Spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of GDP in Romania
Romania: Spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of GDP was 1.6% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of GDP in Romania, 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 Romania is 1.6%, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 1.7% on the previous year and up 34.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of gdp in Romania peaked at 1.8% in 1995 and was at its lowest, 0.6%, in 2020.
Romania ranks 129th of 191 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 30 years of available data.
Spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of GDP in Romania, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 1.8% | — |
| 1996 | 1.8% | -1.5% |
| 1997 | 1.7% | -6.6% |
| 1998 | 0.8% | -50.3% |
| 1999 | 0.9% | +1.1% |
| 2000 | 1.1% | +24.3% |
| 2001 | 1.0% | -1.9% |
| 2002 | 0.9% | -16.3% |
| 2003 | 0.9% | +4.2% |
| 2004 | 0.8% | -10.5% |
| 2005 | 1.3% | +66.1% |
| 2006 | 1.4% | +2.1% |
| 2007 | 1.2% | -13.5% |
| 2008 | 1.2% | +3.2% |
| 2009 | 1.0% | -20.9% |
| 2010 | 1.0% | -1.1% |
| 2011 | 1.0% | +9.1% |
| 2012 | 1.1% | +1.6% |
| 2013 | 1.2% | +14.3% |
| 2014 | 1.2% | -1.6% |
| 2015 | 1.3% | +4.8% |
| 2016 | 1.3% | +6.6% |
| 2017 | 1.7% | +26.6% |
| 2018 | 1.6% | -5.1% |
| 2019 | 1.7% | +5.7% |
| 2020 | 0.6% | -61.9% |
| 2021 | 1.2% | +91.4% |
| 2022 | 1.7% | +37.9% |
| 2023 | 1.6% | -4.0% |
| 2024 | 1.6% | -1.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.4% | 0.8% | 1.8% | 5 |
| 2000s | 1.1% | 0.8% | 1.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.3% | 1.0% | 1.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.4% | 0.6% | 1.7% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Romania
More economy & growth data for Romania
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 3.82 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 3.5 Percent per annum (2029)
- Gross capital formation (current US$), annual growth rate 16.1 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross capital formation (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.259 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross capital formation (current US$), per capita 5,837 current US$ per person (2025)
- Gross capital formation (current LCU), annual growth rate 12.88 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross capital formation (current LCU), per unit of GDP 1.16 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross capital formation (current LCU), per capita 26,096 current LCU per person (2025)
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 5.43 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.1556 constant 2015 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 Romania?
- Spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of gdp in Romania was 1.6% 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 Romania?
- The highest recorded value was 1.8% in 1995.
- What is the lowest spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of gdp recorded in Romania?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6% in 2020.
- How does Romania rank for spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of gdp?
- Romania ranks 129th 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 Romania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 34.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Romania 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.