Spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of GDP in Poland
Poland: Spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of GDP was 1.8% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of GDP in Poland, 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 Poland is 1.8%, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 15.1% on the previous year and down 21.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of gdp in Poland peaked at 5.7% in 1997 and was at its lowest, 1.5%, in 2020.
Poland ranks 120th 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 Poland, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 4.8% | — |
| 1996 | 5.4% | +12.4% |
| 1997 | 5.7% | +3.9% |
| 1998 | 4.7% | -16.2% |
| 1999 | 3.8% | -19.8% |
| 2000 | 3.5% | -6.9% |
| 2001 | 2.7% | -24.7% |
| 2002 | 2.5% | -6.8% |
| 2003 | 2.2% | -13.0% |
| 2004 | 2.5% | +17.5% |
| 2005 | 2.3% | -8.3% |
| 2006 | 2.4% | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 2.7% | +15.8% |
| 2008 | 2.4% | -11.8% |
| 2009 | 2.2% | -6.9% |
| 2010 | 2.1% | -7.9% |
| 2011 | 2.2% | +5.2% |
| 2012 | 2.3% | +8.1% |
| 2013 | 2.4% | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 2.3% | -0.9% |
| 2015 | 2.3% | -0.7% |
| 2016 | 2.5% | +8.3% |
| 2017 | 2.7% | +5.8% |
| 2018 | 2.6% | -0.9% |
| 2019 | 2.7% | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 1.5% | -45.0% |
| 2021 | 1.5% | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 2.4% | +60.2% |
| 2023 | 2.2% | -8.5% |
| 2024 | 1.8% | -15.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4.9% | 3.8% | 5.7% | 5 |
| 2000s | 2.5% | 2.2% | 3.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.4% | 2.1% | 2.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.9% | 1.5% | 2.4% | 5 |
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More economy & growth data for Poland
- Gross capital formation (current US$), annual growth rate 13.36 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross capital formation (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.1789 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross capital formation (current US$), per capita 5,084 current US$ per person (2025)
- Gross capital formation (current LCU), annual growth rate 7.09 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross capital formation (current LCU), per unit of GDP 0.6727 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross capital formation (current LCU), per capita 19,117 current LCU per person (2025)
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 4.8 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.1269 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), per capita 3,607 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current US$), annual growth rate 10.25 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of gdp in Poland?
- Spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of gdp in Poland was 1.8% 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 Poland?
- The highest recorded value was 5.7% in 1997.
- What is the lowest spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of gdp recorded in Poland?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.5% in 2020.
- How does Poland rank for spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of gdp?
- Poland ranks 120th 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 Poland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 21.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Poland 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.