Number of international tourist arrivals in Saudi Arabia 2010-2023
In 2023, the number of international tourists arriving in Saudi Arabia reached approximately 27.5 million visitors. Like many countries in the region, the Kingdom saw a significant drop in visitors in 2020 and 2021 due to travel restrictions in place from the COVID-19 pandemic. However, since then, numbers have significantly rebounded and even surpassed pre-pandemic levels. The country has always received high levels of international visitors who came to visit the two holy cities of Makkah and Al-Madinah. In recent years, they have tried to broaden their offerings to much more leisure, sports, and other holiday-focused travel.
