Spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of GDP in Greece
Greece: Spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of GDP was 10.2% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of GDP in Greece, 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 Greece stood at 10.2%.
That represents a change of down 0.6% on the previous year and up 21.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of gdp in Greece peaked at 11.1% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 2.6%, in 1996.
That places Greece 41st out of 191 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 29 years of available data.
Spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of GDP in Greece, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 3.1% | — |
| 1996 | 2.6% | -14.9% |
| 1997 | 2.7% | +3.6% |
| 1999 | 6.4% | +135.7% |
| 2000 | 7.4% | +14.3% |
| 2001 | 7.0% | -5.2% |
| 2002 | 6.7% | -4.6% |
| 2003 | 5.5% | -17.3% |
| 2004 | 5.5% | -1.0% |
| 2005 | 5.6% | +1.8% |
| 2006 | 5.4% | -2.9% |
| 2007 | 5.0% | -7.4% |
| 2008 | 5.0% | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 4.9% | -2.1% |
| 2010 | 4.7% | -4.7% |
| 2011 | 5.7% | +22.9% |
| 2012 | 6.1% | +6.9% |
| 2013 | 7.4% | +20.0% |
| 2014 | 8.3% | +13.1% |
| 2015 | 9.0% | +8.2% |
| 2016 | 8.7% | -3.5% |
| 2017 | 9.6% | +9.7% |
| 2018 | 10.1% | +6.0% |
| 2019 | 11.1% | +9.6% |
| 2020 | 3.2% | -70.8% |
| 2021 | 6.3% | +93.4% |
| 2022 | 9.2% | +47.2% |
| 2023 | 10.2% | +10.8% |
| 2024 | 10.2% | -0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.7% | 2.6% | 6.4% | 4 |
| 2000s | 5.8% | 4.9% | 7.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.1% | 4.7% | 11.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.8% | 3.2% | 10.2% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Greece
More economy & growth data for Greece
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 1.67 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 1.25 Percent per annum (2029)
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate -3.53 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.1307 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), per capita 3,523 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current US$), annual growth rate 1.08 % change on previous year (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.4399 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current US$), per capita 11,854 current US$ per person (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current LCU), annual growth rate -3.18 % change on previous year (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current LCU), per unit of GDP 0.3893 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 Greece?
- Spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of gdp in Greece was 10.2% 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 Greece?
- The highest recorded value was 11.1% in 2019.
- What is the lowest spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of gdp recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.6% in 1996.
- How does Greece rank for spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of gdp?
- Greece ranks 41st 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 Greece?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Greece 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.