Spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of GDP by country
Money received by the destination country from foreign visitors, including spending on accommodation, food, transport, entertainment, shopping, and fares paid to the country’s own airlines, as a share of, as a share of GDP.
Countries reporting
191
Highest
71.0%
Macau, China
Lowest
0.0%
Papua New Guinea
Median
2.8%
Years covered
30
1995–2024
Data points
4,349
What the numbers show
Spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of GDP is currently reported for 191 countries. The highest value is 71.0% in Macau, China; the lowest is 0.0% in Papua New Guinea.
The median across all reporting countries is 2.8%, and the mean is 8.0%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 13,648.
Over the past decade 73 countries rose and 93 fell. The largest increase was in Myanmar (up 1,539.5%), and the largest decrease in Viet Nam (down 98.8%).
Spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of GDP: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Macau, China | 71.0% | 2023 | down 16.3% | flat |
| 2 | Aruba | 70.1% | 2023 | up 27.0% | rising |
| 3 | Maldives | 68.0% | 2024 | down 10.5% | falling |
| 4 | Andorra | 66.5% | 2023 | — | rising |
| 5 | Sint Maarten (Dutch part) | 62.2% | 2023 | down 27.0% | falling |
| 6 | Saint Lucia | 53.2% | 2024 | — | rising |
| 7 | Grenada | 49.7% | 2024 | — | rising |
| 8 | Antigua and Barbuda | 48.8% | 2024 | down 16.2% | falling |
| 9 | Seychelles | 46.9% | 2023 | up 29.2% | rising |
| 10 | Bahamas | 35.0% | 2024 | up 66.9% | flat |
| 11 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 31.6% | 2024 | — | rising |
| 12 | Curaçao | 31.3% | 2023 | up 22.2% | rising |
| 13 | Lebanon | 27.8% | 2023 | up 85.3% | volatile |
| 14 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 27.0% | 2024 | up 16.7% | falling |
| 15 | Malta | 26.3% | 2024 | — | rising |
| 16 | Belize | 25.5% | 2024 | — | rising |
| 17 | Cape Verde | 23.9% | 2024 | up 7.6% | rising |
| 18 | United States Virgin Islands | 22.3% | 2021 | down 16.2% | falling |
| 19 | Albania | 21.9% | 2024 | up 57.4% | rising |
| 20 | Fiji | 21.5% | 2022 | down 13.7% | flat |
| 21 | Samoa | 19.8% | 2024 | up 6.8% | falling |
| 22 | Montenegro | 19.8% | 2024 | down 5.6% | falling |
| 23 | Jamaica | 19.6% | 2024 | up 37.4% | flat |
| 24 | Tuvalu | 18.8% | 2023 | up 52.1% | falling |
| 25 | Gambia | 18.6% | 2024 | up 108.0% | rising |
| 26 | Croatia | 17.8% | 2024 | up 19.0% | rising |
| 27 | Dominica | 17.0% | 2024 | — | rising |
| 28 | Mauritius | 15.4% | 2023 | up 20.4% | falling |
| 29 | Jordan | 15.4% | 2023 | up 13.1% | falling |
| 30 | Georgia | 14.3% | 2024 | up 30.1% | volatile |
| 31 | French Polynesia | 14.2% | 2016 | up 6.9% | rising |
| 32 | Barbados | 13.5% | 2022 | down 21.9% | falling |
| 33 | Cayman Islands | 11.5% | 2023 | up 1.7% | falling |
| 34 | Portugal | 11.3% | 2024 | up 47.6% | rising |
| 35 | El Salvador | 11.2% | 2024 | up 97.7% | rising |
| 36 | Qatar | 10.9% | 2024 | up 112.7% | rising |
| 37 | Panama | 10.5% | 2024 | down 6.1% | rising |
| 38 | Armenia | 10.5% | 2024 | up 22.6% | volatile |
| 39 | Cyprus | 10.4% | 2024 | down 17.6% | falling |
| 40 | Micronesia, Federated States of | 10.3% | 2008 | up 69.7% | rising |
| 41 | Greece | 10.2% | 2024 | up 21.8% | rising |
| 42 | Iceland | 9.7% | 2024 | — | rising |
| 43 | Tonga | 9.7% | 2024 | up 11.3% | rising |
| 44 | Bahrain | 9.0% | 2024 | up 62.7% | falling |
| 45 | Dominican Republic | 8.8% | 2024 | — | rising |
| 46 | Thailand | 8.8% | 2024 | down 6.8% | rising |
| 47 | Cambodia | 8.5% | 2024 | down 41.9% | rising |
| 48 | Morocco | 8.3% | 2023 | up 17.1% | rising |
| 49 | United Arab Emirates | 8.2% | 2021 | up 226.7% | volatile |
| 50 | Luxembourg | 7.2% | 2024 | down 38.1% | falling |
| 51 | Kyrgyzstan | 6.8% | 2022 | down 7.4% | volatile |
| 52 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 6.8% | 2024 | up 67.3% | rising |
| 53 | Tunisia | 6.7% | 2023 | up 14.4% | falling |
| 54 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 6.6% | 2023 | up 28.9% | falling |
| 55 | Spain | 6.2% | 2024 | — | falling |
| 56 | Bermuda | 6.1% | 2023 | down 11.4% | falling |
| 57 | Palau | 6.1% | 2022 | down 88.1% | falling |
| 58 | Bhutan | 5.9% | 2024 | up 25.6% | volatile |
| 59 | Comoros | 5.8% | 2023 | up 50.9% | rising |
| 60 | Malaysia | 5.8% | 2024 | down 19.5% | falling |
| 61 | Costa Rica | 5.8% | 2024 | down 3.7% | falling |
| 62 | Türkiye | 5.8% | 2024 | up 32.7% | rising |
| 63 | Hong Kong, China | 5.5% | 2024 | down 65.3% | volatile |
| 64 | Estonia | 5.5% | 2024 | down 34.9% | falling |
| 65 | Austria | 5.5% | 2024 | up 1.6% | falling |
| 66 | Republic of Moldova | 5.1% | 2024 | up 46.9% | rising |
| 67 | Slovenia | 5.0% | 2024 | down 18.3% | flat |
| 68 | Hungary | 4.9% | 2024 | down 7.7% | falling |
| 69 | Rwanda | 4.8% | 2023 | up 1.7% | volatile |
| 70 | Egypt | 4.4% | 2024 | up 69.0% | falling |
| 71 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 4.3% | 2023 | up 0.9% | falling |
| 72 | Serbia | 4.3% | 2023 | up 76.1% | rising |
| 73 | Bulgaria | 4.2% | 2024 | down 47.2% | falling |
| 74 | Singapore | 4.2% | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 75 | Vanuatu | 4.0% | 2022 | down 88.9% | falling |
| 76 | North Macedonia | 3.7% | 2024 | up 42.2% | rising |
| 77 | Saudi Arabia | 3.7% | 2024 | up 214.0% | rising |
| 78 | Ethiopia | 3.7% | 2023 | down 21.7% | rising |
| 79 | New Zealand | 3.7% | 2024 | — | rising |
| 80 | Oman | 3.5% | 2023 | up 65.9% | rising |
| 81 | Solomon Islands | 3.5% | 2024 | down 28.3% | volatile |
| 82 | Timor-Leste | 3.4% | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 83 | Myanmar | 3.3% | 2019 | up 1,539.5% | volatile |
| 84 | Azerbaijan | 3.3% | 2024 | down 9.3% | volatile |
| 85 | Namibia | 3.2% | 2024 | down 26.8% | falling |
| 86 | Ireland | 3.2% | 2023 | down 23.5% | falling |
| 87 | Mongolia | 3.1% | 2024 | up 47.4% | volatile |
| 88 | Australia | 3.1% | 2024 | up 18.9% | falling |
| 89 | Latvia | 3.1% | 2024 | — | rising |
| 90 | Trinidad and Tobago | 2.9% | 2024 | down 0.7% | falling |
| 91 | Puerto Rico | 2.9% | 2022 | down 22.4% | falling |
| 92 | Uzbekistan | 2.9% | 2024 | up 303.8% | volatile |
| 93 | Czechia | 2.9% | 2024 | down 20.9% | falling |
| 94 | New Caledonia | 2.8% | 2016 | down 3.5% | flat |
| 95 | Sri Lanka | 2.8% | 2023 | down 13.3% | rising |
| 96 | Uruguay | 2.8% | 2024 | down 26.7% | falling |
| 97 | Switzerland | 2.7% | 2024 | down 5.2% | falling |
| 98 | France | 2.7% | 2024 | up 15.4% | falling |
| 99 | Uganda | 2.7% | 2023 | down 18.5% | falling |
| 100 | Syria | 2.7% | 2011 | down 33.1% | rising |
| 101 | Denmark | 2.7% | 2024 | — | rising |
| 102 | Madagascar | 2.6% | 2022 | down 48.7% | rising |
| 103 | Nicaragua | 2.6% | 2024 | — | rising |
| 104 | Italy | 2.6% | 2024 | up 14.9% | falling |
| 105 | Philippines | 2.4% | 2024 | up 19.0% | falling |
| 106 | Colombia | 2.4% | 2024 | up 85.7% | rising |
| 107 | Guyana | 2.4% | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 108 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 2.3% | 2024 | — | falling |
| 109 | Lithuania | 2.2% | 2024 | — | falling |
| 110 | Canada | 2.2% | 2024 | up 97.1% | falling |
| 111 | Senegal | 2.1% | 2023 | down 19.1% | falling |
| 112 | Botswana | 2.0% | 2023 | down 40.0% | falling |
| 113 | Finland | 2.0% | 2024 | up 2.8% | flat |
| 114 | Togo | 2.0% | 2020 | down 8.8% | volatile |
| 115 | Nepal | 2.0% | 2024 | down 11.5% | falling |
| 116 | Mexico | 2.0% | 2024 | up 45.0% | rising |
| 117 | Honduras | 2.0% | 2024 | down 44.9% | falling |
| 118 | Brunei Darussalam | 2.0% | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 119 | Netherlands | 1.9% | 2024 | down 14.8% | falling |
| 120 | Poland | 1.8% | 2024 | down 21.6% | falling |
| 121 | Kuwait | 1.8% | 2024 | up 374.0% | falling |
| 122 | Norway | 1.8% | 2024 | up 22.8% | falling |
| 123 | Sweden | 1.8% | 2024 | down 18.2% | falling |
| 124 | Paraguay | 1.7% | 2024 | up 22.8% | rising |
| 125 | Iraq | 1.7% | 2023 | up 137.1% | rising |
| 126 | South Africa | 1.7% | 2024 | down 39.1% | falling |
| 127 | Peru | 1.7% | 2024 | down 14.4% | flat |
| 128 | Kenya | 1.6% | 2023 | down 45.3% | volatile |
| 129 | Romania | 1.6% | 2024 | up 34.6% | rising |
| 130 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 1.6% | 2024 | down 29.0% | falling |
| 131 | Belgium | 1.6% | 2024 | down 45.0% | falling |
| 132 | Ghana | 1.5% | 2024 | down 18.3% | volatile |
| 133 | Guatemala | 1.5% | 2024 | down 27.1% | falling |
| 134 | Ecuador | 1.4% | 2024 | down 0.2% | flat |
| 135 | Eritrea | 1.4% | 2009 | down 65.5% | falling |
| 136 | Japan | 1.4% | 2024 | up 235.5% | volatile |
| 137 | Chile | 1.4% | 2024 | up 11.1% | falling |
| 138 | Central African Republic | 1.3% | 2020 | up 97.6% | volatile |
| 139 | Slovakia | 1.3% | 2024 | down 49.5% | falling |
| 140 | Benin | 1.3% | 2023 | down 15.6% | falling |
| 141 | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 1.3% | 2018 | up 161.8% | rising |
| 142 | Indonesia | 1.3% | 2024 | down 2.1% | falling |
| 143 | Chad | 1.3% | 2002 | down 57.9% | falling |
| 144 | Djibouti | 1.2% | 2024 | — | rising |
| 145 | Mozambique | 1.2% | 2024 | down 4.2% | falling |
| 146 | Republic of Korea | 1.2% | 2024 | down 18.4% | falling |
| 147 | Guinea-Bissau | 1.1% | 2023 | up 72.5% | rising |
| 148 | Cuba | 1.1% | 2020 | down 73.3% | falling |
| 149 | Cameroon | 1.1% | 2023 | down 41.2% | rising |
| 150 | Burkina Faso | 1.0% | 2023 | down 32.7% | rising |
| 151 | India | 1.0% | 2024 | down 3.3% | flat |
| 152 | Kazakhstan | 1.0% | 2024 | down 4.2% | falling |
| 153 | Equatorial Guinea | 1.0% | 2001 | up 35.9% | volatile |
| 154 | Belarus | 0.9% | 2021 | down 21.5% | rising |
| 155 | Suriname | 0.9% | 2024 | down 54.0% | volatile |
| 156 | United States of America | 0.9% | 2024 | down 32.1% | falling |
| 157 | Germany | 0.9% | 2024 | down 42.2% | falling |
| 158 | Argentina | 0.8% | 2024 | down 21.3% | falling |
| 159 | Palestine, State of | 0.8% | 2024 | — | falling |
| 160 | Mali | 0.7% | 2023 | down 38.9% | falling |
| 161 | Tajikistan | 0.6% | 2024 | down 74.2% | volatile |
| 162 | Ukraine | 0.6% | 2024 | down 63.8% | volatile |
| 163 | Kiribati | 0.6% | 2024 | down 73.7% | volatile |
| 164 | Niger | 0.6% | 2023 | up 3.9% | falling |
| 165 | Côte d'Ivoire | 0.5% | 2022 | up 8.5% | rising |
| 166 | Eswatini | 0.5% | 2023 | up 420.0% | volatile |
| 167 | Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of | 0.5% | 2016 | up 5.2% | volatile |
| 168 | Israel | 0.5% | 2024 | down 78.4% | falling |
| 169 | Zimbabwe | 0.4% | 2023 | down 54.8% | volatile |
| 170 | Russian Federation | 0.4% | 2024 | down 58.5% | falling |
| 171 | Lesotho | 0.4% | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 172 | Afghanistan | 0.4% | 2020 | down 59.6% | falling |
| 173 | Yemen | 0.4% | 2016 | down 91.1% | volatile |
| 174 | Brazil | 0.3% | 2024 | up 11.6% | rising |
| 175 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 0.3% | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 176 | Pakistan | 0.3% | 2024 | down 10.8% | falling |
| 177 | Malawi | 0.2% | 2023 | down 45.4% | volatile |
| 178 | Marshall Islands | 0.2% | 2021 | down 92.0% | volatile |
| 179 | China | 0.2% | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 180 | Gabon | 0.2% | 2015 | up 47.1% | volatile |
| 181 | Libya | 0.2% | 2020 | down 12.2% | volatile |
| 182 | Nigeria | 0.1% | 2024 | up 29.6% | volatile |
| 183 | Bangladesh | 0.1% | 2024 | up 10.2% | falling |
| 184 | Algeria | 0.1% | 2023 | down 38.3% | volatile |
| 185 | Burundi | 0.1% | 2023 | down 49.8% | falling |
| 186 | Congo | 0.1% | 2021 | down 76.0% | volatile |
| 187 | Mauritania | 0.1% | 2023 | down 92.7% | volatile |
| 188 | Viet Nam | 0.0% | 2021 | down 98.8% | falling |
| 189 | Angola | 0.0% | 2024 | down 97.5% | volatile |
| 190 | Guinea | 0.0% | 2024 | down 89.8% | volatile |
| 191 | Papua New Guinea | 0.0% | 2024 | down 56.9% | volatile |
About this data
Money received by the destination country from foreign visitors, including spending on accommodation, food, transport, entertainment, shopping, and fares paid to the country’s own airlines, as a share of, as a share of GDP.