Updated: Feb 04, 2025
Did you know Dubai is the 4th most visited city in the world after London, Paris, and Bangkok and has the world's highest visitor-per-resident ratio, from 4.9 visitors per resident in 2009 to 5.7 in 2015? Check out our Dubai Tourism infographic for the latest Dubai tourism statistics and trends.
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City | International Overnight Visitors (In millions) |
London | 18.82 |
Paris | 18.24 |
Bangkok | 16.06 |
Dubai | 14.26 |
Istanbul | 12.56 |
Estimate number of visitors by 2020 – 20 Million
Dubai has the world's highest visitor-per-resident ratio, from 4.9 visitors per resident in 2009 to 5.7 in 2015
Infographic by GO-Globe Web Design Dubai
Year | Estimated number of tourists (In millions) |
2011 | 9.3 |
2012 | 10.0 |
2013 | 11.0 |
2014 | 13.2 |
2015 | 14.3 |
Year | International overnight visitor spending (in billion U.S. dollars) |
2011 | 8.1 |
2012 | 9.13 |
2013 | 10.4 |
2014 | 10.9 |
2015 | 11.68 |
The average length of stay increased from 3.78 days to 3.84 days in 2014.
Source Market |
Saudi Arabia |
India |
UK |
USA |
Iran |
Oman |
China |
Kuwait |
Russia |
Germany |
Country | %age of tourist spending |
US | 21% |
Saudi Arabia | 12% |
UK | 9% |
China | 4% |
Kuwait | 3.4% |