The UAE has climbed from 13th to 6th globally among top earners from international tourism, logging $51.9 million in international tourism receipts, according to the UN Tourism’s May 2024 World Tourism Barometer.
The United Nations’ tourism agency reported that the US led the international tourism receipts, earning $176 billion in 2023, followed by Spain ($92 billion), the UK ($74 billion), France ($69 billion), and Italy ($56 billion), with the UAE in sixth place.
Following the above, destinations earning the most from international tourism in 2023 include Türkiye, Australia, Canada, Japan, Germany, Saudi Arabia, Macao (China), India and Mexico, completing the top 15 list of tourism earners.
Significant movements in the rankings among the top earners include the UK rising to 3rd from 5th pre-pandemic, Türkiye from 12th to 7th, Canada from 15th to 9th, Saudi Arabia from 27th to 12th, and Mexico from 17th to 15th.
Additionally, Croatia moved from 32nd to 25th, Morocco from 41st to 31st, and the Dominican Republic from 43rd to 34th. Qatar rose from 51st to 37th, and Colombia climbed from 50th to 44th in the Top 50 ranking by receipts in 2023.
