Inbound tourist spending Saudi Arabia 2023, by purpose of visit

Published by Salma Saleh, Jul 2, 2025

In 2023, inbound tourists who traveled to Saudi Arabia for religious purposes spent more than ** billion Saudi riyals. In comparison, those who traveled to the Kingdom for business spent roughly **** billion Saudi riyals that year.

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Inbound tourist expenditure in Saudi Arabia in 2023, by purpose of visit (in billion Saudi Riyals)

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Release date

July 2024

Region

Saudi Arabia

Survey time period

2023

Supplementary notes

*Religious purposes include overnight tourists visiting for Hajj, Umrah, and Al-Madinah Al-Munawwarah. 

Note: 1 SAR (Saudi Arabian riyal) equals approximately 0.27 U.S. dollars and 0.24 euros (as of October 2024).  

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