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Middle East

8.27K
Tourists • May 2026
295.6% vs. previous month
35.3% vs. same month previous year
9.32K
Tourists • Q1 2026
-46.9% vs. previous quarter
-36.6% 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 May 2026
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Composition of Tourist arrivals from Middle East for Q1 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
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
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
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
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 - May 2026
Frequency Monthly
Source
Ministry of Tourism and Environment

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