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🔅 Tourist Numbers:
🔸️ The total number of tourists reached 109.3 million, an increase of 65% compared to 2022.
🔸️ This includes 27.4 million inbound tourists and 81.9 million domestic tourists.
🔅 Tourism Expenditure:
🔸️ The total tourism expenditure amounted to 255.6 billion SAR ($68.2 billion).
🔸️ Inbound tourists contributed 141.2 billion SAR ($37.6 billion), while domestic tourists spent 114.4 billion SAR ($30.5 billion).
🔅 Contribution to GDP:
🔸️ The tourism sector contributed 4.4% to the GDP.
🔅 Growth in Inbound Tourism:
🔸️ The number of inbound tourists increased by 65% compared to 2022.
🔸️ Tourism expenditure by inbound tourists reached 141.2 billion SAR ($37.6 billion), an increase of 44% compared to the previous year.
🔅 Growth in Domestic Tourism:
🔸️ The number of domestic tourists increased by 5.2% compared to 2022.
🔸️ Domestic tourism expenditure amounted to 114.4 billion SAR ($30.5 billion), an increase of 6.7% compared to the previous year.
🔅 Tourists from GCC Countries:
🇧🇭 Bahrain: 3.4 million tourists
🇰🇼 Kuwait: 2.3 million tourists
🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates: 1.4 million tourists
🇶🇦 Qatar: 1.1 million tourists
🇴🇲 Oman: 455 thousand tourists
🔅 Most Visited Regions:
🔝 Makkah: 15.4 million visitors
🔝 Madinah: 9.6 million visitors