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Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabia

Global context

Measure2018
International tourism expenditure (US$bn)16.3
Global rank for international tourism expenditure24
Number of outbound visits (m)9.4
Most visited destinationBahrain
Most visited destination in Western EuropeUnited Kingdom

Key demographic and economic data

Measure2018
Population (m)33.4
GDP per capita PPP (US$)52,696
Annual average GDP growth over past decade (%)3.1
Annual average GDP growth in the past year (%)0.2

Resources

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

More resources

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 = 4.5954 SAR

As of 22 August 2019

Retrieved from the Bank of England

Inbound visits to Britain from Saudi Arabia

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Access to Britain from Saudi Arabia

Measure2018
Weekly aircraft departures32
Weekly seat capacity8,596
Airports with direct routes in Saudi Arabia2
Airports with direct routes in Britain2
  • There are 32 direct, non-stopping flight departures to Britain a week, with a total seat capacity of 8,586 seats a week*
  • Two 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

 

*2018 data (excluding routes from Madinah to the UK)

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