Tourism Intelligence Dashboard

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United Arab Emirates

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan

United Arab Emirates is a tourism destination in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan. This dashboard presents the best available tourism indicators and historical arrivals data from official sources.

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International Tourist Arrivals

11.5M

Latest verified value · 2021

International Tourism Receipts

$34.4B

Latest verified value · 2021

Tourism Intelligence

Executive summary

A concise interpretation of the strongest official tourism records currently available for United Arab Emirates.

2 indicators available

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan

High income

International tourist arrivals were 11.5M in 2021. International tourism receipts were $34.4B in 2021.

The figures shown here are drawn from UN Tourism. Reporting years may differ between indicators because TCTI displays the strongest verified or published value currently available for each measure.

Key Tourism Indicators

Tourism performance at a glance

Verified tourism indicators currently available for United Arab Emirates. Reporting years may differ by dataset.

2021

International Tourist Arrivals

11.5M

UN Tourism · 2021

International Tourist Arrivals

Verified

2021

International Tourism Receipts

$34.4B

UN Tourism · 2021

International Tourism Receipts

Verified

Data Availability

40% dashboard coverage

2 of 5 dashboard indicators currently have usable official data for United Arab Emirates.

Available

✓International Tourist Arrivals · 2021
✓International Tourism Receipts · 2021

Not Yet Available

○Tourist Nights
○Tourism Direct Share of GDP
○Resident Tourism Trips

Official Sources

Data sources used for United Arab Emirates

These organizations and datasets provide the indicators currently displayed on this country dashboard.

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UN Tourism

Latest displayed year: 2021

Official

Indicators

• International Tourist Arrivals
• International Tourism Receipts

Datasets

International Tourist Arrivals
International Tourism Receipts

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Historical Trend

International arrivals over time

Annual international tourist arrivals reported for United Arab Emirates. Values are shown in millions.

Source: UN TourismYears: 1995–2021Annual data

Dataset: International Tourist Arrivals

About the Data

Best available official data

TCTI evaluates available tourism records by reporting status, year, source priority, official-source status, and publication history. The dashboard displays the strongest available record while preserving historical observations and alternative sources in the database.