Spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of GDP in Canada
Canada: Spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of GDP was 2.2% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of GDP in Canada, 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 Canada stood at 2.2%. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 6.3% on the previous year and up 97.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of gdp in Canada peaked at 2.2% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.8%, in 2021.
That places Canada 110th out of 191 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of GDP in Canada, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 1.5% | — |
| 1996 | 1.6% | +5.5% |
| 1997 | 1.6% | -0.7% |
| 1998 | 1.7% | +9.9% |
| 1999 | 1.8% | +1.7% |
| 2000 | 1.8% | -1.3% |
| 2001 | 1.7% | -2.0% |
| 2002 | 1.7% | -2.4% |
| 2003 | 1.4% | -18.4% |
| 2004 | 1.5% | +7.9% |
| 2005 | 1.4% | -8.1% |
| 2006 | 1.3% | -5.8% |
| 2007 | 1.2% | -4.2% |
| 2008 | 1.2% | -4.2% |
| 2009 | 1.1% | -3.2% |
| 2010 | 1.1% | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 1.1% | -2.2% |
| 2020 | 0.8% | -24.7% |
| 2021 | 0.8% | -9.5% |
| 2022 | 1.4% | +90.4% |
| 2023 | 2.1% | +43.0% |
| 2024 | 2.2% | +6.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.6% | 1.5% | 1.8% | 5 |
| 2000s | 1.4% | 1.1% | 1.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.1% | 1.1% | 1.1% | 2 |
| 2020s | 1.5% | 0.8% | 2.2% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Canada
More economy & growth data for Canada
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 0.8812 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 1.66 Percent per annum (2029)
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 1.45 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.1752 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), per capita 9,759 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current US$), annual growth rate 0.7104 % change on previous year (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.3218 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current US$), per capita 17,922 current US$ per person (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current LCU), annual growth rate 2.82 % change on previous year (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current LCU), per unit of GDP 0.4499 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 Canada?
- Spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of gdp in Canada was 2.2% 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 Canada?
- The highest recorded value was 2.2% in 2024.
- What is the lowest spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of gdp recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8% in 2021.
- How does Canada rank for spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of gdp?
- Canada ranks 110th 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 Canada?
- Over the last ten years it is up 97.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Canada 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.