Spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of GDP in Germany
Germany: Spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of GDP was 0.9% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of GDP in Germany, 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 Germany is 0.9%, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.2% on the previous year and down 42.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of gdp in Germany peaked at 1.5% in 2006 and was at its lowest, 0.5%, in 2021.
Germany ranks 157th of 191 countries on this measure, 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 Germany, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 0.9% | — |
| 1996 | 1.0% | +3.1% |
| 1997 | 1.1% | +15.4% |
| 1998 | 1.1% | +4.0% |
| 1999 | 1.1% | -0.4% |
| 2000 | 1.3% | +10.8% |
| 2001 | 1.2% | -3.0% |
| 2002 | 1.3% | +3.3% |
| 2003 | 1.2% | -6.5% |
| 2004 | 1.3% | +7.4% |
| 2005 | 1.4% | +9.7% |
| 2006 | 1.5% | +6.8% |
| 2007 | 1.4% | -5.3% |
| 2008 | 1.4% | -0.9% |
| 2009 | 1.4% | -2.6% |
| 2010 | 1.4% | +3.7% |
| 2011 | 1.4% | -1.3% |
| 2012 | 1.4% | +2.7% |
| 2013 | 1.5% | +1.5% |
| 2014 | 1.5% | +1.6% |
| 2015 | 1.5% | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 1.5% | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 1.1% | -28.1% |
| 2018 | 1.1% | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 1.1% | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 0.6% | -46.9% |
| 2021 | 0.5% | -9.2% |
| 2022 | 0.8% | +47.8% |
| 2023 | 0.8% | +10.5% |
| 2024 | 0.9% | +3.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.1% | 0.9% | 1.1% | 5 |
| 2000s | 1.3% | 1.2% | 1.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.3% | 1.1% | 1.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.7% | 0.5% | 0.9% | 5 |
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- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 3.09 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.1528 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), per capita 9,246 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current US$), annual growth rate 9 % change on previous year (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.3808 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current US$), per capita 23,036 current US$ per person (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current LCU), annual growth rate 4.41 % change on previous year (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current LCU), per unit of GDP 0.337 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 Germany?
- Spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of gdp in Germany was 0.9% 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 Germany?
- The highest recorded value was 1.5% in 2006.
- What is the lowest spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of gdp recorded in Germany?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5% in 2021.
- How does Germany rank for spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of gdp?
- Germany ranks 157th 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 Germany?
- Over the last ten years it is down 42.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Germany 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.