Singapore vs United Arab Emirates: International tourism, receipts

Singapore
20.42 billion current US$
in 2018
United Arab Emirates
24.62 billion current US$
in 2020
Singapore rank
9th
United Arab Emirates rank
7th

International tourism, receipts over time

  • Singapore
  • United Arab Emirates
010.0B20.0B30.0B40.0B199520072020

How they compare

United Arab Emirates currently reports 24.62 billion current US$ against 20.42 billion current US$ in Singapore, a difference of 4.20 billion current US$.

That makes United Arab Emirates's figure about 1.2 times Singapore's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 24 shared years of data; in 1995 it was Singapore ahead.

Singapore ranks 9th and United Arab Emirates ranks 7th of 195 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Singapore averaged higher in 2 and United Arab Emirates in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Singapore United Arab Emirates Difference Ahead
1990s 6.21 billion current US$ 788.20 million current US$ 5.42 billion current US$ Singapore
2000s 6.61 billion current US$ 3.54 billion current US$ 3.07 billion current US$ Singapore
2010s 18.35 billion current US$ 19.43 billion current US$ 1.08 billion current US$ United Arab Emirates

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher international tourism, receipts, Singapore or United Arab Emirates?
United Arab Emirates, at 24.62 billion current US$ against 20.42 billion current US$ in Singapore as of 2020.
What is the difference in international tourism, receipts between Singapore and United Arab Emirates?
4.20 billion current US$, with United Arab Emirates ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Singapore and United Arab Emirates?
24 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2018.
How do Singapore and United Arab Emirates rank globally for international tourism, receipts?
Singapore ranks 9th and United Arab Emirates ranks 7th of 195 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism, published as International tourism, receipts (current US$). 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.