According to the data provided by the World Tourism Organization (UNWTO), in 2021, the outbound tourism expenditures accounted for a share of 6.2
percent of goods and services imports in Saudi Arabia. This was an increase from about 5.1 percent in the previous year.
Outbound tourism expenditure as share of the imports of goods and services in Saudi Arabia from 2008 to 2021
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According to the source, "outbound tourism expenditure over imports of goods and services" reflects the importance of tourism as an internationally traded service relative to other categories of imports. At the same time, such measures reveal the predilection for tourism in a country’s import structure and the relative degree of an economy’s domestic revenue outflows due to international tourism.
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World Tourism Organization (UN Tourism). (October 14, 2022). Outbound tourism expenditure as share of the imports of goods and services in Saudi Arabia from 2008 to 2021 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1020367/saudi-arabia-tourism-expenditure-over-service-goods-imports/
World Tourism Organization (UN Tourism). "Outbound tourism expenditure as share of the imports of goods and services in Saudi Arabia from 2008 to 2021." Chart. October 14, 2022. Statista. Accessed July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1020367/saudi-arabia-tourism-expenditure-over-service-goods-imports/
World Tourism Organization (UN Tourism). (2022). Outbound tourism expenditure as share of the imports of goods and services in Saudi Arabia from 2008 to 2021. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1020367/saudi-arabia-tourism-expenditure-over-service-goods-imports/
World Tourism Organization (UN Tourism). "Outbound Tourism Expenditure as Share of The Imports of Goods and Services in Saudi Arabia from 2008 to 2021." Statista, Statista Inc., 14 Oct 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1020367/saudi-arabia-tourism-expenditure-over-service-goods-imports/
World Tourism Organization (UN Tourism), Outbound tourism expenditure as share of the imports of goods and services in Saudi Arabia from 2008 to 2021 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1020367/saudi-arabia-tourism-expenditure-over-service-goods-imports/ (last visited July 22, 2024)
Outbound tourism expenditure as share of the imports of goods and services in Saudi Arabia from 2008 to 2021 [Graph], World Tourism Organization (UN Tourism), October 14, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1020367/saudi-arabia-tourism-expenditure-over-service-goods-imports/