International tourism, expenditures for travel items (current US$) in Arab World
Arab World: International tourism, expenditures for travel items (current US$) was 107.43 billion current US$ in 2019. ▲ Rising
International tourism, expenditures for travel items in Arab World, 2004–2019
Source: Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism. Measured in current US$.
Analysis
The most recent figure for international tourism, expenditures for travel items in Arab World is 107.43 billion current US$, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 7.2% on the previous year and up 68.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, international tourism, expenditures for travel items in Arab World peaked at 107.43 billion current US$ in 2019 and was at its lowest, 24.20 billion current US$, in 2004.
That places Arab World 21st out of 47 groups with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
International tourism, expenditures for travel items (current US$) in Arab World, year by year
| Year | current US$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 24.20 billion current US$ | — |
| 2005 | 34.01 billion current US$ | +40.6% |
| 2006 | 44.98 billion current US$ | +32.3% |
| 2007 | 60.19 billion current US$ | +33.8% |
| 2008 | 57.15 billion current US$ | -5.1% |
| 2009 | 63.69 billion current US$ | +11.5% |
| 2010 | 69.69 billion current US$ | +9.4% |
| 2011 | 65.13 billion current US$ | -6.5% |
| 2012 | 73.69 billion current US$ | +13.2% |
| 2013 | 80.94 billion current US$ | +9.8% |
| 2014 | 97.01 billion current US$ | +19.9% |
| 2015 | 98.82 billion current US$ | +1.9% |
| 2016 | 94.48 billion current US$ | -4.4% |
| 2017 | 98.44 billion current US$ | +4.2% |
| 2018 | 100.18 billion current US$ | +1.8% |
| 2019 | 107.43 billion current US$ | +7.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 47.37 billion current US$ | 24.20 billion current US$ | 63.69 billion current US$ | 6 |
| 2010s | 88.58 billion current US$ | 65.13 billion current US$ | 107.43 billion current US$ | 10 |
Countries ranked near Arab World
- 18 Qatar 6.74 billion current US$ compare
- 19 Kuwait 6.70 billion current US$ compare
- 20 Australia 6.49 billion current US$ compare
- 21 Sweden 6.14 billion current US$ compare
- 22 Denmark 5.64 billion current US$ compare
- 23 Nigeria 5.55 billion current US$ compare
- 24 Hong Kong 5.52 billion current US$ compare
More private sector data for Arab World
- Merchandise trade 53.7% (2025)
- Food imports 12.5% (2023)
- Manufactures imports 60.2% (2023)
- Merchandise imports 1.48 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service imports 471.77 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 3.5% (2023)
- Manufactures exports 15.1% (2023)
- Merchandise exports 1.59 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 3,163 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.4193 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is international tourism, expenditures for travel items in Arab World?
- International tourism, expenditures for travel items in Arab World was 107.43 billion current US$ in 2019, according to Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism.
- What is the highest international tourism, expenditures for travel items recorded in Arab World?
- The highest recorded value was 107.43 billion current US$ in 2019.
- What is the lowest international tourism, expenditures for travel items recorded in Arab World?
- The lowest recorded value was 24.20 billion current US$ in 2004.
- How does Arab World rank for international tourism, expenditures for travel items?
- Arab World ranks 21st out of 47 groups with data for 2019.
- Is international tourism, expenditures for travel items rising or falling in Arab World?
- Over the last ten years it is up 68.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Arab World 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 travel items (current US$). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
International tourism expenditures are expenditures of international outbound visitors in other countries. 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 may include expenditures by residents traveling abroad as 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.