International tourism, number of arrivals in Qatar
Qatar: International tourism, number of arrivals was 582,000 in 2020. ▼ Falling
International tourism, number of arrivals in Qatar, 2009–2020
Source: Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism.
Analysis
Qatar recorded 582,000 for international tourism, number of arrivals in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 12 years on record.
The figure is down 72.8% on the previous year and down 65.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, international tourism, number of arrivals in Qatar peaked at 2.94 million in 2015 and was at its lowest, 582,000, in 2020.
That places Qatar 121st out of 201 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 12 years of available data.
International tourism, number of arrivals in Qatar, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 1.48 million | — |
| 2010 | 1.70 million | +14.7% |
| 2011 | 2.06 million | +21.0% |
| 2012 | 2.32 million | +13.0% |
| 2013 | 2.61 million | +12.4% |
| 2014 | 2.84 million | +8.7% |
| 2015 | 2.94 million | +3.6% |
| 2016 | 2.94 million | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 2.26 million | -23.2% |
| 2018 | 1.82 million | -19.4% |
| 2019 | 2.14 million | +17.5% |
| 2020 | 582,000 | -72.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.48 million | 1.48 million | 1.48 million | 1 |
| 2010s | 2.36 million | 1.70 million | 2.94 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 582,000 | 582,000 | 582,000 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Qatar
More private sector data for Qatar
- Merchandise trade 58.6% (2025)
- Food imports 11.2% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 74.4% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 37.54 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 0.1% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 11.6% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 88.77 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 29,867 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.4118 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate -6.6 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is international tourism, number of arrivals in Qatar?
- International tourism, number of arrivals in Qatar was 582,000 in 2020, according to Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism.
- What is the highest international tourism, number of arrivals recorded in Qatar?
- The highest recorded value was 2.94 million in 2015.
- What is the lowest international tourism, number of arrivals recorded in Qatar?
- The lowest recorded value was 582,000 in 2020.
- How does Qatar rank for international tourism, number of arrivals?
- Qatar ranks 121st out of 201 countries with data for 2020.
- Is international tourism, number of arrivals rising or falling in Qatar?
- Over the last ten years it is down 65.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Qatar 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, number of arrivals. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
International inbound tourists (overnight visitors) are the number of tourists who travel to a country other than that in which they have their usual residence, but outside their usual environment, for a period not exceeding 12 months and whose main purpose in visiting is other than an activity remunerated from within the country visited. When data on number of tourists are not available, the number of visitors, which includes tourists, same-day visitors, cruise passengers, and crew members, is shown instead. Sources and collection methods for arrivals differ across countries. In some cases data are from border statistics (police, immigration, and the like) and supplemented by border surveys. In other cases data are from tourism accommodation establishments. For some countries number of arrivals is limited to arrivals by air and for others to arrivals staying in hotels. Some countries include arrivals of nationals residing abroad while others do not. Caution should thus be used in comparing arrivals across countries. The data on inbound tourists refer to the number of arrivals, not to the number of people traveling. Thus a person who makes several trips to a country during a given period is counted each time as a new arrival.