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Middle East

10.34K
Tourists • Aug 2026
-3.4% vs. previous month
6.9% vs. same month previous year
15.83K
Tourists • Q2 2026
69.8% vs. previous quarter
-37.2% vs. same quarter previous year
82.56K
Tourists • 2025
3.6% vs. previous year
Month
Quarter
Year
Composition of Tourist arrivals from Middle East for August 2026
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Composition of Tourist arrivals from Middle East for Q2 2026
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Composition of Tourist arrivals from Middle East for 2025
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Values in Thousands (K) of Tourists
2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026
Jan 0.30 0.05 0.27 0.34 0.49 0.43 0.56 0.67 1.30 2.31 2.81 3.89 4.34 3.97 5.57 4.20 7.30 2.37 5.11 4.46 5.17 4.81 5.88
Feb 0.12 0.01 0.20 0.43 0.71 0.74 1.04 1.14 1.24 1.95 2.77 2.51 2.73 3.38 2.72 3.65 4.79 1.99 6.46 5.66 6.99 6.03 2.23
Mar 0.09 0.03 0.08 0.33 0.53 0.53 0.60 0.64 1.80 2.40 2.81 4.12 4.34 3.98 3.61 4.96 1.35 3.37 9.56 6.40 1.81 3.85 1.22
Apr 0.10 0.05 0.13 0.38 0.74 0.87 1.23 1.07 1.60 2.43 2.92 3.41 4.42 4.23 4.60 6.44 0.00 2.30 1.58 7.12 8.74 7.83 2.09
May 0.09 0.05 0.12 0.47 0.54 0.52 0.59 0.84 1.23 1.77 2.71 2.74 4.61 2.73 2.07 0.74 0.00 7.06 11.13 6.65 5.03 6.11 8.27
Jun 0.17 0.07 0.21 0.50 0.70 0.58 0.69 1.21 2.53 4.50 3.78 2.34 0.73 2.60 4.57 7.69 0.00 11.05 6.69 9.94 10.90 11.26 5.46
Jul 0.57 0.15 0.33 0.91 1.39 1.36 1.88 2.38 2.11 1.22 2.24 4.78 7.24 6.59 6.69 7.11 0.25 19.40 12.41 10.55 10.25 10.00 10.70
Aug 0.43 0.19 0.32 0.93 1.15 0.79 0.42 0.81 2.71 5.57 5.80 5.22 6.53 7.55 7.42 7.99 2.07 14.42 7.50 9.12 8.54 9.67 10.34
Sep 0.21 0.12 0.08 0.19 0.35 0.93 1.45 1.74 1.68 2.33 2.81 4.67 6.80 5.43 3.95 4.61 1.63 8.30 4.31 5.70 5.68 5.43
Oct 0.04 0.00 0.15 0.63 0.95 0.58 0.64 0.83 2.64 3.83 3.93 2.15 2.40 2.29 2.98 3.48 1.82 6.81 4.27 4.08 4.11 4.81
Nov 0.18 0.18 0.15 0.45 0.42 1.41 1.62 2.10 1.40 1.57 1.75 2.18 3.93 3.06 3.43 4.26 2.53 7.21 5.11 5.27 6.23 6.27
Dec 0.15 0.09 0.16 0.90 1.19 0.80 0.92 1.15 1.59 2.16 2.88 3.97 3.27 3.40 4.52 4.88 4.56 7.15 5.82 5.72 6.25 6.49
2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026
Q1 0.51 0.10 0.55 1.10 1.73 1.70 2.20 2.44 4.34 6.67 8.39 10.52 11.41 11.33 11.90 12.81 13.44 7.73 21.13 16.52 13.97 14.70 9.32
Q2 0.36 0.17 0.46 1.35 1.97 1.97 2.50 3.12 5.37 8.71 9.40 8.49 9.75 9.56 11.23 14.87 0.00 20.40 19.41 23.71 24.67 25.20 15.83
Q3 1.21 0.45 0.73 2.03 2.89 3.08 3.75 4.93 6.50 9.13 10.86 14.67 20.58 19.57 18.06 19.71 3.94 42.12 24.22 25.38 24.47 25.10
Q4 0.37 0.27 0.45 1.97 2.55 2.78 3.18 4.08 5.63 7.55 8.56 8.30 9.59 8.74 10.93 12.62 8.91 21.17 15.21 15.07 16.59 17.57
2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
2.45 0.98 2.20 6.45 9.14 9.53 11.63 14.57 21.84 32.05 37.20 41.98 51.33 49.19 52.11 60.00 26.29 91.41 79.96 80.67 79.71 82.56
Data
ID 186
Range Jan 2004 - Aug 2026
Frequency Monthly
Source
Ministry of Tourism and Environment

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