Spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of GDP in Slovakia
Slovakia: Spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of GDP was 1.3% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of GDP in Slovakia, 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 Slovakia is 1.3%, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 0.5% on the previous year and down 49.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of gdp in Slovakia peaked at 3.2% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 1.0%, in 2021.
That places Slovakia 139th out of 191 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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 Slovakia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 3.1% | — |
| 1996 | 3.1% | +0.4% |
| 1997 | 2.5% | -19.1% |
| 1998 | 2.2% | -14.6% |
| 1999 | 2.2% | +3.8% |
| 2000 | 2.1% | -4.3% |
| 2001 | 3.0% | +42.0% |
| 2002 | 3.0% | -1.3% |
| 2003 | 2.6% | -13.4% |
| 2004 | 2.2% | -16.5% |
| 2005 | 2.6% | +21.2% |
| 2006 | 2.9% | +10.4% |
| 2007 | 3.1% | +5.4% |
| 2008 | 3.2% | +4.9% |
| 2009 | 2.8% | -11.2% |
| 2010 | 2.6% | -9.9% |
| 2011 | 2.5% | -1.5% |
| 2012 | 2.5% | -1.0% |
| 2013 | 2.7% | +9.2% |
| 2014 | 2.6% | -4.7% |
| 2015 | 2.8% | +7.1% |
| 2016 | 3.1% | +11.9% |
| 2017 | 3.2% | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 3.1% | -1.2% |
| 2019 | 3.2% | +1.7% |
| 2020 | 1.2% | -60.7% |
| 2021 | 1.0% | -21.3% |
| 2022 | 1.3% | +30.8% |
| 2023 | 1.3% | +2.0% |
| 2024 | 1.3% | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.6% | 2.2% | 3.1% | 5 |
| 2000s | 2.8% | 2.1% | 3.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.8% | 2.5% | 3.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.2% | 1.0% | 1.3% | 5 |
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More economy & growth data for Slovakia
- Total reserves minus gold (current US$), annual growth rate 16.26 % change on previous year (2025)
- Total reserves minus gold (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.0887 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Total reserves minus gold (current US$), per capita 2,533 current US$ per person (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$) 11.16 % change on previous year (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per 0.2141 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per 6,110 current US$ per person (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current LCU) 6.47 % change on previous year (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current LCU), per 0.1894 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current LCU), per 5,407 current LCU per person (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) 1.11 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of gdp in Slovakia?
- Spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of gdp in Slovakia was 1.3% 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 Slovakia?
- The highest recorded value was 3.2% in 2008.
- What is the lowest spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of gdp recorded in Slovakia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.0% in 2021.
- How does Slovakia rank for spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of gdp?
- Slovakia ranks 139th 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 Slovakia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 49.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Slovakia 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.