Domestic tourism spending in Saudi Arabia rose 87% year-on-year (YoY) to SAR 80.9 billion in 2021, from SAR 43.35 billion in 2020, the Saudi Central Bank’s (SAMA) annual statistical bulletin showed.
Inbound tourism expenditure dropped 27% YoY to SAR 14.72 billion, from SAR 20.10 billion in 2020.
On the other hand, outbound tourism spending increased 135% YoY to SAR 51.55 billion in the 12-month period.
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Tourism Spending in Saudi Arabia |
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Tourism Traffic |
2020 (SAR bln) |
2021 (SAR bln) |
Change |
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Domestic |
43.3 |
80.9 |
+ 87% |
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Inbound |
20.1 |
14.7 |
(27%) |
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Outbound |
22.0 |
51.6 |
+ 135% |
The following is a breakdown of the tourism spending since 2010:
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Tourism Spending Since 2010* (SAR bln) |
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Year |
Domestic |
Inbound |
Outbound |
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2010 |
31.32 |
25.64 |
55.50 |
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2011 |
35.55 |
49.01 |
60.60 |
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2012 |
32.64 |
57.23 |
62.88 |
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2013 |
23.25 |
58.04 |
74.47 |
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2014 |
43.08 |
53.29 |
78.04 |
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2015 |
48.42 |
82.50 |
84.12 |
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2016 |
55.43 |
93.42 |
97.29 |
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2017 |
46.10 |
97.78 |
77.91 |
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2018 |
48.12 |
93.48 |
67.83 |
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2019 |
61.21 |
103.35 |
68.08 |
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2020 |
43.35 |
20.10 |
21.97 |
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2021 |
80.90 |
14.72 |
51.55 |
*SAMA updated data
Domestic tourism trips totaled 63.85 million in 2021, an increase of 52% from 42.11 million in 2020.
Inbound tourist trips saw a 16% decline YoY to 3.5 million in 2021, from 4.14 million in 2020.
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Tourism Trips in 2021 |
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Tourism Traffic |
2020 (mln trips) |
2021 (mln trips) |
Change |
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Domestic |
42.1 |
63.9 |
+52% |
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Inbound |
4.1 |
3.5 |
(16%) |
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Outbound |
6.3 |
8.4 |
+33% |
Total nights spent by domestic tourists rose 68% YoY to 384 million in 2021. Meanwhile, total nights spent by inbound tourists in the Kingdom in the same period reached 31.8 million, a drop of 16% YoY.
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Tourism Nights - 2021 |
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Tourism Traffic |
2020 (mln nights) |
2021 (mln nights) |
Change |
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Inbound |
37.8 |
31.8 |
(16%) |
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Domestic |
228.5 |
384.0 |
+68% |
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Outbound |
94.9 |
122.9 |
+29% |
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