In 2022, outbound tourists from Saudi Arabia who traveled to visit friends and relatives spent more than 25 billion Saudi riyals. In comparison, outbound tourists who left the Kingdom for business purposes spent around 2.8 billion Saudi riyals that year.
Expenditure of outbound tourists from Saudi Arabia in 2022, by purpose of visit (in billion Saudi riyals)
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MoT (Saudi Arabia). (September 10, 2023). Expenditure of outbound tourists from Saudi Arabia in 2022, by purpose of visit (in billion Saudi riyals) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 10, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1418220/saudi-arabia-outbound-tourist-spending-by-purpose-of-visit/
MoT (Saudi Arabia). "Expenditure of outbound tourists from Saudi Arabia in 2022, by purpose of visit (in billion Saudi riyals)." Chart. September 10, 2023. Statista. Accessed June 10, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1418220/saudi-arabia-outbound-tourist-spending-by-purpose-of-visit/
MoT (Saudi Arabia). (2023). Expenditure of outbound tourists from Saudi Arabia in 2022, by purpose of visit (in billion Saudi riyals). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 10, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1418220/saudi-arabia-outbound-tourist-spending-by-purpose-of-visit/
MoT (Saudi Arabia). "Expenditure of Outbound Tourists from Saudi Arabia in 2022, by Purpose of Visit (in Billion Saudi Riyals)." Statista, Statista Inc., 10 Sep 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1418220/saudi-arabia-outbound-tourist-spending-by-purpose-of-visit/
MoT (Saudi Arabia), Expenditure of outbound tourists from Saudi Arabia in 2022, by purpose of visit (in billion Saudi riyals) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1418220/saudi-arabia-outbound-tourist-spending-by-purpose-of-visit/ (last visited June 10, 2024)
Expenditure of outbound tourists from Saudi Arabia in 2022, by purpose of visit (in billion Saudi riyals) [Graph], MoT (Saudi Arabia), September 10, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1418220/saudi-arabia-outbound-tourist-spending-by-purpose-of-visit/