Tourism direct GDP as a proportion of total GDP in Greece

Greece: Tourism direct GDP as a proportion of total GDP was 7.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
7.3%
Change on year
up 4.7%
World rank
15th
of 109 countries
All-time high
7.3%
in 2024
All-time low
4.3%
in 2020
Years of data
17
2008–2024

Tourism direct GDP as a proportion of total GDP in Greece, 2008–2024

024682008201620242008: 5.4 %2009: 5 %2010: 5.1 %2011: 4.9 %2012: 5.2 %2013: 6.6 %2014: 6.5 %2015: 6.5 %2016: 6.2 %2017: 6.7 %2018: 7 %2019: 7.2 %2020: 4.3 %2021: 5.2 %2022: 6.4 %2023: 7 %2024: 7.3 %

Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.

Analysis

The most recent figure for tourism direct gdp as a proportion of total gdp in Greece is 7.3%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 17 years on record.

That represents a change of up 4.7% on the previous year and up 12.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, tourism direct gdp as a proportion of total gdp in Greece peaked at 7.3% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 4.3%, in 2020.

That places Greece 15th out of 109 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.

Tourism direct GDP as a proportion of total GDP in Greece, year by year

Annual values for Tourism direct GDP as a proportion of total GDP (%) in Greece, 2008 to 2024.
Year % Change
2008 5.4%
2009 5.0% -7.7%
2010 5.1% +3.4%
2011 4.9% -3.9%
2012 5.2% +4.3%
2013 6.6% +27.6%
2014 6.5% -1.0%
2015 6.5% +0.3%
2016 6.2% -4.8%
2017 6.7% +7.4%
2018 7.0% +4.1%
2019 7.2% +3.9%
2020 4.3% -40.2%
2021 5.2% +21.3%
2022 6.4% +21.9%
2023 7.0% +9.5%
2024 7.3% +4.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 5.2% 5.0% 5.4% 2
2010s 6.2% 4.9% 7.2% 10
2020s 6.1% 4.3% 7.3% 5

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Frequently asked questions

What is tourism direct gdp as a proportion of total gdp in Greece?
Tourism direct gdp as a proportion of total gdp in Greece was 7.3% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
What is the highest tourism direct gdp as a proportion of total gdp recorded in Greece?
The highest recorded value was 7.3% in 2024.
What is the lowest tourism direct gdp as a proportion of total gdp recorded in Greece?
The lowest recorded value was 4.3% in 2020.
How does Greece rank for tourism direct gdp as a proportion of total gdp?
Greece ranks 15th out of 109 countries with data for 2024.
Is tourism direct gdp as a proportion of total gdp rising or falling in Greece?
Over the last ten years it is up 12.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Greece data come from?
The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Tourism direct GDP as a proportion of total GDP (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Tourism direct GDP as a proportion of total GDP (%)
Unit
%
Source
United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database
Licence
UN SDG Global Database (open, attribution requested)
Coverage
132 places, 1,696 data points, 2008–2024
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