THE NUMBERS
SAR 836.1BN ($222.45bn) Travel & tourism’s GDP contribution by 2034, almost 16% 3.6MN+ Travel & tourism jobs forecast by 2034 649,000+ Tourism training opportunities delivered in Saudi Arabia $113BN Tourism investment mobilised in Novem- ber 2025 targeting global sector growth $52.4BN Saudi outbound tourism market value by 2033 2034 Saudi Arabia hosts the FIFA World Cup – the first 48-team edition staged in a single country 2MN Annual visitors targeted by AlUla by 2035 44.2MN Saudi Arabia’s projected population by 2040 30% Net conservation benefit Red Sea Global aims to deliver for local ecosystems by 2040 2060 Saudi Arabia’s target year for net-zero emissions Sources: WTTC; PIF; Saudi Vision 2030; OECD; Royal Commission for AlUla; Red Sea Global; Saudi Green Initiative; FIFA; Coherent Market Insights; Mordor Intelligence.
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