Spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of GDP in Czechia
Czechia: Spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of GDP was 2.9% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of GDP in Czechia, 2002–2024
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 Czechia stood at 2.9%.
The figure is up 16.4% on the previous year and down 20.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of gdp in Czechia peaked at 4.3% in 2006 and was at its lowest, 1.4%, in 2021.
Czechia ranks 93rd of 191 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 23 years of available data.
Spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of GDP in Czechia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 4.1% | — |
| 2003 | 4.1% | -0.9% |
| 2004 | 4.1% | +1.3% |
| 2005 | 4.2% | +2.5% |
| 2006 | 4.3% | +2.0% |
| 2007 | 4.1% | -4.3% |
| 2008 | 3.9% | -5.0% |
| 2009 | 3.9% | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 3.8% | -3.1% |
| 2011 | 3.9% | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 3.9% | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 3.7% | -5.9% |
| 2014 | 3.6% | -1.3% |
| 2015 | 3.6% | -0.9% |
| 2016 | 3.6% | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 3.5% | -2.3% |
| 2018 | 3.3% | -5.4% |
| 2019 | 3.1% | -5.6% |
| 2020 | 1.6% | -48.6% |
| 2021 | 1.4% | -15.2% |
| 2022 | 2.0% | +48.4% |
| 2023 | 2.5% | +22.3% |
| 2024 | 2.9% | +16.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.1% | 3.9% | 4.3% | 8 |
| 2010s | 3.6% | 3.1% | 3.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.1% | 1.4% | 2.9% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Czechia
- 90 Trinidad and Tobago 2.9% compare
- 91 Puerto Rico 2.9% compare
- 92 Uzbekistan 2.9% compare
- 94 New Caledonia 2.8% compare
- 95 Sri Lanka 2.8% compare
- 96 Uruguay 2.8% compare
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- Exports of goods and services (current LCU), annual growth rate 3.23 % change on previous year (2025)
- Exports of goods and services (current LCU), per unit of GDP 14.65 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Exports of goods and services (current LCU), per capita 526,148 current LCU per person (2025)
- Exports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 3.9 % change on previous year (2025)
- Exports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.5083 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Exports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), per capita 18,258 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Gross fixed capital formation (current US$), annual growth rate 12.26 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross fixed capital formation (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2641 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 Czechia?
- Spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of gdp in Czechia was 2.9% 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 Czechia?
- The highest recorded value was 4.3% in 2006.
- What is the lowest spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of gdp recorded in Czechia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.4% in 2021.
- How does Czechia rank for spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of gdp?
- Czechia ranks 93rd 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 Czechia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Czechia 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.