United Arab Emirates: Tourist departures

The latest value from 2020 is 6458 thousand tourists, a decline from 18906 thousand tourists in 2019. In comparison, the world average is 4609 thousand tourists, based on data from 73 countries. Historically, the average for the United Arab Emirates from 2015 to 2020 is 16636 thousand tourists. The minimum value, 6458 thousand tourists, was reached in 2020 while the maximum of 18967 thousand tourists was recorded in 2018. See the global rankings for that indicator or use the country comparator to compare trends over time.

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.