In 2024, Saudi Arabia hosted a total of 116 million tourists from both home and abroad. Tourism expenditures increased by 11 percent compared to the previous year and reached 284 billion riyals.

Saudi Arabia's Ministry of Tourism published the Tourism Sector Statistics Report for 2024. In the report, it was emphasized that tourism in the country gained momentum for the second consecutive year and the sector continued to grow.

Minister of Tourism Ahmed Al Khateeb said in a statement on the report that this strong performance was possible with the guidance and support of the country's leadership. Al Khateeb said that tourism has now become one of the cornerstones of Saudi Arabia's Vision 2030 and that the Ministry and all stakeholders in the ecosystem have contributed greatly to the growth of the sector.

According to data, in 2024, the total number of tourists increased by nearly 6% to 116 million. Approximately 30 million of these visits came from abroad, while 86.2 million were domestic trips.

The country recorded an 8 percent increase in the number of visitors from abroad, reaching the highest number of foreign tourists in its history. The expenditures made within the scope of these visits increased by 19 percent to 168.5 billion riyals in 2024.

Domestic tourism also continued its steady growth. 86.2 million domestic tourists traveled to the country, spending 115.3 billion riyals.