Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per square in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per square was 12,815 current US$ per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per square in Saudi Arabia, 2002–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current US$ per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per square in Saudi Arabia stood at 12,815 current US$ per square kilometre. That is the highest value across all 19 years on record.
That represents a change of up 47.6% on the previous year and up 47.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per square in Saudi Arabia peaked at 12,815 current US$ per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 1,937 current US$ per square kilometre, in 2003.
That places Saudi Arabia 96th out of 189 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per square in Saudi Arabia, year by year
| Year | current US$ per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 3,428 current US$ per square kilometre | — |
| 2003 | 1,937 current US$ per square kilometre | -43.5% |
| 2007 | 9,783 current US$ per square kilometre | +404.9% |
| 2008 | 7,445 current US$ per square kilometre | -23.9% |
| 2009 | 9,914 current US$ per square kilometre | +33.2% |
| 2010 | 10,269 current US$ per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 2011 | 8,467 current US$ per square kilometre | -17.5% |
| 2012 | 8,367 current US$ per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 2013 | 8,675 current US$ per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 2014 | 11,693 current US$ per square kilometre | +34.8% |
| 2015 | 9,474 current US$ per square kilometre | -19.0% |
| 2016 | 8,220 current US$ per square kilometre | -13.2% |
| 2017 | 8,869 current US$ per square kilometre | +7.9% |
| 2018 | 8,345 current US$ per square kilometre | -5.9% |
| 2019 | 7,636 current US$ per square kilometre | -8.5% |
| 2020 | 4,363 current US$ per square kilometre | -42.9% |
| 2021 | 6,108 current US$ per square kilometre | +40.0% |
| 2022 | 8,681 current US$ per square kilometre | +42.1% |
| 2023 | 12,815 current US$ per square kilometre | +47.6% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per square 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 | +404.9% | 1,937 current US$ per square kilometre | 9,783 current US$ per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6,502 current US$ per square kilometre | 1,937 current US$ per square kilometre | 9,914 current US$ per square kilometre | 5 |
| 2010s | 9,002 current US$ per square kilometre | 7,636 current US$ per square kilometre | 11,693 current US$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 7,992 current US$ per square kilometre | 4,363 current US$ per square kilometre | 12,815 current US$ per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Saudi Arabia
- 93 Georgia 14,426 current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 94 New Caledonia 13,786 current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 95 India 13,023 current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 97 Vietnam 12,220 current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 98 Turkey 12,125 current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 99 Uruguay 11,435 current US$ per square kilometre 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 square in Saudi Arabia?
- Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per square in Saudi Arabia was 12,815 current US$ per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per square recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The highest recorded value was 12,815 current US$ per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per square recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,937 current US$ per square kilometre in 2003.
- How does Saudi Arabia rank for spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per square?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 96th out of 189 countries with data for 2023.
- Is spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per square rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 47.7%. 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 square kilometre. 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 Land area (sq. km), 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 ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad UN Tourism (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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 Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.