Expenditure of international tourism rose 0.639% to USD 13,232 mil in Kuwait in 2016, according to Eurostat.
Historically, expenditure of international tourism in Kuwait reached an all time high of USD 13,232 mil in 2016 and an all time low of USD 2,514 mil in 1995. When compared to Kuwait's main peers, expenditure of international tourism in Bahrain amounted to USD 1,921 mil, USD 5,027 mil in Iraq, USD 9,893 mil in Iran and USD 17,671 mil in Saudi Arabia in 2016.
Kuwait has been ranked 24th within the group of 160 countries we follow in terms of expenditure of international tourism, 6 places above the position seen 10 years ago.
| International Tourism, Expenditure (USD) | Unit | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 |
| Bahrain | USD mil | 758 | 4,939 | 3,267 | 3,178 | 2,522 | ... | |||||||||||||||
| Iran | USD mil | 10,130 | 9,658 | 11,142 | 12,568 | 9,271 | ... | ... | ||||||||||||||
| Iraq | USD mil | ... | ... | 6,115 | 7,934 | 7,647 | 8,093 | 7,855 | ||||||||||||||
| Jordan | USD mil | 1,251 | 1,267 | 1,367 | 1,496 | 1,493 | ||||||||||||||||
| Kuwait | USD mil | 12,280 | 13,148 | 13,232 | 13,722 | 14,318 | ||||||||||||||||
| Pakistan | USD mil | 2,209 | 2,642 | 2,931 | 3,316 | 2,959 | ||||||||||||||||
| Qatar | USD mil | ... | ... | ... | ... | 12,871 | 11,641 | 13,152 | 12,284 | 11,754 | ||||||||||||
| Saudi Arabia | USD mil | ... | ... | 25,137 | 20,366 | 17,671 | 19,065 | 17,939 | ||||||||||||||
| Syria | USD mil | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||||||||||||
| Turkmenistan | USD mil | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| United Arab Emirates | USD mil | 15,848 | 16,637 | 17,127 | 17,645 | 18,004 | ||||||||||||||||
| Yemen | USD mil | 158 | 79.0 | 56.0 | ... | ... | ... | ... |
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