Spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of GDP in Argentina
Argentina: Spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of GDP was 0.8% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of GDP in Argentina, 1995–2024
Source: UN Tourism (2025); National statistical organizations and central banks, OECD national accounts, and World Bank staff estimates (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of gdp in Argentina is 0.8%, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 6.4% on the previous year and down 21.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of gdp in Argentina peaked at 1.8% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 2021.
That places Argentina 158th out of 191 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 30 years of available data.
Spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of GDP in Argentina, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 1.0% | — |
| 1996 | 1.1% | +10.6% |
| 1997 | 1.1% | -1.5% |
| 1998 | 1.1% | +4.2% |
| 1999 | 1.1% | -0.2% |
| 2000 | 1.1% | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 1.0% | -8.8% |
| 2002 | 1.8% | +71.2% |
| 2003 | 1.8% | +2.9% |
| 2004 | 1.6% | -10.6% |
| 2005 | 1.6% | -0.0% |
| 2006 | 1.7% | +4.6% |
| 2007 | 1.7% | +3.6% |
| 2008 | 1.5% | -16.6% |
| 2009 | 1.3% | -8.3% |
| 2010 | 1.3% | -1.1% |
| 2011 | 1.1% | -13.6% |
| 2012 | 1.0% | -9.2% |
| 2013 | 0.9% | -9.2% |
| 2014 | 1.1% | +13.9% |
| 2015 | 0.9% | -14.7% |
| 2016 | 1.0% | +7.2% |
| 2017 | 0.9% | -7.6% |
| 2018 | 1.1% | +26.2% |
| 2019 | 1.3% | +10.5% |
| 2020 | 0.5% | -63.2% |
| 2021 | 0.1% | -80.9% |
| 2022 | 0.6% | +554.6% |
| 2023 | 0.9% | +54.7% |
| 2024 | 0.8% | -6.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.1% | 1.0% | 1.1% | 5 |
| 2000s | 1.5% | 1.0% | 1.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.1% | 0.9% | 1.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6% | 0.1% | 0.9% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Argentina
- 155 Suriname 0.9% compare
- 156 United States of America 0.9% compare
- 157 Germany 0.9% compare
- 159 Palestine, State of 0.8% compare
- 160 Mali 0.7% compare
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More economy & growth data for Argentina
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 1.73 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 2.3 Percent per annum (2029)
- Exports of goods and services (current LCU), annual growth rate 48.08 % change on previous year (2025)
- Exports of goods and services (current LCU), per unit of GDP 193.02 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Exports of goods and services (current LCU), per capita 2.88 million current LCU per person (2025)
- Exports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 7.56 % change on previous year (2025)
- Exports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.1215 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Exports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), per capita 1,810 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Gross fixed capital formation (current US$), annual growth rate 7.66 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross fixed capital formation (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.16 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of gdp in Argentina?
- Spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of gdp in Argentina was 0.8% in 2024, according to UN Tourism (2025); National statistical organizations and central banks, OECD national accounts, and World Bank staff estimates (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of gdp recorded in Argentina?
- The highest recorded value was 1.8% in 2003.
- What is the lowest spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of gdp recorded in Argentina?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 2021.
- How does Argentina rank for spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of gdp?
- Argentina ranks 158th out of 191 countries with data for 2024.
- Is spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of gdp rising or falling in Argentina?
- Over the last ten years it is down 21.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Argentina data come from?
- The figures come from UN Tourism (2025); National statistical organizations and central banks, OECD national accounts, and World Bank staff estimates (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.