In 2023, outbound visitor numbers from the Middle East were expected to increase by about 28.1 percent, compared to about 140 percent in the previous year.
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Outbound visitor growth in the Middle East from 2011 to 2025
Characteristic
Year-on-year visitor growth
2025**
10.2%
2024**
8.5%
2023**
28.1%
2022*
140%
2021
49.4%
2020*
-71.5%
2019*
2%
2018
3.9%
2017
2.6%
2016
-6.3%
2015
1%
2014
8.7%
2013
8.5%
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-100%-50%0%50%100%150%200%
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Outbound is based on the sum of visits to all destinations
Figures were calculated using the Tourism Decision Metrics (TDM) model.
Figures from 2011 to 2014 come from earlier reports.
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European Travel Commission. (October 27, 2023). Outbound visitor growth in the Middle East from 2011 to 2025 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 13, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/311573/outbound-visitor-growth-the-middle-east/
European Travel Commission. "Outbound visitor growth in the Middle East from 2011 to 2025." Chart. October 27, 2023. Statista. Accessed July 13, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/311573/outbound-visitor-growth-the-middle-east/
European Travel Commission. (2023). Outbound visitor growth in the Middle East from 2011 to 2025. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 13, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/311573/outbound-visitor-growth-the-middle-east/
European Travel Commission. "Outbound Visitor Growth in The Middle East from 2011 to 2025." Statista, Statista Inc., 27 Oct 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/311573/outbound-visitor-growth-the-middle-east/
European Travel Commission, Outbound visitor growth in the Middle East from 2011 to 2025 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/311573/outbound-visitor-growth-the-middle-east/ (last visited July 13, 2025)
Outbound visitor growth in the Middle East from 2011 to 2025 [Graph], European Travel Commission, October 27, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/311573/outbound-visitor-growth-the-middle-east/
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