Tourism direct GDP as a proportion of total GDP in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: Tourism direct GDP as a proportion of total GDP was 4.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Tourism direct GDP as a proportion of total GDP in Saudi Arabia, 2008–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Saudi Arabia recorded 4.8% for tourism direct gdp as a proportion of total gdp in 2024. That is the highest value across all 17 years on record.
That represents a change of up 9.1% on the previous year and up 110.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tourism direct gdp as a proportion of total gdp in Saudi Arabia peaked at 4.8% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1.6%, in 2020.
Saudi Arabia ranks 29th of 109 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
Tourism direct GDP as a proportion of total GDP in Saudi Arabia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 2.7% | — |
| 2009 | 3.3% | +22.2% |
| 2010 | 3.0% | -9.1% |
| 2011 | 2.4% | -20.0% |
| 2012 | 2.2% | -8.3% |
| 2013 | 2.3% | +4.5% |
| 2014 | 2.3% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 2.7% | +17.4% |
| 2016 | 2.8% | +3.7% |
| 2017 | 2.4% | -14.3% |
| 2018 | 2.2% | -8.3% |
| 2019 | 3.6% | +65.0% |
| 2020 | 1.6% | -55.6% |
| 2021 | 2.5% | +52.0% |
| 2022 | 3.5% | +41.0% |
| 2023 | 4.4% | +27.9% |
| 2024 | 4.8% | +9.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.0% | 2.7% | 3.3% | 2 |
| 2010s | 2.6% | 2.2% | 3.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.4% | 1.6% | 4.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Saudi Arabia
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 tourism direct gdp as a proportion of total gdp in Saudi Arabia?
- Tourism direct gdp as a proportion of total gdp in Saudi Arabia was 4.8% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest tourism direct gdp as a proportion of total gdp recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The highest recorded value was 4.8% in 2024.
- What is the lowest tourism direct gdp as a proportion of total gdp recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.6% in 2020.
- How does Saudi Arabia rank for tourism direct gdp as a proportion of total gdp?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 29th out of 109 countries with data for 2024.
- Is tourism direct gdp as a proportion of total gdp rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 110.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Saudi Arabia data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Tourism direct GDP as a proportion of total GDP (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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