International tourism revenues in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) states rose to $120.2 billion in 2024, up 39.6 percent from 2019 and 8.9 percent from 2023, the Statistical Centre for the Cooperation Council for the Arab States of the Gulf (Gulf-Stat) said.

In its "Travel and Tourism in the GCC Countries 2024" report, Gulf-Stat said international tourist arrivals to the region reached 72.2 million in 2024, up 51.5 percent from 2019 and 6.1 percent from 2023, taking the GCC's share of global tourism to 5.2 percent.