Spending by international visitors while visiting a country … capita in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: Spending by international visitors while visiting a country … capita was 1,313 current US$ per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Spending by international visitors while visiting a country, per in Saudi Arabia, 2003–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current US$ per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for spending by international visitors while visiting a country, per in Saudi Arabia is 1,313 current US$ per person, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 19 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 8.3% on the previous year and up 301.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, spending by international visitors while visiting a country, per in Saudi Arabia peaked at 1,313 current US$ per person in 2024 and was at its lowest, 147.23 current US$ per person, in 2020.
Saudi Arabia ranks 50th of 194 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Spending by international visitors while visiting a country … capita in Saudi Arabia, year by year
| Year | current US$ per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 181.94 current US$ per person | — |
| 2007 | 308.79 current US$ per person | +69.7% |
| 2008 | 290.92 current US$ per person | -5.8% |
| 2009 | 278.47 current US$ per person | -4.3% |
| 2010 | 314.28 current US$ per person | +12.9% |
| 2011 | 371.31 current US$ per person | +18.1% |
| 2012 | 320.99 current US$ per person | -13.6% |
| 2013 | 314.58 current US$ per person | -2.0% |
| 2014 | 327.21 current US$ per person | +4.0% |
| 2015 | 375.06 current US$ per person | +14.6% |
| 2016 | 434.12 current US$ per person | +15.7% |
| 2017 | 484.87 current US$ per person | +11.7% |
| 2018 | 562.12 current US$ per person | +15.9% |
| 2019 | 660.23 current US$ per person | +17.5% |
| 2020 | 147.23 current US$ per person | -77.7% |
| 2021 | 150.7 current US$ per person | +2.4% |
| 2022 | 877.85 current US$ per person | +482.5% |
| 2023 | 1,213 current US$ per person | +38.1% |
| 2024 | 1,313 current US$ per person | +8.3% |
Saudi Arabia compared with similar countries
- Saudi Arabia's 1,313 current US$ per person is below the median for high income countries, which is 1,726 current US$ per person, 76% of the median. (73 countries reporting)
- Saudi Arabia's 1,313 current US$ per person is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 246.93 current US$ per person, 5.3× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Spending by international visitors while visiting a country … 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 | +482.5% | 150.7 current US$ per person | 877.85 current US$ per person |
| 2020 | -77.7% | 660.23 current US$ per person | 147.23 current US$ per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 265.03 current US$ per person | 181.94 current US$ per person | 308.79 current US$ per person | 4 |
| 2010s | 416.48 current US$ per person | 314.28 current US$ per person | 660.23 current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 740.2 current US$ per person | 147.23 current US$ per person | 1,313 current US$ 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 spending by international visitors while visiting a country, per in Saudi Arabia?
- Spending by international visitors while visiting a country, per in Saudi Arabia was 1,313 current US$ per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest spending by international visitors while visiting a country, per recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The highest recorded value was 1,313 current US$ per person in 2024.
- What is the lowest spending by international visitors while visiting a country, per recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The lowest recorded value was 147.23 current US$ per person in 2020.
- How does Saudi Arabia rank for spending by international visitors while visiting a country, per?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 50th out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is spending by international visitors while visiting a country, per rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 301.2%. 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, per capita. 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 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 international visitors while visiting a country ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Spending by international visitors while visiting a country 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 international visitors while visiting a country divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.