In 2021, business tourism spending in the in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) region was almost nine billion U.S. dollars. Tourism was significantly affected by the COVID-19 outbreak, dropping from about 13.3 billion U.S. dollars in 2019.
Value of business tourism spending in the Gulf Cooperation Council from 2016 to 2021 (in billion U.S. dollars)*
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GCC-Stat. (January 10, 2023). Value of business tourism spending in the Gulf Cooperation Council from 2016 to 2021 (in billion U.S. dollars)* [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 30, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1411524/gcc-value-of-business-tourism-spending/
GCC-Stat. "Value of business tourism spending in the Gulf Cooperation Council from 2016 to 2021 (in billion U.S. dollars)*." Chart. January 10, 2023. Statista. Accessed May 30, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1411524/gcc-value-of-business-tourism-spending/
GCC-Stat. (2023). Value of business tourism spending in the Gulf Cooperation Council from 2016 to 2021 (in billion U.S. dollars)*. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 30, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1411524/gcc-value-of-business-tourism-spending/
GCC-Stat. "Value of Business Tourism Spending in The Gulf Cooperation Council from 2016 to 2021 (in Billion U.S. Dollars)*." Statista, Statista Inc., 10 Jan 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1411524/gcc-value-of-business-tourism-spending/
GCC-Stat, Value of business tourism spending in the Gulf Cooperation Council from 2016 to 2021 (in billion U.S. dollars)* Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1411524/gcc-value-of-business-tourism-spending/ (last visited May 30, 2024)
Value of business tourism spending in the Gulf Cooperation Council from 2016 to 2021 (in billion U.S. dollars)* [Graph], GCC-Stat, January 10, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1411524/gcc-value-of-business-tourism-spending/