 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, Saudi Arabia or Singapore?
Saudi Arabia, at 8.53 billion current US$ against 6.83 billion current US$ in Singapore as of 2020.
What is the difference in international tourism, expenditures for travel items between Saudi Arabia and Singapore?
1.71 billion current US$, with Saudi Arabia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Saudi Arabia and Singapore?
17 years are reported by both, from 2004 to 2020.
How do Saudi Arabia and Singapore rank globally for international tourism, expenditures for travel items?
Saudi Arabia ranks 15th and Singapore ranks 17th of 191 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism, published as International tourism, expenditures for travel items (current US$). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
International tourism, expenditures for travel items (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
238 places, 5,590 data points, 1995–2020
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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.