Spending by international visitors while visiting a country … gaps in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: Spending by international visitors while visiting a country … gaps was 46.34 billion current US$ in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Spending by international visitors while visiting a country, gaps in Saudi Arabia, 2003–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current US$.
Analysis
In 2024, spending by international visitors while visiting a country, gaps in Saudi Arabia stood at 46.34 billion current US$. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 13.4% on the previous year and up 400.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, spending by international visitors while visiting a country, gaps in Saudi Arabia peaked at 46.34 billion current US$ in 2024 and was at its lowest, 3.42 billion current US$, in 2003.
That places Saudi Arabia 11th out of 203 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Spending by international visitors while visiting a country … gaps in Saudi Arabia, year by year
| Year | current US$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 3.42 billion current US$ | — |
| 2004 | 4.29 billion current US$ | +25.5% |
| 2005 | 5.16 billion current US$ | +20.3% |
| 2006 | 6.03 billion current US$ | +16.9% |
| 2007 | 6.91 billion current US$ | +14.5% |
| 2008 | 6.78 billion current US$ | -1.9% |
| 2009 | 6.74 billion current US$ | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 7.54 billion current US$ | +11.7% |
| 2011 | 9.32 billion current US$ | +23.6% |
| 2012 | 8.40 billion current US$ | -9.8% |
| 2013 | 8.69 billion current US$ | +3.5% |
| 2014 | 9.26 billion current US$ | +6.6% |
| 2015 | 11.18 billion current US$ | +20.7% |
| 2016 | 13.44 billion current US$ | +20.2% |
| 2017 | 15.02 billion current US$ | +11.8% |
| 2018 | 16.97 billion current US$ | +13.0% |
| 2019 | 19.85 billion current US$ | +16.9% |
| 2020 | 4.65 billion current US$ | -76.6% |
| 2021 | 4.64 billion current US$ | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 28.25 billion current US$ | +508.8% |
| 2023 | 40.87 billion current US$ | +44.7% |
| 2024 | 46.34 billion current US$ | +13.4% |
Saudi Arabia compared with similar countries
- Saudi Arabia's 46.34 billion current US$ is above the median for high income countries, which is 6.08 billion current US$, 7.6× the median. (73 countries reporting)
- Saudi Arabia's 46.34 billion current US$ is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 3.70 billion current US$, 12.5× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Spending by international visitors while visiting a country … gaps in Saudi Arabia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | +508.8% | 4.64 billion current US$ | 28.25 billion current US$ |
| 2020 | -76.6% | 19.85 billion current US$ | 4.65 billion current US$ |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.62 billion current US$ | 3.42 billion current US$ | 6.91 billion current US$ | 7 |
| 2010s | 11.97 billion current US$ | 7.54 billion current US$ | 19.85 billion current US$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 24.95 billion current US$ | 4.64 billion current US$ | 46.34 billion current US$ | 5 |
Countries ranked near Saudi Arabia
More reference data data for Saudi Arabia
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- 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 international visitors while visiting a country, gaps in Saudi Arabia?
- Spending by international visitors while visiting a country, gaps in Saudi Arabia was 46.34 billion current US$ in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest spending by international visitors while visiting a country, gaps recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The highest recorded value was 46.34 billion current US$ in 2024.
- What is the lowest spending by international visitors while visiting a country, gaps recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.42 billion current US$ in 2003.
- How does Saudi Arabia rank for spending by international visitors while visiting a country, gaps?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 11th out of 203 countries with data for 2024.
- Is spending by international visitors while visiting a country, gaps rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 400.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Saudi Arabia data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Spending by international visitors while visiting a country, gaps filled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Spending by international visitors while visiting a country with 58 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.
Computed from
- Spending by international visitors while visiting a country UN Tourism (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
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 international visitors while visiting a country with 58 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.