International tourism, expenditures for passenger transport items in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: International tourism, expenditures for passenger transport items was 536.00 million current US$ in 2020. ▲ Rising
International tourism, expenditures for passenger transport items in Saudi Arabia, 2007–2020
Source: Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism. Measured in current US$.
Analysis
The most recent figure for international tourism, expenditures for passenger transport items in Saudi Arabia is 536.00 million current US$, measured in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 14 years on record.
The figure is down 58.0% on the previous year and down 43.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, international tourism, expenditures for passenger transport items in Saudi Arabia peaked at 1.51 billion current US$ in 2017 and was at its lowest, 536.00 million current US$, in 2020.
That places Saudi Arabia 30th out of 179 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
International tourism, expenditures for passenger transport items in Saudi Arabia, year by year
| Year | current US$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 861.00 million current US$ | — |
| 2008 | 876.00 million current US$ | +1.7% |
| 2009 | 893.00 million current US$ | +1.9% |
| 2010 | 941.00 million current US$ | +5.4% |
| 2011 | 931.00 million current US$ | -1.1% |
| 2012 | 963.00 million current US$ | +3.4% |
| 2013 | 988.00 million current US$ | +2.6% |
| 2014 | 1.02 billion current US$ | +3.1% |
| 2015 | 1.02 billion current US$ | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 1.01 billion current US$ | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 1.51 billion current US$ | +49.4% |
| 2018 | 1.29 billion current US$ | -14.9% |
| 2019 | 1.27 billion current US$ | -1.0% |
| 2020 | 536.00 million current US$ | -58.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 876.67 million current US$ | 861.00 million current US$ | 893.00 million current US$ | 3 |
| 2010s | 1.10 billion current US$ | 931.00 million current US$ | 1.51 billion current US$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 536.00 million current US$ | 536.00 million current US$ | 536.00 million current US$ | 1 |
Countries ranked near Saudi Arabia
More private sector data for Saudi Arabia
- Merchandise trade 44.2% (2025)
- Food imports 13.0% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 70.5% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 254.06 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 1.9% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 15.9% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 310.67 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 8,403 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2433 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 1.69 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is international tourism, expenditures for passenger transport items in Saudi Arabia?
- International tourism, expenditures for passenger transport items in Saudi Arabia was 536.00 million current US$ in 2020, according to Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism.
- What is the highest international tourism, expenditures for passenger transport items recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.51 billion current US$ in 2017.
- What is the lowest international tourism, expenditures for passenger transport items recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The lowest recorded value was 536.00 million current US$ in 2020.
- How does Saudi Arabia rank for international tourism, expenditures for passenger transport items?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 30th out of 179 countries with data for 2020.
- Is international tourism, expenditures for passenger transport items rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 43.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Saudi Arabia data come from?
- The figures come from Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism, published as part of International tourism, expenditures for passenger transport items (current US$). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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International tourism expenditures for passenger transport items are expenditures of international outbound visitors in other countries for all services provided during international transportation by nonresident carriers. Also included are passenger services performed within an economy by nonresident carriers. Excluded are passenger services provided to nonresidents by resident carriers within the resident economies; these are included in travel items. In addition to the services covered by passenger fares--including fares that are a part of package tours but excluding cruise fares, which are included in travel--passenger services include such items as charges for excess baggage, vehicles, or other personal accompanying effects and expenditures for food, drink, or other items for which passengers make expenditures while on board carriers. Data are in current U.S. dollars.