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
Tourism direct GDP as a proportion of total GDP in Greece, 2008–2024
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
| 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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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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- Total reserves minus gold (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.0283 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Total reserves minus gold (current US$), per capita 762.35 current US$ per person (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$) 7.44 % change on previous year (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per 0.1824 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
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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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