Arab World vs Kuwait: International tourism, expenditures

Arab World
10.5%
in 2019
Kuwait
15.2%
in 2020
Arab World rank
4th
Kuwait rank
6th

International tourism, expenditures over time

  • Arab World
  • Kuwait
510152025199520072020

How they compare

Kuwait currently reports 15.2% against 10.5% in Arab World, a difference of 4.7%.

That makes Kuwait's figure about 1.5 times Arab World's.

Across all 18 years both countries report, Kuwait has been ahead every year.

Arab World ranks 4th and Kuwait ranks 6th of 47 groups.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Arab World Kuwait Difference Ahead
2000s 9.0% 22.0% 13.0% Kuwait
2010s 9.2% 23.2% 14.0% Kuwait

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher international tourism, expenditures, Arab World or Kuwait?
Kuwait, at 15.2% against 10.5% in Arab World as of 2020.
What is the difference in international tourism, expenditures between Arab World and Kuwait?
4.7%, with Kuwait ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Arab World and Kuwait?
18 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2019.
How do Arab World and Kuwait rank globally for international tourism, expenditures?
Arab World ranks 4th and Kuwait ranks 6th of 47 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 (% of total imports). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
International tourism, expenditures (% of total imports)
Unit
% of total imports
Source
Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
233 places, 4,748 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. Their share in imports is calculated as a ratio to imports of goods and services, which comprise all transactions between residents of a country and the rest of the world involving a change of ownership from nonresidents to residents of general merchandise, goods sent for processing and repairs, nonmonetary gold, and services.