The Role of Tourism in Economic Growth: Empirical Evidence from Saudi Arabia

Tourism is vital to the success of many economies worldwide and has been a widely researched area for years. Unfortunately, an insufficient number studies have conducted on this subject in context Saudi Arabia. Therefore, research investigates role tourism promoting economic growth Kingdom Arabia by using annual time series data from 2003 2019. The study uses basic statistics, correlation coefficients, unit root test, Johansen co-integration regression test Granger causality check relationship between growth. results show that long-run with receipts, expenditures tourist arrivals; arrivals strong growth, compared other parameters. empirical validate concept promotes kingdom