Saudi Arabia

Global context

Measure	2018
International tourism expenditure (US$bn)	16.3
Global rank for international tourism expenditure	24
Number of outbound visits (m)	8.5
Most visited destination	United Arab Emirates
Most visited destination in Western Europe	United Kingdom

Key demographic and economic data

Measure	2018
Population (m)	33.7
GDP per capita PPP (US$)	52,423
Annual average GDP growth over past decade (%)	3.2
Annual average GDP growth in the past year (%)	2.4

GCC Market Profile (PDF, 1.58MB, Published February 2018)

visitbritain_marketprofile_gcc.pdf

Saudi Arabia Market Snapshot (PDF, 936 KB)

saudi_arabia_market_snapshot_aug_2018.pdf

Saudi Arabia Aviation Profile (PDF, 166KB)

aviation_market_ksa_20190708.pdf

Find out where visitors from Saudi Arabia reside in their own country (Excel, 212KB, Published in 2016)

annual_states_of_residence_2018_for_web.xlsx

Explore the perceived barriers which stop visitors from Saudi Arabia visiting regions outside of London (PDF, 2.46M, Published October 2014)

2014-10 Exploring Great Britain research – Emerging Markets_3.pdf

Exchange rate

1 GBP = 4.8481 SAR

As of 24 February 2020

Retrieved from the Bank of England

Inbound visits to Britain from Saudi Arabia

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Total expenditure (GBP)

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Access to Britain from Saudi Arabia

Measure	2019
Weekly aircraft departures	32
Weekly seat capacity	8,738
Airports with direct routes in Saudi Arabia	3
Airports with direct routes in Britain	2

There are 32 direct, non-stopping flight departures to Britain a week, with a total seat capacity of 8,738 seats a week*
Three airports in Saudi Arabia serve two British airports*
The current reduced rate of Air Passenger Duty for visitors departing Britain for Saudi Arabia is £78

*2019 data (excluding routes from Madinah to the UK)

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