Spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of GDP in Russian Federation

Russian Federation: Spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of GDP was 0.4% in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
0.4%
Change on year
down 2.4%
World rank
170th
of 191 countries
All-time high
1.5%
in 2001
All-time low
0.3%
in 2022
Years of data
24
2001–2024

Spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of GDP in Russian Federation, 2001–2024

0.250.50.7511.21.52001201220242001: 1.5 %2002: 1.5 %2003: 1.4 %2004: 1.2 %2005: 1 %2006: 0.982 %2007: 0.956 %2008: 0.953 %2009: 1 %2010: 0.868 %2011: 0.829 %2012: 0.809 %2013: 0.881 %2014: 0.945 %2015: 0.967 %2016: 1 %2017: 0.949 %2018: 1.1 %2019: 1 %2020: 0.404 %2021: 0.346 %2022: 0.301 %2023: 0.402 %2024: 0.392 %

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 Russian Federation stood at 0.4%.

That represents a change of down 2.4% on the previous year and down 58.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of gdp in Russian Federation peaked at 1.5% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 0.3%, in 2022.

Russian Federation ranks 170th of 191 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.

Spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of GDP in Russian Federation, year by year

Annual values for Spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of GDP in Russian Federation, 2001 to 2024.
Year % Change
2001 1.5%
2002 1.5% -0.9%
2003 1.4% -10.6%
2004 1.2% -10.1%
2005 1.0% -16.9%
2006 1.0% -3.9%
2007 1.0% -2.6%
2008 1.0% -0.4%
2009 1.0% +6.2%
2010 0.9% -14.2%
2011 0.8% -4.5%
2012 0.8% -2.4%
2013 0.9% +8.8%
2014 0.9% +7.2%
2015 1.0% +2.4%
2016 1.0% +3.8%
2017 0.9% -5.5%
2018 1.1% +19.1%
2019 1.0% -9.7%
2020 0.4% -60.5%
2021 0.3% -14.2%
2022 0.3% -13.2%
2023 0.4% +33.8%
2024 0.4% -2.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 1.2% 1.0% 1.5% 9
2010s 0.9% 0.8% 1.1% 10
2020s 0.4% 0.3% 0.4% 5

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Frequently asked questions

What is spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of gdp in Russian Federation?
Spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of gdp in Russian Federation was 0.4% 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 Russian Federation?
The highest recorded value was 1.5% in 2001.
What is the lowest spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of gdp recorded in Russian Federation?
The lowest recorded value was 0.3% in 2022.
How does Russian Federation rank for spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of gdp?
Russian Federation ranks 170th 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 Russian Federation?
Over the last ten years it is down 58.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Russian Federation 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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Indicator
Spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of GDP
Unit
%
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
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
191 places, 4,349 data points, 1995–2024
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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.