Trips by domestic tourists per person in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: Trips by domestic tourists per person was 2.54 trips per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Trips by domestic tourists per person in Saudi Arabia, 2004–2024
Source: UN Tourism (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in trips per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for trips by domestic tourists per person in Saudi Arabia is 2.54 trips per person, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.0% on the previous year and up 98.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, trips by domestic tourists per person in Saudi Arabia peaked at 2.54 trips per person in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.7762 trips per person, in 2012.
Saudi Arabia ranks 11th of 71 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Trips by domestic tourists per person in Saudi Arabia, year by year
| Year | trips per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 1.79 trips per person | — |
| 2005 | 1.47 trips per person | -18.0% |
| 2006 | 1.26 trips per person | -14.2% |
| 2007 | 1.28 trips per person | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 1.24 trips per person | -3.2% |
| 2009 | 1.32 trips per person | +7.0% |
| 2010 | 0.9055 trips per person | -31.5% |
| 2011 | 1 trips per person | +10.6% |
| 2012 | 0.7762 trips per person | -22.5% |
| 2013 | 0.8486 trips per person | +9.3% |
| 2014 | 1.28 trips per person | +50.8% |
| 2015 | 1.55 trips per person | +21.1% |
| 2016 | 1.47 trips per person | -5.4% |
| 2017 | 1.42 trips per person | -2.9% |
| 2018 | 1.42 trips per person | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 1.57 trips per person | +10.1% |
| 2020 | 1.36 trips per person | -13.4% |
| 2021 | 2.04 trips per person | +50.0% |
| 2022 | 2.42 trips per person | +18.7% |
| 2023 | 2.46 trips per person | +1.8% |
| 2024 | 2.54 trips per person | +3.0% |
Saudi Arabia compared with similar countries
- Saudi Arabia's 2.54 trips per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 1.45 trips per person, 1.8× the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Saudi Arabia's 2.54 trips per person is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.8197 trips per person, 3.1× the median. (7 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.39 trips per person | 1.24 trips per person | 1.79 trips per person | 6 |
| 2010s | 1.22 trips per person | 0.7762 trips per person | 1.57 trips per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.16 trips per person | 1.36 trips per person | 2.54 trips per person | 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 trips by domestic tourists per person in Saudi Arabia?
- Trips by domestic tourists per person in Saudi Arabia was 2.54 trips per person in 2024, according to UN Tourism (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest trips by domestic tourists per person recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The highest recorded value was 2.54 trips per person in 2024.
- What is the lowest trips by domestic tourists per person recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7762 trips per person in 2012.
- How does Saudi Arabia rank for trips by domestic tourists per person?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 11th out of 71 countries with data for 2024.
- Is trips by domestic tourists per person rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 98.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Saudi Arabia data come from?
- The figures come from UN Tourism (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Trips by domestic tourists per person. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of trips by individuals who travel within their own country and spend at least one night at their destination, per person in the country's population.