Spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of GDP in Italy
Italy: Spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of GDP was 2.6% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of GDP in Italy, 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 Italy stood at 2.6%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.1% on the previous year and up 14.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of gdp in Italy peaked at 2.6% in 1995 and was at its lowest, 1.1%, in 2020.
Italy ranks 104th 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 Italy, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 2.6% | — |
| 1996 | 2.4% | -6.1% |
| 1997 | 2.5% | +4.1% |
| 1998 | 2.5% | -2.4% |
| 1999 | 2.4% | -4.3% |
| 2000 | 2.5% | +6.0% |
| 2001 | 2.3% | -8.0% |
| 2002 | 2.2% | -4.2% |
| 2003 | 2.1% | -6.4% |
| 2004 | 2.1% | +1.4% |
| 2005 | 2.1% | -1.6% |
| 2006 | 2.1% | +3.4% |
| 2007 | 2.1% | -2.4% |
| 2015 | 2.2% | +8.1% |
| 2016 | 2.2% | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 2.4% | +5.5% |
| 2018 | 2.5% | +3.7% |
| 2019 | 2.6% | +4.6% |
| 2020 | 1.1% | -58.6% |
| 2021 | 1.2% | +9.2% |
| 2022 | 2.2% | +92.4% |
| 2023 | 2.5% | +11.7% |
| 2024 | 2.6% | +3.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.5% | 2.4% | 2.6% | 5 |
| 2000s | 2.2% | 2.1% | 2.5% | 8 |
| 2010s | 2.4% | 2.2% | 2.6% | 5 |
| 2020s | 1.9% | 1.1% | 2.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Italy
More economy & growth data for Italy
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 1.18 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 0.8337 Percent per annum (2029)
- Exports of goods and services (current LCU), annual growth rate 2.2 % change on previous year (2025)
- Exports of goods and services (current LCU), per unit of GDP 0.2852 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Exports of goods and services (current LCU), per capita 12,352 current LCU per person (2025)
- Exports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 1.24 % change on previous year (2025)
- Exports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.2557 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Exports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), per capita 11,073 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Gross fixed capital formation (current US$), annual growth rate 8.66 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross fixed capital formation (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2183 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 Italy?
- Spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of gdp in Italy was 2.6% 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 Italy?
- The highest recorded value was 2.6% in 1995.
- What is the lowest spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of gdp recorded in Italy?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.1% in 2020.
- How does Italy rank for spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of gdp?
- Italy ranks 104th 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 Italy?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Italy 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.