United Arab Emirates - International tourism
International tourism, number of arrivals
The value for International tourism, number of arrivals in United Arab Emirates was 8,084,000 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 5 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 25,282,000 in 2019 and a minimum value of 8,084,000 in 2020.
Definition: International inbound tourists (overnight visitors) are the number of tourists who travel to a country other than that in which they have their usual residence, but outside their usual environment, for a period not exceeding 12 months and whose main purpose in visiting is other than an activity remunerated from within the country visited. When data on number of tourists are not available, the number of visitors, which includes tourists, same-day visitors, cruise passengers, and crew members, is shown instead. Sources and collection methods for arrivals differ across countries. In some cases data are from border statistics (police, immigration, and the like) and supplemented by border surveys. In other cases data are from tourism accommodation establishments. For some countries number of arrivals is limited to arrivals by air and for others to arrivals staying in hotels. Some countries include arrivals of nationals residing abroad while others do not. Caution should thus be used in comparing arrivals across countries. The data on inbound tourists refer to the number of arrivals, not to the number of people traveling. Thus a person who makes several trips to a country during a given period is counted each time as a new arrival.
Source: World Tourism Organization, Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files.
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| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 2015 | 19,313,000 |
| 2016 | 20,894,000 |
| 2017 | 21,805,000 |
| 2018 | 23,092,000 |
| 2019 | 25,282,000 |
| 2020 | 8,084,000 |
International tourism, number of departures
The value for International tourism, number of departures in United Arab Emirates was 6,458,000 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 5 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 18,967,000 in 2018 and a minimum value of 6,458,000 in 2020.
Definition: International outbound tourists are the number of departures that people make from their country of usual residence to any other country for any purpose other than a remunerated activity in the country visited. The data on outbound tourists refer to the number of departures, not to the number of people traveling. Thus a person who makes several trips from a country during a given period is counted each time as a new departure.
Source: World Tourism Organization, Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files.
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| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 2015 | 17,890,000 |
| 2016 | 18,728,000 |
| 2017 | 18,866,000 |
| 2018 | 18,967,000 |
| 2019 | 18,906,000 |
| 2020 | 6,458,000 |
International tourism, receipts (current US$)
The latest value for International tourism, receipts (current US$) in United Arab Emirates was $24,615,400,000 as of 2020. Over the past 25 years, the value for this indicator has fluctuated between $38,413,300,000 in 2019 and $632,000,000 in 1995.
Definition: 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.
Source: World Tourism Organization, Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files.
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| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 1995 | $632,000,000 |
| 1996 | $743,000,000 |
| 1997 | $814,000,000 |
| 1998 | $859,000,000 |
| 1999 | $893,000,000 |
| 2000 | $1,063,000,000 |
| 2001 | $1,200,000,000 |
| 2002 | $1,332,000,000 |
| 2003 | $1,438,000,000 |
| 2004 | $1,593,000,000 |
| 2005 | $3,218,000,000 |
| 2006 | $4,972,000,000 |
| 2007 | $6,072,000,000 |
| 2008 | $7,162,000,000 |
| 2009 | $7,352,000,000 |
| 2010 | $8,577,000,000 |
| 2011 | $9,204,000,000 |
| 2012 | $10,924,000,000 |
| 2013 | $12,389,000,000 |
| 2014 | $15,221,000,000 |
| 2015 | $25,587,100,000 |
| 2016 | $28,657,400,000 |
| 2017 | $29,705,500,000 |
| 2018 | $34,609,500,000 |
| 2019 | $38,413,300,000 |
| 2020 | $24,615,400,000 |
International tourism, expenditures (current US$)
The latest value for International tourism, expenditures (current US$) in United Arab Emirates was $15,085,000,000 as of 2020. Over the past 20 years, the value for this indicator has fluctuated between $18,382,000,000 in 2019 and $3,019,000,000 in 2000.
Definition: International tourism expenditures are expenditures of international outbound visitors in other countries, including payments to foreign carriers for international transport. These expenditures may include those by residents traveling abroad as same-day visitors, except in cases where these are important enough to justify separate classification. For some countries they do not include expenditures for passenger transport items. Data are in current U.S. dollars.
Source: World Tourism Organization, Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files.
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| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 2000 | $3,019,000,000 |
| 2001 | $3,321,000,000 |
| 2002 | $3,651,000,000 |
| 2003 | $3,956,000,000 |
| 2004 | $4,472,000,000 |
| 2005 | $6,186,000,000 |
| 2006 | $8,827,000,000 |
| 2007 | $11,273,000,000 |
| 2008 | $13,288,000,000 |
| 2009 | $10,347,000,000 |
| 2010 | $11,818,000,000 |
| 2011 | $13,206,000,000 |
| 2012 | $15,072,000,000 |
| 2013 | $16,188,000,000 |
| 2014 | $15,848,000,000 |
| 2015 | $16,637,100,000 |
| 2016 | $17,127,260,000 |
| 2017 | $17,644,700,000 |
| 2018 | $18,004,100,000 |
| 2019 | $18,382,000,000 |
| 2020 | $15,085,000,000 |
Classification
Topic: Private Sector & Trade Indicators
Sub-Topic: Travel & tourism
