Saudi Arabia vs Sweden: International tourism, receipts for travel items

Saudi Arabia
4.04 billion current US$
in 2020
Sweden
4.37 billion current US$
in 2020
Saudi Arabia rank
31st
Sweden rank
29th

International tourism, receipts for travel items over time

  • Saudi Arabia
  • Sweden
5.0B10.0B15.0B199520072020

How they compare

Sweden currently reports 4.37 billion current US$ against 4.04 billion current US$ in Saudi Arabia, a difference of 334.00 million current US$.

That makes Sweden's figure about 1.1 times Saudi Arabia's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 17 shared years of data; in 2004 it was Saudi Arabia ahead.

Saudi Arabia ranks 31st and Sweden ranks 29th of 191 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Saudi Arabia Sweden Difference Ahead
2000s 5.63 billion current US$ 8.19 billion current US$ 2.56 billion current US$ Sweden
2010s 10.20 billion current US$ 9.37 billion current US$ 828.10 million current US$ Saudi Arabia
2020s 4.04 billion current US$ 4.37 billion current US$ 334.00 million current US$ Sweden

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher international tourism, receipts for travel items, Saudi Arabia or Sweden?
Sweden, at 4.37 billion current US$ against 4.04 billion current US$ in Saudi Arabia as of 2020.
What is the difference in international tourism, receipts for travel items between Saudi Arabia and Sweden?
334.00 million current US$, with Sweden ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Saudi Arabia and Sweden?
17 years are reported by both, from 2004 to 2020.
How do Saudi Arabia and Sweden rank globally for international tourism, receipts for travel items?
Saudi Arabia ranks 31st and Sweden ranks 29th of 191 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism, published as International tourism, receipts for travel items (current US$). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
International tourism, receipts 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
236 places, 5,659 data points, 1995–2020
Last refreshed

International tourism receipts for travel items are expenditures by international inbound visitors in the reporting economy. 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 receipts should include any other prepayment made for goods or services received in the destination country. They also may include receipts from 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.