Spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of GDP in Brazil
Brazil: Spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of GDP was 0.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of GDP in Brazil, 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
In 2024, spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of gdp in Brazil stood at 0.3%.
That represents a change of up 6.5% on the previous year and up 11.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of gdp in Brazil peaked at 0.5% in 2004 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 1996.
Brazil ranks 174th of 191 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 30 years of available data.
Spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of GDP in Brazil, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 0.1% | — |
| 1996 | 0.1% | -38.0% |
| 1997 | 0.1% | +32.7% |
| 1998 | 0.2% | +39.5% |
| 1999 | 0.3% | +77.0% |
| 2000 | 0.3% | +4.9% |
| 2001 | 0.3% | +9.6% |
| 2002 | 0.4% | +27.6% |
| 2003 | 0.5% | +14.0% |
| 2004 | 0.5% | +5.7% |
| 2005 | 0.5% | -7.7% |
| 2006 | 0.4% | -11.6% |
| 2007 | 0.4% | -8.5% |
| 2008 | 0.4% | -4.8% |
| 2009 | 0.3% | -6.2% |
| 2010 | 0.2% | -26.0% |
| 2011 | 0.2% | -2.6% |
| 2012 | 0.3% | +10.3% |
| 2013 | 0.3% | +2.1% |
| 2014 | 0.3% | +9.9% |
| 2015 | 0.3% | +15.1% |
| 2016 | 0.4% | +6.1% |
| 2017 | 0.3% | -18.7% |
| 2018 | 0.3% | +10.2% |
| 2019 | 0.3% | -0.9% |
| 2020 | 0.2% | -35.8% |
| 2021 | 0.2% | -14.3% |
| 2022 | 0.3% | +41.5% |
| 2023 | 0.3% | +24.2% |
| 2024 | 0.3% | +6.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.3% | 5 |
| 2000s | 0.4% | 0.3% | 0.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.3% | 5 |
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More economy & growth data for Brazil
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 1.56 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 2 Percent per annum (2029)
- Exports of goods and services (current LCU), annual growth rate 7.43 % change on previous year (2025)
- Exports of goods and services (current LCU), per unit of GDP 0.9957 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Exports of goods and services (current LCU), per capita 10,667 current LCU per person (2025)
- Exports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 6.16 % change on previous year (2025)
- Exports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.1402 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Exports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), per capita 1,502 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Gross fixed capital formation (current US$), annual growth rate 3.87 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross fixed capital formation (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.1684 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 Brazil?
- Spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of gdp in Brazil was 0.3% 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 Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5% in 2004.
- What is the lowest spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of gdp recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 1996.
- How does Brazil rank for spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of gdp?
- Brazil ranks 174th 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 Brazil?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Brazil 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.