Bahrain tourist spending for 2020 was 724.00 million US dollars, a 81.24% decline from 2019.

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<li>Bahrain tourist spending for 2019 was <strong>3.86 billion US dollars</strong>, a <strong>0.68% increase</strong> from 2018.</li>
<li>Bahrain tourist spending for 2018 was <strong>3.83 billion US dollars</strong>, a <strong>12.47% decline</strong> from 2017.</li>
<li>Bahrain tourist spending for 2017 was <strong>4.38 billion US dollars</strong>, a <strong>8.93% increase</strong> from 2016.</li>
</ul>International tourism receipts are expenditures by international inbound visitors, including payments to national carriers for international transport. These receipts include any other prepayment made for goods or services received in the destination country. They also may include receipts from same-day visitors, except when these are important enough to justify separate classification. For some countries they do not include receipts for passenger transport items. Data are in current U.S. dollars.

Calculating the number of inbound visitors using air, sea and land transportationSource: Inbound Tourism Survey

Tourist Arrivals in Bahrain increased to 17244.40 Thousand in 2023 from 13770.15 Thousand in 2022. This dataset includes a chart with historical data for Bahrain Tourist Arrivals.

Bahrain BH: International Tourism: Receipts: % of Total Exports data was reported at 2.819 % in 2020. This records a decrease from the previous number of 12.841 % for 2019. Bahrain BH: International Tourism: Receipts: % of Total Exports data is updated yearly, averaging 11.946 % from Dec 1995 (Median) to 2020, with 26 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 16.908 % in 2016 and a record low of 2.819 % in 2020. Bahrain BH: International Tourism: Receipts: % of Total Exports data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Bahrain – Table BH.World Bank.WDI: Tourism Statistics. International tourism receipts are expenditures by international inbound visitors, including payments to national carriers for international transport. These receipts include any other prepayment made for goods or services received in the destination country. They also may include receipts from same-day visitors, except when these are important enough to justify separate classification. For some countries they do not include receipts for passenger transport items. Their share in exports is calculated as a ratio to exports of goods and services, which comprise all transactions between residents of a country and the rest of the world involving a change of ownership from residents to nonresidents of general merchandise, goods sent for processing and repairs, nonmonetary gold, and services.;World Tourism Organization, Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, and IMF and World Bank exports estimates.;Weighted average;

International tourism, receipts (current US$) in Bahrain was reported at 724000000 USD in 2020, according to the World Bank collection of development indicators, compiled from officially recognized sources. Bahrain - International tourism, receipts - actual values, historical data, forecasts and projections were sourced from the World Bank on July of 2025.

In 2022, the number of international tourists arriving in Bahrain was almost ten million. During the examined period, the number of international tourists arriving in Bahrain was the highest in 2018, valuing to 12 million.

International tourism, receipts (% of total exports) in Bahrain was reported at 2.8193 % in 2020, according to the World Bank collection of development indicators, compiled from officially recognized sources. Bahrain - International tourism, receipts (% of total exports) - actual values, historical data, forecasts and projections were sourced from the World Bank on July of 2025.

International tourism, number of arrivals in Bahrain was reported at 1909000 in 2020, according to the World Bank collection of development indicators, compiled from officially recognized sources. Bahrain - International tourism, number of arrivals - actual values, historical data, forecasts and projections were sourced from the World Bank on July of 2025.

Bahrain BH: International Tourism: Receipts: for Travel Items data was reported at 673.000 USD mn in 2020. This records a decrease from the previous number of 3.681 USD bn for 2019. Bahrain BH: International Tourism: Receipts: for Travel Items data is updated yearly, averaging 1.042 USD bn from Dec 1995 (Median) to 2020, with 26 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 4.245 USD bn in 2017 and a record low of 247.000 USD mn in 1995. Bahrain BH: International Tourism: Receipts: for Travel Items data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Bahrain – Table BH.World Bank.WDI: Tourism Statistics. International tourism receipts for travel items are expenditures by international inbound visitors in the reporting economy. The goods and services are purchased by, or on behalf of, the traveler or provided, without a quid pro quo, for the traveler to use or give away. These receipts should include any other prepayment made for goods or services received in the destination country. They also may include receipts from same-day visitors, except in cases where these are so important as to justify a separate classification. Excluded is the international carriage of travelers, which is covered in passenger travel items. Data are in current U.S. dollars.;World Tourism Organization, Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files.;Gap-filled total;

Bahrain BH: International Tourism: Expenditures data was reported at 2.637 USD bn in 2019. This records an increase from the previous number of 2.522 USD bn for 2018. Bahrain BH: International Tourism: Expenditures data is updated yearly, averaging 639.000 USD mn from Dec 1995 (Median) to 2019, with 25 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 4.939 USD bn in 2015 and a record low of 298.000 USD mn in 1996. Bahrain BH: International Tourism: Expenditures data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Bahrain – Table BH.World Bank.WDI: Tourism Statistics. International tourism expenditures are expenditures of international outbound visitors in other countries, including payments to foreign carriers for international transport. These expenditures may include those by residents traveling abroad as same-day visitors, except in cases where these are important enough to justify separate classification. For some countries they do not include expenditures for passenger transport items. Data are in current U.S. dollars.;World Tourism Organization, Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files.;Gap-filled total;

An indicator that measures the Average Daily Spend visitor , whether it is a one-day visitor or an overnight visitor (tourist), and it is calculated by the total expenditure divided by (one-day visitor + tourist).Source: Inbound Tourism Survey

According to the data provided by the World Tourism Organization (UNWTO), in 2020, tourism expenditure balance as a share of gross domestic product in Bahrain was estimated at approximately **** percent, compared to *** percent in 2009.

According to the data provided by the World Tourism Organization (UNWTO), in 2020, outbound tourism expenditure as a share of gross domestic product in Bahrain was estimated at approximately 2.4 percent. This was a decrease compared to almost seven percent in the previous year, prior to the COVID-19 outbreak.

According to the data provided by the World Tourism Organization (UNWTO), in 2021, the number of employees of the tourism industry in Bahrain amounted to approximately ** thousand, compared to ** thousand in the previous year.

International tourism, receipts for travel items (current US$) in Bahrain was reported at 673000000 USD in 2020, according to the World Bank collection of development indicators, compiled from officially recognized sources. Bahrain - International tourism, receipts for travel items - actual values, historical data, forecasts and projections were sourced from the World Bank on July of 2025.

Bahrain BH: International Tourism: Receipts: for Passenger Transport Items data was reported at 51.000 USD mn in 2020. This records a decrease from the previous number of 179.000 USD mn for 2019. Bahrain BH: International Tourism: Receipts: for Passenger Transport Items data is updated yearly, averaging 336.000 USD mn from Dec 1995 (Median) to 2020, with 26 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 801.000 USD mn in 2010 and a record low of 51.000 USD mn in 2020. Bahrain BH: International Tourism: Receipts: for Passenger Transport Items data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Bahrain – Table BH.World Bank.WDI: Tourism Statistics. International tourism receipts for passenger transport items are expenditures by international inbound visitors for all services provided in the international transportation by resident carriers. Also included are passenger services performed within an economy by nonresident carriers. Excluded are passenger services provided to nonresidents by resident carriers within the resident economies; these are included in travel items. In addition to the services covered by passenger fares--including fares that are a part of package tours but excluding cruise fares, which are included in travel--passenger services include such items as charges for excess baggage, vehicles, or other personal accompanying effects and expenditures for food, drink, or other items for which passengers make expenditures while on board carriers. Data are in current U.S. dollars.;World Tourism Organization, Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files.;Gap-filled total;

Key information about Bahrain Visitor Arrivals

• Bahrain Visitor Arrivals recorded 1,909,000 person in Dec 2020, compared with 11,061,000 person in the previous year
• Bahrain Visitor Arrivals data is updated yearly, available from Dec 1995 to Dec 2020
• The data reached an all-time high of 12,045,000 person in Dec 2018 and a record low of 1,909,000 person in Dec 2020

Calculating the number of inbound visitors (arrivals) to the Kingdom according to the country in Region of Residence.Source: Inbound Tourism Survey

International tourism, receipts for passenger transport items (current US$) in Bahrain was reported at 51000000 USD in 2020, according to the World Bank collection of development indicators, compiled from officially recognized sources. Bahrain - International tourism, receipts for passenger transport items - actual values, historical data, forecasts and projections were sourced from the World Bank on July of 2025.

This statistic presents inbound tourism expenditure as a share of goods and services exports in Bahrain from 2008 to 2018. According to the data provided by the World Tourism Organization (UNWTO), in 2018, inbound tourism expenditure as a share of goods and services exports was estimated at approximately **** percent, compared to *** percent in 2008.