Spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of GDP in Israel
Israel: Spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of GDP was 0.5% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of GDP in Israel, 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
Israel recorded 0.5% for spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of gdp in 2024.
The figure is down 60.8% on the previous year and down 78.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of gdp in Israel peaked at 4.0% in 1999 and was at its lowest, 0.3%, in 2021.
Israel ranks 168th 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 Israel, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 3.3% | — |
| 1996 | 3.0% | -8.0% |
| 1997 | 3.1% | +2.8% |
| 1998 | 3.0% | -4.7% |
| 1999 | 4.0% | +32.5% |
| 2000 | 3.4% | -14.6% |
| 2001 | 2.1% | -37.4% |
| 2002 | 1.9% | -8.4% |
| 2003 | 1.9% | -2.8% |
| 2004 | 2.3% | +20.2% |
| 2005 | 2.5% | +12.4% |
| 2006 | 2.4% | -7.5% |
| 2007 | 2.3% | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 2.4% | +4.2% |
| 2009 | 2.3% | -5.2% |
| 2010 | 2.4% | +1.7% |
| 2011 | 2.2% | -6.7% |
| 2012 | 2.3% | +6.9% |
| 2013 | 2.2% | -5.7% |
| 2014 | 2.1% | -5.0% |
| 2015 | 2.2% | +3.6% |
| 2016 | 2.1% | -5.5% |
| 2017 | 2.1% | +3.2% |
| 2018 | 2.1% | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 2.1% | -1.1% |
| 2020 | 0.5% | -78.1% |
| 2021 | 0.3% | -27.9% |
| 2022 | 1.0% | +215.7% |
| 2023 | 1.2% | +11.3% |
| 2024 | 0.5% | -60.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.3% | 3.0% | 4.0% | 5 |
| 2000s | 2.4% | 1.9% | 3.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.2% | 2.1% | 2.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.7% | 0.3% | 1.2% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Israel
- 165 Côte d'Ivoire 0.5% compare
- 166 Eswatini 0.5% compare
- 167 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 0.5% compare
- 169 Zimbabwe 0.4% compare
- 170 Russian Federation 0.4% compare
- 171 Lesotho 0.4% compare
More economy & growth data for Israel
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 2.14 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 3.56 Percent per annum (2029)
- Exports of goods and services (current LCU), annual growth rate 1.98 % change on previous year (2025)
- Exports of goods and services (current LCU), per unit of GDP 0.9513 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Exports of goods and services (current LCU), per capita 57,398 current LCU per person (2025)
- Exports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 5.71 % change on previous year (2025)
- Exports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.2158 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Exports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), per capita 13,022 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Gross fixed capital formation (current US$), annual growth rate 16.23 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross fixed capital formation (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.238 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 Israel?
- Spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of gdp in Israel was 0.5% 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 Israel?
- The highest recorded value was 4.0% in 1999.
- What is the lowest spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of gdp recorded in Israel?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3% in 2021.
- How does Israel rank for spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of gdp?
- Israel ranks 168th 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 Israel?
- Over the last ten years it is down 78.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Israel 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.