According to data provided by the World Tourism Organization (UNWTO), in 2021, outbound tourism expenditures in Saudi Arabia accounted for 9.4 percent of imports of goods, compared to 15.8 percent in 2008.
Outbound tourism expenditure as share of imports of goods in Saudi Arabia from 2008 to 2021
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According to the source, "outbound tourism expenditure over imports of goods" 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 imports of goods in Saudi Arabia from 2008 to 2021 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved September 01, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1009926/saudi-arabia-outbound-tourism-expenditure-over-import-goods/
World Tourism Organization (UN Tourism). "Outbound tourism expenditure as share of imports of goods in Saudi Arabia from 2008 to 2021." Chart. October 14, 2022. Statista. Accessed September 01, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1009926/saudi-arabia-outbound-tourism-expenditure-over-import-goods/
World Tourism Organization (UN Tourism). (2022). Outbound tourism expenditure as share of imports of goods in Saudi Arabia from 2008 to 2021. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: September 01, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1009926/saudi-arabia-outbound-tourism-expenditure-over-import-goods/
World Tourism Organization (UN Tourism). "Outbound Tourism Expenditure as Share of Imports of Goods in Saudi Arabia from 2008 to 2021." Statista, Statista Inc., 14 Oct 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1009926/saudi-arabia-outbound-tourism-expenditure-over-import-goods/
World Tourism Organization (UN Tourism), Outbound tourism expenditure as share of imports of goods in Saudi Arabia from 2008 to 2021 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1009926/saudi-arabia-outbound-tourism-expenditure-over-import-goods/ (last visited September 01, 2024)
Outbound tourism expenditure as share of imports of goods in Saudi Arabia from 2008 to 2021 [Graph], World Tourism Organization (UN Tourism), October 14, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1009926/saudi-arabia-outbound-tourism-expenditure-over-import-goods/