UAE Tourism Statistics 1995-2021
International tourism receipts are expenditures by international inbound visitors, including payments to national carriers for international transport. These receipts include any other prepayment made for goods or services received in the destination country. They also may include receipts from same-day visitors, except when these are important enough to justify separate classification. For some countries they do not include receipts for passenger transport items. Data are in current U.S. dollars.
- UAE tourism statistics for 2019 was 38,413,300,781.25, a 79.74% increase from 2018.
- UAE tourism statistics for 2018 was 21,372,000,000.00, a 1.53% increase from 2017.
- UAE tourism statistics for 2017 was 21,049,000,000.00, a 7.97% increase from 2016.
- UAE tourism statistics for 2016 was 19,496,000,000.00, a 11.53% increase from 2015.
| Similar Country Ranking |
| Country Name |
Spending ($) |
| United States |
233,461,000,000.00 |
| France |
71,011,000,000.00 |
| Germany |
58,201,000,000.00 |
| Italy |
51,910,000,000.00 |
| Japan |
49,206,000,000.00 |
| Australia |
47,953,000,000.00 |
| Macao |
39,714,000,000.00 |
| UAE |
38,413,300,781.25 |
| Hong Kong |
32,697,000,000.00 |
| South Korea |
26,217,000,000.00 |
| Austria |
25,288,000,000.00 |
| Portugal |
24,736,000,000.00 |
| Greece |
23,003,000,000.00 |
| Switzerland |
21,257,000,000.00 |
| Saudi Arabia |
19,849,000,000.00 |
| Poland |
15,712,000,000.00 |
| Qatar |
15,647,000,000.00 |
| Ireland |
14,808,000,000.00 |
| Croatia |
11,987,000,000.00 |
| Belgium |
10,560,000,000.00 |
| Hungary |
10,196,000,000.00 |
| Israel |
8,438,000,000.00 |
| Czech Republic |
7,965,000,000.00 |
| Panama |
7,052,000,000.00 |
| Norway |
6,929,000,000.00 |
| Luxembourg |
6,256,000,000.00 |
| Finland |
5,944,000,000.00 |
| Argentina |
5,654,000,000.00 |
| Bahrain |
3,860,000,000.00 |
| Puerto Rico |
3,612,000,000.00 |
| Bahamas |
3,606,000,000.00 |
| Slovak Republic |
3,353,000,000.00 |
| Chile |
3,332,000,000.00 |
| Cyprus |
3,245,000,000.00 |
| Slovenia |
3,240,000,000.00 |
| Oman |
3,193,000,000.00 |
| Estonia |
2,315,000,000.00 |
| Uruguay |
2,102,000,000.00 |
| Aruba |
2,091,000,000.00 |
| Kuwait |
1,176,000,000.00 |
| Cayman Islands |
933,000,000.00 |
| Sint Maarten (Dutch part) |
708,000,000.00 |
| Curacao |
706,000,000.00 |
| Seychelles |
618,000,000.00 |
| Bermuda |
601,000,000.00 |
| Trinidad and Tobago |
484,000,000.00 |
| UAE Tourism Statistics - Historical Data |
| Year |
Spending ($) |
% of Exports |
| 2019 |
38,413,300,781.25 |
0.00 |
| 2018 |
21,372,000,000.00 |
0.00 |
| 2017 |
21,049,000,000.00 |
0.00 |
| 2016 |
19,496,000,000.00 |
0.00 |
| 2015 |
17,481,000,000.00 |
0.00 |
| 2014 |
15,221,000,000.00 |
0.00 |
| 2013 |
12,389,000,000.00 |
0.00 |
| 2012 |
10,924,000,000.00 |
0.00 |
| 2011 |
9,204,000,000.00 |
0.00 |
| 2010 |
8,577,000,000.00 |
0.00 |
| 2009 |
7,352,000,000.00 |
0.00 |
| 2008 |
7,162,000,000.00 |
0.00 |
| 2007 |
6,072,000,000.00 |
0.00 |
| 2006 |
4,972,000,000.00 |
0.00 |
| 2005 |
3,218,000,000.00 |
0.00 |
| 2004 |
1,593,000,000.00 |
0.00 |
| 2003 |
1,438,000,000.00 |
0.00 |
| 2002 |
1,332,000,000.00 |
0.00 |
| 2001 |
1,200,000,000.00 |
0.00 |
| 2000 |
1,063,000,000.00 |
0.00 |
| 1999 |
893,000,000.00 |
0.00 |
| 1998 |
859,000,000.00 |
0.00 |
| 1997 |
814,000,000.00 |
0.00 |
| 1996 |
743,000,000.00 |
0.00 |
| 1995 |
632,000,000.00 |
0.00 |
