Key tourism economic indicators — Tourism share of GVA in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: Key tourism economic indicators — Tourism share of GVA was 4.9 Percentage of gross value added in 2024. ▲ Rising
Key tourism economic indicators — Tourism share of GVA in Saudi Arabia, 2008–2024
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Percentage of gross value added.
Analysis
In 2024, key tourism economic indicators — tourism share of gva in Saudi Arabia stood at 4.9 Percentage of gross value added. That is the highest value across all 17 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 11.4% on the previous year and up 122.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, key tourism economic indicators — tourism share of gva in Saudi Arabia peaked at 4.9 Percentage of gross value added in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1.6 Percentage of gross value added, in 2020.
That places Saudi Arabia 9th out of 38 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
Key tourism economic indicators — Tourism share of GVA in Saudi Arabia, year by year
| Year | Percentage of gross value added | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 2.6 Percentage of gross value added | — |
| 2009 | 2.6 Percentage of gross value added | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 1.9 Percentage of gross value added | -26.9% |
| 2011 | 2.1 Percentage of gross value added | +10.5% |
| 2012 | 2.2 Percentage of gross value added | +4.8% |
| 2013 | 1.8 Percentage of gross value added | -18.2% |
| 2014 | 2.2 Percentage of gross value added | +22.2% |
| 2015 | 3.5 Percentage of gross value added | +59.1% |
| 2016 | 4 Percentage of gross value added | +14.3% |
| 2017 | 3.6 Percentage of gross value added | -10.0% |
| 2018 | 3.1 Percentage of gross value added | -13.9% |
| 2019 | 3.6 Percentage of gross value added | +16.1% |
| 2020 | 1.6 Percentage of gross value added | -55.6% |
| 2021 | 2.4 Percentage of gross value added | +50.0% |
| 2022 | 3.4 Percentage of gross value added | +41.7% |
| 2023 | 4.4 Percentage of gross value added | +29.4% |
| 2024 | 4.9 Percentage of gross value added | +11.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.6 Percentage of gross value added | 2.6 Percentage of gross value added | 2.6 Percentage of gross value added | 2 |
| 2010s | 2.8 Percentage of gross value added | 1.8 Percentage of gross value added | 4 Percentage of gross value added | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.34 Percentage of gross value added | 1.6 Percentage of gross value added | 4.9 Percentage of gross value added | 5 |
Countries ranked near Saudi Arabia
- 6 Morocco 6.8 Percentage of gross value added compare
- 7 Spain 6.2 Percentage of gross value added compare
- 8 Italy 5.4 Percentage of gross value added compare
- 10 Estonia 4.8 Percentage of gross value added compare
- 11 Costa Rica 4.7 Percentage of gross value added compare
- 12 New Zealand 4.6 Percentage of gross value added compare
More economy & growth data for Saudi Arabia
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 2.26 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 3.52 Percent per annum (2029)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 27.03 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0212 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 731.09 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 32.63 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual 52.91 % change on previous year (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0256 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 882.47 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate 8.9 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is key tourism economic indicators — tourism share of gva in Saudi Arabia?
- Key tourism economic indicators — tourism share of gva in Saudi Arabia was 4.9 Percentage of gross value added in 2024, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest key tourism economic indicators — tourism share of gva recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The highest recorded value was 4.9 Percentage of gross value added in 2024.
- What is the lowest key tourism economic indicators — tourism share of gva recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.6 Percentage of gross value added in 2020.
- How does Saudi Arabia rank for key tourism economic indicators — tourism share of gva?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 9th out of 38 countries with data for 2024.
- Is key tourism economic indicators — tourism share of gva rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 122.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Saudi Arabia data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Key tourism economic indicators — Tourism share of GVA (direct). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Tourism GDP corresponds to the part of GDP generated by all industries in response to internal tourism consumption. A further distinction must be made between direct tourism GDP and indirect tourism GDP. Put simply, tourism direct GDP is generated by industries directly in contact with visitors, while indirect tourism GDP is generated by industries supplying inputs to industries directly in contact with the visitors. The Tourism Staellite Account (TSA) Framework limits its recommendations to the evaluation of direct tourism GDP.