Spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of GDP in Hungary
Hungary: Spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of GDP was 4.9% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of GDP in Hungary, 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
Hungary recorded 4.9% for spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of gdp in 2024.
That represents a change of down 7.6% on the previous year and down 7.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of gdp in Hungary peaked at 8.1% in 1997 and was at its lowest, 2.7%, in 2020.
Hungary ranks 68th of 191 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
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 Hungary, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 6.3% | — |
| 1996 | 7.7% | +21.5% |
| 1997 | 8.1% | +5.3% |
| 1998 | 7.6% | -6.3% |
| 1999 | 7.4% | -2.5% |
| 2000 | 8.1% | +9.4% |
| 2001 | 7.8% | -3.3% |
| 2002 | 5.6% | -28.4% |
| 2003 | 4.8% | -13.3% |
| 2004 | 3.9% | -20.3% |
| 2005 | 4.2% | +9.2% |
| 2006 | 4.3% | +2.7% |
| 2007 | 4.0% | -7.1% |
| 2008 | 4.8% | +18.5% |
| 2009 | 5.4% | +12.6% |
| 2010 | 5.0% | -6.7% |
| 2011 | 5.1% | +2.2% |
| 2012 | 4.8% | -6.3% |
| 2013 | 4.9% | +2.8% |
| 2014 | 5.3% | +7.8% |
| 2015 | 5.5% | +4.3% |
| 2016 | 5.8% | +4.8% |
| 2017 | 5.9% | +1.6% |
| 2018 | 6.0% | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 6.2% | +3.9% |
| 2020 | 2.7% | -57.0% |
| 2021 | 3.1% | +16.6% |
| 2022 | 5.1% | +64.7% |
| 2023 | 5.3% | +3.6% |
| 2024 | 4.9% | -7.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7.4% | 6.3% | 8.1% | 5 |
| 2000s | 5.3% | 3.9% | 8.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.5% | 4.8% | 6.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.2% | 2.7% | 5.3% | 5 |
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- Gross capital formation (current LCU), per capita 2.03 million current LCU per person (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of gdp in Hungary?
- Spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of gdp in Hungary was 4.9% 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 Hungary?
- The highest recorded value was 8.1% in 1997.
- What is the lowest spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of gdp recorded in Hungary?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.7% in 2020.
- How does Hungary rank for spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of gdp?
- Hungary ranks 68th 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 Hungary?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Hungary 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.