Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per capita in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per capita was 902.19 current US$ per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per capita in Saudi Arabia, 2002–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current US$ per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per capita in Saudi Arabia is 902.19 current US$ per person, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 10.4% on the previous year and up 1.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per capita in Saudi Arabia peaked at 940.21 current US$ per person in 2007 and was at its lowest, 221.7 current US$ per person, in 2003.
Saudi Arabia ranks 44th of 195 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per capita in Saudi Arabia, year by year
| Year | current US$ per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 411.48 current US$ per person | — |
| 2003 | 221.7 current US$ per person | -46.1% |
| 2007 | 940.21 current US$ per person | +324.1% |
| 2008 | 687.27 current US$ per person | -26.9% |
| 2009 | 880.02 current US$ per person | +28.0% |
| 2010 | 920.66 current US$ per person | +4.6% |
| 2011 | 725.41 current US$ per person | -21.2% |
| 2012 | 687.3 current US$ per person | -5.3% |
| 2013 | 675.07 current US$ per person | -1.8% |
| 2014 | 887.94 current US$ per person | +31.5% |
| 2015 | 683.05 current US$ per person | -23.1% |
| 2016 | 570.88 current US$ per person | -16.4% |
| 2017 | 615.45 current US$ per person | +7.8% |
| 2018 | 594.08 current US$ per person | -3.5% |
| 2019 | 546 current US$ per person | -8.1% |
| 2020 | 297.26 current US$ per person | -45.6% |
| 2021 | 426.5 current US$ per person | +43.5% |
| 2022 | 579.98 current US$ per person | +36.0% |
| 2023 | 817.41 current US$ per person | +40.9% |
| 2024 | 902.19 current US$ per person | +10.4% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | +324.1% | 221.7 current US$ per person | 940.21 current US$ per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 628.14 current US$ per person | 221.7 current US$ per person | 940.21 current US$ per person | 5 |
| 2010s | 690.58 current US$ per person | 546 current US$ per person | 920.66 current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 604.67 current US$ per person | 297.26 current US$ per person | 902.19 current US$ per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Saudi Arabia
- 41 Canada 1,053 current US$ per person compare
- 42 France 999.79 current US$ per person compare
- 43 Seychelles 931.44 current US$ per person compare
- 45 Israel 894.66 current US$ per person compare
- 46 New Caledonia 889.13 current US$ per person compare
- 47 New Zealand 844.58 current US$ per person compare
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 spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per capita in Saudi Arabia?
- Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per capita in Saudi Arabia was 902.19 current US$ per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per capita recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The highest recorded value was 940.21 current US$ per person in 2007.
- What is the lowest spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per capita recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The lowest recorded value was 221.7 current US$ per person in 2003.
- How does Saudi Arabia rank for spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per capita?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 44th out of 195 countries with data for 2024.
- Is spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per capita rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.6%. 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 Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad 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.
About this data
Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.