Dubai Chamber: AED 12.1 billion in 2018 for medical tourism



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Arabian Business Egypt: A recent analysis from the Dubai Chamber of Commerce and Industry showed that medical tourism sales to the UAE reached AED 12.1 billion in 2018, an increase of 5.5% over the previous year. 39, previous year.

Medical tourism sales to the UAE will continue to grow to AED 19.5 billion by 2023, representing a cumulative annual growth rate of 10.7 percent over the next five years.

The analysis resulted in the following results:

Sales of medical tourism from 2014 to 2019 reached an annual growth rate of 11.9%.

United Arab Emirates health sector spending reached AED 50.3 billion in 2018, up 5.4% from the previous year, health sector spending in the UAE including the purchase of services and health goods by public and private entities.

According to the latest medical tourism index, Dubai and Abu Dhabi rank respectively 16th and 25th among the world's top destinations for medical tourism.

The number of tourists arriving for treatment in Dubai has also increased from 107,000 in 2012 to 337,000 in 2018.

The number of partners of Dubai Health Experience increased from 24 to 76 between 2012 and 2018, the most requested specialties of medical tourism in Dubai being orthopedics, sports medicine, dermatology, skin care, dentistry and fertility treatments.

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