Saudi Arabia Outbound Tourism Market, Tourist Numbers, Size, Forecast 2024-2030, Industry Trends, Share, Growth, Insight
Saudi Arabia Outbound Tourism Market Outlook
Saudi Arabia Outbound Tourism Market is expected to generate US$ 25.49 Billion from international tourist arrivals in 2027 as per estimation by Renub Research. Year after year, the number of outbound tourists from the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has increased. Many younger travellers are motivated to visit a destination on their bucket list. Furthermore, the critical factor driving the Saudi Arabia Outbound Tourism Market Size is the purpose of the visit, such as holiday activities, visiting friends and relatives, and business. Furthermore, interest in nature-based, off-season, and sustainable travel has increased, providing new opportunities to attract travellers and bolstering the Saudi Arabian outbound tourism industry.
Saudi Arabia Outbound Tourism Industry is expected to expand at a CAGR of 15.28% from 2021 to 2027
While domestic and intra-Saudi Arabian travel is becoming more popular, our analysis focuses primarily on Saudi Arabians traveling long-haul to South Africa, India, the United States, the United Kingdom, Singapore, Malaysia, Switzerland, Turkey, and the United Arab Emirates. According to our research, the United Arab Emirates is the top source market for outbound tourism in Saudi Arabia, followed by Switzerland and Turkey. Furthermore, many Saudi travellers are willing to travel to new areas outside the Middle East, creating significant commercial prospects.
How has COVID-19 Impacted the Saudi Arabia Outbound Tourism Market
2020 has turned out to be a catastrophic year for Saudi Arabia's outbound tourism due to the spread of the COVID-19 virus. When the first infection was discovered in Saudi Arabia in January 2020, it had a significant impact. Saudi Arabia resorted to total lockdowns in response. This had a devastating effect on the outbound tourism market, with numbers plummeting.
The number of flights departing Saudi Arabia reached an all-time low in April and May 2020. While the number of trips increased slightly in the summer and autumn of 2020, travellers were still severely limited. This was anticipated to change in 2021. However, in Saudi Arabia, the tourism industry has recovered following an increase in vaccination rates and a reduction in anti-terrorist measures. According to Renub Research, Saudi Arabia Outbound Tourism Market was US$ 10.86 Billion in 2021.
Renub Research report titled “Saudi Arabia Outbound Tourism Market, Market & Volume (South Africa, India, the United States, the United Kingdom, Singapore, Malaysia, Switzerland, Turkey, and the United Arab Emirates), Purpose of Visit (Holiday, Business, VFR, Study and Others)” is the report on fast-evolving, high-growth Saudi Arabia Outbound Travel Industry.
Saudi Arabia Outbound Tourism Market and Volume has been covered for 9 countries:
1. South Africa
2. India
3. US
4. UK
5. Singapore
6. Malaysia
7. Switzerland
8. Turkey
9. UAE
The countries have been analyzed with consideration of following key purpose of visit:
1. Holiday
2. Business
3. VFR
4. Study
5. Others
Frequently Asked Questions:
1. Which country receives the highest number of Tourist from Saudi Arabia?
2. How Saudi Arabia Outbound Tourism Industry if growing?
3. Which country has highest growth rate in the market?
4. What is the Saudi Tourists Shopping behaviour outside there country?
5. What has been the COVID-19 impact on the outbound tourism market of Saudi Arabia?
1. Introduction
2. Research & Methodology
3. Executive Summary
4. Market Dynamics
4.1 Growth Drivers
4.2 Challenge
5. Saudi Arabia Outbound Tourism
5.1 Market
5.2 Volume
6. Saudi Arabia Outbound Tourism -Share Analysis by Country
6.1 By Market
6.2 By Volume
7. South Africa
7.1 Saudi Arabia outbound tourist visitors
7.2 By Purpose – Saudi Arabia Outbound Tourists Visit to South Africa
7.2.1 Holiday
7.2.2 Business
7.2.3 Study
7.3 Saudi Arabia Outbound Tourists Market
8. India
8.1 Saudi Arabia outbound tourist visitors
8.2 By Purpose – Saudi Arabia Outbound Tourists Visit to India
8.2.1 Holiday
8.2.2 Business
8.2.3 Others
8.3 Saudi Arabia Outbound Tourists Market
9. United States
9.1 Saudi Arabia outbound tourist visitors
9.2 By Purpose – Saudi Arabia Outbound Tourists Visit to United States
9.2.1 Holiday
9.2.2 Business
9.2.3 VFR
9.2.4 Study
9.2.5 Others
9.3 Saudi Arabia Outbound Tourists Market
10. United Kingdom
10.1 Saudi Arabia outbound tourist visitors
10.2 By Purpose – Saudi Arabia Outbound Tourists Visit to United Kingdom
10.2.1 Holiday
10.2.2 Business
10.2.3 VFR
10.2.4 Study
10.2.5 Others
10.3 Saudi Arabia Outbound Tourists Market
11. Singapore
11.1 Saudi Arabia outbound tourist visitors
11.2 By Purpose – Saudi Arabia Outbound Tourists Visit to Singapore
11.2.1 Holiday
11.2.2 VFR
11.2.3 Others
11.3 Saudi Arabia Outbound Tourists Market
12. Malaysia
12.1 Saudi Arabia outbound tourist visitors
12.2 By Purpose – Saudi Arabia Outbound Tourists Visit to Malaysia
12.2.1 Holiday
12.2.2 VFR
12.2.3 Business
12.2.4 Others
12.3 Saudi Arabia Outbound Tourists Market
13. Switzerland
13.1 Saudi Arabia outbound tourist visitors
13.2 By Purpose – Saudi Arabia Outbound Tourists Visit to Switzerland
13.2.1 Holiday
13.2.2 VFR
13.2.3 Others
13.3 Saudi Arabia Outbound Tourists Market
14. Turkey
14.1 Saudi Arabia outbound tourist visitors
14.2 By Purpose – Saudi Arabia Outbound Tourists Visit to Turkey
14.2.1 Holiday
14.2.2 VFR
14.2.3 Others
14.3 Saudi Arabia Outbound Tourists Market
15. UAE
15.1 Saudi Arabia outbound tourist visitors
15.2 By Purpose – Saudi Arabia Outbound Tourists Visit to UAE
15.2.1 Holiday
15.2.2 VFR
15.2.3 Others
15.3 Saudi Arabia Outbound Tourists Market
List of Figures:
Figure-01: Saudi Arabia Outbound Tourist Market (Billion US$), 2016 – 2021
Figure-02: Forecast for – Saudi Arabia Outbound Tourist Market (Billion US$), 2022 – 2027
Figure-03: Saudi Arabia Outbound Tourist Volume (No. of Tourist), 2016 – 2021
Figure-04: Forecast for – Saudi Arabia Outbound Tourist Volume (No. of Tourist), 2022 – 2027
Figure-05: South Africa – Saudi Arabia Outbound Tourist Visitors (No. of Tourist), 2016 – 2021
Figure-06: South Africa – forecast for Saudi Arabia Outbound Tourist Visitors (No. of Tourist), 2022 – 2027
Figure-07: South Africa – Saudi Arabia Outbound Tourist Visitors Purpose for Holiday (No. of Tourist), 2016 – 2021
Figure-08: South Africa – forecast for Saudi Arabia Outbound Tourist Visitors Purpose for Holiday (No. of Tourist), 2022 – 2027
Figure-09: South Africa – Saudi Arabia Outbound Tourist Visitors Purpose for Business (No. of Tourist), 2016 – 2021
Figure-10: South Africa – forecast for Saudi Arabia Outbound Tourist Visitors Purpose for Business (No. of Tourist), 2022 – 2027
Figure-11: South Africa – Saudi Arabia Outbound Tourist Visitors Purpose for Study (No. of Tourist), 2016 – 2021
Figure-12: South Africa – forecast for Saudi Arabia Outbound Tourist Visitors Purpose for Study (No. of Tourist), 2022 – 2027
Figure-13: South Africa – Saudi Arabia Outbound Tourist Market (Million US$), 2016 – 2021
Figure-14: South Africa – forecast for Saudi Arabia Outbound Tourist Market (Million US$), 2022 – 2027
Figure-15: India – Saudi Arabia Outbound Tourist Visitors (No. of Tourist), 2016 – 2021
Figure-16: India – forecast for Saudi Arabia Outbound Tourist Visitors (No. of Tourist), 2022 – 2027
Figure-17: India – Saudi Arabia Outbound Tourist Visitors Purpose for Holiday (No. of Tourist), 2016 – 2021
Figure-18: India – forecast for Saudi Arabia Outbound Tourist Visitors Purpose for Holiday (No. of Tourist), 2022 – 2027
Figure-19: India – Saudi Arabia Outbound Tourist Visitors Purpose for Business (No. of Tourist), 2016 – 2021
Figure-20: India – forecast for Saudi Arabia Outbound Tourist Visitors Purpose for Business (No. of Tourist), 2022 – 2027
Figure-21: India – Saudi Arabia Outbound Tourist Visitors Purpose for Others (No. of Tourist), 2016 – 2021
Figure-22: India – forecast for Saudi Arabia Outbound Tourist Visitors Purpose for Others (No. of Tourist), 2022 – 2027
Figure-23: India – Saudi Arabia Outbound Tourist Market (Million US$), 2016 – 2021
Figure-24: India – forecast for Saudi Arabia Outbound Tourist Market (Million US$), 2022 – 2027
Figure-25: United States – Saudi Arabia Outbound Tourist Visitors (No. of Tourist), 2016 – 2021
Figure-26: United States – forecast for Saudi Arabia Outbound Tourist Visitors (No. of Tourist), 2022 – 2027
Figure-27: United States – Saudi Arabia Outbound Tourist Visitors Purpose for Holiday (No. of Tourist), 2016 – 2021
Figure-28: United States – forecast for Saudi Arabia Outbound Tourist Visitors Purpose for Holiday (No. of Tourist), 2022 – 2027
Figure-29: United States – Saudi Arabia Outbound Tourist Visitors Purpose for Business (No. of Tourist), 2016 – 2021
Figure-30: United States – forecast for Saudi Arabia Outbound Tourist Visitors Purpose for Business (No. of Tourist), 2022 – 2027
Figure-31: United States – Saudi Arabia Outbound Tourist Visitors Purpose for VFR (No. of Tourist), 2016 – 2021
Figure-32: United States – forecast for Saudi Arabia Outbound Tourist Visitors Purpose for VFR (No. of Tourist), 2022 – 2027
Figure-33: United States – Saudi Arabia Outbound Tourist Visitors Purpose for Study (No. of Tourist), 2016 – 2021
Figure-34: United States – forecast for Saudi Arabia Outbound Tourist Visitors Purpose for Study (No. of Tourist), 2022 – 2027
Figure-35: United States – Saudi Arabia Outbound Tourist Visitors Purpose for Others (No. of Tourist), 2016 – 2021
Figure-36: United States – forecast for Saudi Arabia Outbound Tourist Visitors Purpose for Others (No. of Tourist), 2022 – 2027
Figure-37: United States – Saudi Arabia Outbound Tourist Market (Million US$), 2016 – 2021
Figure-38: United States – forecast for Saudi Arabia Outbound Tourist Market (Million US$), 2022 – 2027
Figure-39: United Kingdom – Saudi Arabia Outbound Tourist Visitors (No. of Tourist), 2016 – 2021
Figure-40: United Kingdom – forecast for Saudi Arabia Outbound Tourist Visitors (No. of Tourist), 2022 – 2027
Figure-41: United Kingdom – Saudi Arabia Outbound Tourist Visitors Purpose for Holiday (No. of Tourist), 2016 – 2021
Figure-42: United Kingdom – forecast for Saudi Arabia Outbound Tourist Visitors Purpose for Holiday (No. of Tourist), 2022 – 2027
Figure-43: United Kingdom – Saudi Arabia Outbound Tourist Visitors Purpose for Business (No. of Tourist), 2016 – 2021
Figure-44: United Kingdom – forecast for Saudi Arabia Outbound Tourist Visitors Purpose for Business (No. of Tourist), 2022 – 2027
Figure-45: United Kingdom – Saudi Arabia Outbound Tourist Visitors Purpose for VFR (No. of Tourist), 2016 – 2021
Figure-46: United Kingdom – forecast for Saudi Arabia Outbound Tourist Visitors Purpose for VFR (No. of Tourist), 2022 – 2027
Figure-47: United Kingdom – Saudi Arabia Outbound Tourist Visitors Purpose for Study (No. of Tourist), 2016 – 2021
Figure-48: United Kingdom – forecast for Saudi Arabia Outbound Tourist Visitors Purpose for Study (No. of Tourist), 2022 – 2027
Figure-49: United Kingdom – Saudi Arabia Outbound Tourist Visitors Purpose for Others (No. of Tourist), 2016 – 2021
Figure-50: United Kingdom – forecast for Saudi Arabia Outbound Tourist Visitors Purpose for Others (No. of Tourist), 2022 – 2027
Figure-51: United Kingdom – Saudi Arabia Outbound Tourist Market (Million US$), 2016 – 2021
Figure-52: United Kingdom – forecast for Saudi Arabia Outbound Tourist Market (Million US$), 2022 – 2027
Figure-53: Singapore – Saudi Arabia Outbound Tourist Visitors (No. of Tourist), 2016 – 2021
Figure-54: Singapore – forecast for Saudi Arabia Outbound Tourist Visitors (No. of Tourist), 2022 – 2027
Figure-55: Singapore – Saudi Arabia Outbound Tourist Visitors Purpose for Holiday (No. of Tourist), 2016 – 2021
Figure-56: Singapore – forecast for Saudi Arabia Outbound Tourist Visitors Purpose for Holiday (No. of Tourist), 2022 – 2027
Figure-57: Singapore – Saudi Arabia Outbound Tourist Visitors Purpose for Business (No. of Tourist), 2016 – 2021
Figure-58: Singapore – forecast for Saudi Arabia Outbound Tourist Visitors Purpose for Business (No. of Tourist), 2022 – 2027
Figure-59: Singapore – Saudi Arabia Outbound Tourist Visitors Purpose for Study (No. of Tourist), 2016 – 2021
Figure-60: Singapore – forecast for Saudi Arabia Outbound Tourist Visitors Purpose for Study (No. of Tourist), 2022 – 2027
Figure-61: Singapore – Saudi Arabia Outbound Tourist Market (Million US$), 2016 – 2021
Figure-62: Singapore – forecast for Saudi Arabia Outbound Tourist Market (Million US$), 2022 – 2027
Figure-63: Malaysia – Saudi Arabia Outbound Tourist Visitors (No. of Tourist), 2016 – 2021
Figure-64: Malaysia – forecast for Saudi Arabia Outbound Tourist Visitors (No. of Tourist), 2022 – 2027
Figure-65: Malaysia – Saudi Arabia Outbound Tourist Visitors Purpose for Holiday (No. of Tourist), 2016 – 2021
Figure-66: Malaysia – forecast for Saudi Arabia Outbound Tourist Visitors Purpose for Holiday (No. of Tourist), 2022 – 2027
Figure-67: Malaysia – Saudi Arabia Outbound Tourist Visitors Purpose for VFR (No. of Tourist), 2016 – 2021
Figure-68: Malaysia – forecast for Saudi Arabia Outbound Tourist Visitors Purpose for VFR (No. of Tourist), 2022 – 2027
Figure-69: Malaysia – Saudi Arabia Outbound Tourist Visitors Purpose for Business (No. of Tourist), 2016 – 2021
Figure-70: Malaysia – forecast for Saudi Arabia Outbound Tourist Visitors Purpose for Business (No. of Tourist), 2022 – 2027
Figure-71: Malaysia – Saudi Arabia Outbound Tourist Visitors Purpose for Others (No. of Tourist), 2016 – 2021
Figure-72: Malaysia – forecast for Saudi Arabia Outbound Tourist Visitors Purpose for Others (No. of Tourist), 2022 – 2027
Figure-73: Malaysia – Saudi Arabia Outbound Tourist Market (Million US$), 2016 – 2021
Figure-74: Malaysia – forecast for Saudi Arabia Outbound Tourist Market (Million US$), 2022 – 2027
Figure-75: Switzerland – Saudi Arabia Outbound Tourist Visitors (No. of Tourist), 2016 – 2021
Figure-76: Switzerland – forecast for Saudi Arabia Outbound Tourist Visitors (No. of Tourist), 2022 – 2027
Figure-77: Switzerland – Saudi Arabia Outbound Tourist Visitors Purpose for Holiday (No. of Tourist), 2016 – 2021
Figure-78: Switzerland – forecast for Saudi Arabia Outbound Tourist Visitors Purpose for Holiday (No. of Tourist), 2022 – 2027
Figure-79: Switzerland – Saudi Arabia Outbound Tourist Visitors Purpose for Business (No. of Tourist), 2016 – 2021
Figure-80: Switzerland – forecast for Saudi Arabia Outbound Tourist Visitors Purpose for Business (No. of Tourist), 2022 – 2027
Figure-81: Switzerland – Saudi Arabia Outbound Tourist Visitors Purpose for Study (No. of Tourist), 2016 – 2021
Figure-82: Switzerland – forecast for Saudi Arabia Outbound Tourist Visitors Purpose for Study (No. of Tourist), 2022 – 2027
Figure-83: Switzerland – Saudi Arabia Outbound Tourist Market (Million US$), 2016 – 2021
Figure-84: Switzerland – forecast for Saudi Arabia Outbound Tourist Market (Million US$), 2022 – 2027
Figure-85: Turkey – Saudi Arabia Outbound Tourist Visitors (No. of Tourist), 2016 – 2021
Figure-86: Turkey – forecast for Saudi Arabia Outbound Tourist Visitors (No. of Tourist), 2022 – 2027
Figure-87: Turkey – Saudi Arabia Outbound Tourist Visitors Purpose for Holiday (No. of Tourist), 2016 – 2021
Figure-88: Turkey – forecast for Saudi Arabia Outbound Tourist Visitors Purpose for Holiday (No. of Tourist), 2022 – 2027
Figure-89: Turkey – Saudi Arabia Outbound Tourist Visitors Purpose for Business (No. of Tourist), 2016 – 2021
Figure-90: Turkey – forecast for Saudi Arabia Outbound Tourist Visitors Purpose for Business (No. of Tourist), 2022 – 2027
Figure-91: Turkey – Saudi Arabia Outbound Tourist Visitors Purpose for Study (No. of Tourist), 2016 – 2021
Figure-92: Turkey – forecast for Saudi Arabia Outbound Tourist Visitors Purpose for Study (No. of Tourist), 2022 – 2027
Figure-93: Turkey – Saudi Arabia Outbound Tourist Market (Million US$), 2016 – 2021
Figure-94: Turkey – forecast for Saudi Arabia Outbound Tourist Market (Million US$), 2022 – 2027
Figure-95: UAE – Saudi Arabia Outbound Tourist Visitors (No. of Tourist), 2016 – 2021
Figure-96: UAE – forecast for Saudi Arabia Outbound Tourist Visitors (No. of Tourist), 2022 – 2027
Figure-97: UAE – Saudi Arabia Outbound Tourist Visitors Purpose for Holiday (No. of Tourist), 2016 – 2021
Figure-98: UAE – forecast for Saudi Arabia Outbound Tourist Visitors Purpose for Holiday (No. of Tourist), 2022 – 2027
Figure-99: UAE – Saudi Arabia Outbound Tourist Visitors Purpose for Business (No. of Tourist), 2016 – 2021
Figure-100: UAE – forecast for Saudi Arabia Outbound Tourist Visitors Purpose for Business (No. of Tourist), 2022 – 2027
Figure-101: UAE – Saudi Arabia Outbound Tourist Visitors Purpose for Study (No. of Tourist), 2016 – 2021
Figure-102: UAE – forecast for Saudi Arabia Outbound Tourist Visitors Purpose for Study (No. of Tourist), 2022 – 2027
Figure-103: UAE – Saudi Arabia Outbound Tourist Market (Million US$), 2016 – 2021
Figure-104: UAE – forecast for Saudi Arabia Outbound Tourist Market (Million US$), 2022 – 2027
List of Tables:
Table-01: Saudi Arabia Outbound Tourism Market Share by Country (Percent), 2016 – 2021
Table-02: Forecast for – Saudi Arabia Outbound Tourism Market Share by Country (Percent), 2022 – 2027
Table-03: Saudi Arabia Outbound Tourism Volume Share by Country (Percent), 2016 – 2021
Table-04: Forecast for – Saudi Arabia Outbound Tourism Volume Share by Country (Percent), 2022 – 2027
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