Arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, per capita in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: Arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, per capita was 0.7862 trips per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, per capita in Saudi Arabia, 1995–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in trips per person.
Analysis
Saudi Arabia recorded 0.7862 trips per person for arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, per capita in 2024. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
The figure is up 3.7% on the previous year and up 42.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, per capita in Saudi Arabia peaked at 0.7862 trips per person in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.08 trips per person, in 2021.
That places Saudi Arabia 43rd out of 170 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, per capita in Saudi Arabia, year by year
| Year | trips per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 0.3311 trips per person | — |
| 2000 | 0.3466 trips per person | +4.7% |
| 2004 | 0.3161 trips per person | -8.8% |
| 2005 | 0.296 trips per person | -6.4% |
| 2006 | 0.327 trips per person | +10.5% |
| 2007 | 0.3966 trips per person | +21.3% |
| 2008 | 0.4765 trips per person | +20.2% |
| 2009 | 0.3837 trips per person | -19.5% |
| 2010 | 0.3416 trips per person | -11.0% |
| 2011 | 0.4888 trips per person | +43.1% |
| 2012 | 0.5162 trips per person | +5.6% |
| 2013 | 0.5175 trips per person | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 0.5502 trips per person | +6.3% |
| 2015 | 0.5404 trips per person | -1.8% |
| 2016 | 0.4535 trips per person | -16.1% |
| 2017 | 0.433 trips per person | -4.5% |
| 2018 | 0.4267 trips per person | -1.5% |
| 2019 | 0.4777 trips per person | +12.0% |
| 2020 | 0.1067 trips per person | -77.7% |
| 2021 | 0.08 trips per person | -25.0% |
| 2022 | 0.4653 trips per person | +481.3% |
| 2023 | 0.7584 trips per person | +63.0% |
| 2024 | 0.7862 trips per person | +3.7% |
Saudi Arabia compared with similar countries
- Saudi Arabia's 0.7862 trips per person is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.9436 trips per person, 83% of the median. (63 countries reporting)
- Saudi Arabia's 0.7862 trips per person is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.3297 trips per person, 2.4× the median. (16 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, per capita in Saudi Arabia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | +481.3% | 0.08 trips per person | 0.4653 trips per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.3311 trips per person | 0.3311 trips per person | 0.3311 trips per person | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.3632 trips per person | 0.296 trips per person | 0.4765 trips per person | 7 |
| 2010s | 0.4746 trips per person | 0.3416 trips per person | 0.5502 trips per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4393 trips per person | 0.08 trips per person | 0.7862 trips per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Saudi Arabia
More reference data data for Saudi Arabia
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.1847 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.4 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 2.44 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.1771 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 2.44 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.6194 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.2207 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 6.07 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 10.64 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.9641 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, per capita in Saudi Arabia?
- Arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, per capita in Saudi Arabia was 0.7862 trips per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, per capita recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7862 trips per person in 2024.
- What is the lowest arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, per capita recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.08 trips per person in 2021.
- How does Saudi Arabia rank for arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, per capita?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 43rd out of 170 countries with data for 2024.
- Is arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, per capita rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 42.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Saudi Arabia data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes UN Tourism (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
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Arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.