Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan vs United Arab Emirates: International tourism, receipts

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
145.14 billion current US$
in 2019
United Arab Emirates
24.62 billion current US$
in 2020
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan rank
10th
United Arab Emirates rank
7th

International tourism, receipts over time

  • Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
  • United Arab Emirates
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How they compare

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan currently reports 145.14 billion current US$ against 24.62 billion current US$ in United Arab Emirates, a difference of 120.53 billion current US$.

That makes Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan's figure about 5.9 times United Arab Emirates's.

Across all 17 years both countries report, Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan has been ahead every year.

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 10th and United Arab Emirates ranks 7th of 36 groups.

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan United Arab Emirates Difference Ahead
2000s 52.68 billion current US$ 4.54 billion current US$ 48.13 billion current US$ Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
2010s 99.73 billion current US$ 21.33 billion current US$ 78.40 billion current US$ Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher international tourism, receipts, Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan or United Arab Emirates?
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, at 145.14 billion current US$ against 24.62 billion current US$ in United Arab Emirates as of 2019.
What is the difference in international tourism, receipts between Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan and United Arab Emirates?
120.53 billion current US$, with Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan and United Arab Emirates?
17 years are reported by both, from 2003 to 2019.
How do Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan and United Arab Emirates rank globally for international tourism, receipts?
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 10th and United Arab Emirates ranks 7th of 36 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism, published as International tourism, receipts (current US$). 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, receipts (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, 4,930 data points, 1995–2020
Last refreshed

International tourism receipts are expenditures by international inbound visitors, including payments to national carriers for international transport. These receipts include any other prepayment made for goods or services received in the destination country. They also may include receipts from same-day visitors, except when these are important enough to justify separate classification. For some countries they do not include receipts for passenger transport items. Data are in current U.S. dollars.