Spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of GDP in Austria
Austria: Spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of GDP was 5.5% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of GDP in Austria, 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 Austria is 5.5%, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.9% on the previous year and up 1.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of gdp in Austria peaked at 6.1% in 1995 and was at its lowest, 2.5%, in 2021.
Austria ranks 65th of 191 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 21 years of available data.
Spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of GDP in Austria, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 6.1% | — |
| 1996 | 5.9% | -2.1% |
| 1997 | 5.8% | -2.1% |
| 1998 | 5.8% | +0.9% |
| 1999 | 5.7% | -2.4% |
| 2000 | 5.8% | +1.6% |
| 2001 | 5.9% | +1.0% |
| 2002 | 5.8% | -1.1% |
| 2003 | 5.8% | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 5.8% | -0.6% |
| 2005 | 5.9% | +2.0% |
| 2015 | 5.4% | -8.5% |
| 2016 | 5.3% | -1.0% |
| 2017 | 5.4% | +1.5% |
| 2018 | 5.6% | +3.9% |
| 2019 | 5.9% | +4.3% |
| 2020 | 3.5% | -40.2% |
| 2021 | 2.5% | -28.9% |
| 2022 | 4.7% | +88.1% |
| 2023 | 5.3% | +13.7% |
| 2024 | 5.5% | +2.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5.9% | 5.7% | 6.1% | 5 |
| 2000s | 5.8% | 5.8% | 5.9% | 6 |
| 2010s | 5.5% | 5.3% | 5.9% | 5 |
| 2020s | 4.3% | 2.5% | 5.5% | 5 |
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- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 0.9157 Percent per annum (2029)
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 2.02 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.1658 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), per capita 10,431 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current US$), annual growth rate 6.66 % change on previous year (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.5232 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current US$), per capita 32,924 current US$ per person (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current LCU), annual growth rate 2.17 % change on previous year (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current LCU), per unit of GDP 0.463 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of gdp in Austria?
- Spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of gdp in Austria was 5.5% 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 Austria?
- The highest recorded value was 6.1% in 1995.
- What is the lowest spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of gdp recorded in Austria?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.5% in 2021.
- How does Austria rank for spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of gdp?
- Austria ranks 65th 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 Austria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Austria 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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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.