Travel services in Greece
Greece: Travel services was 42.1% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Travel services in Greece, 1976–2024
Source: Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of service exports, BoP.
Analysis
Greece recorded 42.1% for travel services in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, travel services in Greece peaked at 57.1% in 1986 and was at its lowest, 19.3%, in 2020.
That places Greece 87th out of 198 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 48 years of available data.
Travel services in Greece, year by year
| Year | % of service exports, BoP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 45.5% | — |
| 1977 | 46.0% | +1.0% |
| 1978 | 49.0% | +6.6% |
| 1979 | 48.4% | -1.3% |
| 1980 | 43.9% | -9.2% |
| 1981 | 47.6% | +8.3% |
| 1982 | 45.4% | -4.4% |
| 1983 | 41.2% | -9.4% |
| 1984 | 48.2% | +17.1% |
| 1985 | 54.9% | +13.9% |
| 1986 | 57.1% | +3.9% |
| 1987 | 52.4% | -8.3% |
| 1988 | 47.0% | -10.2% |
| 1989 | 40.9% | -13.0% |
| 1990 | 39.4% | -3.6% |
| 1991 | 35.5% | -9.9% |
| 1992 | 37.6% | +5.9% |
| 1993 | 40.6% | +7.9% |
| 1994 | 42.4% | +4.4% |
| 1995 | 43.1% | +1.6% |
| 1996 | 39.8% | -7.5% |
| 1997 | 40.6% | +2.0% |
| 1999 | 52.9% | +30.3% |
| 2000 | 47.8% | -9.7% |
| 2001 | 46.9% | -2.0% |
| 2002 | 49.0% | +4.6% |
| 2003 | 44.2% | -9.8% |
| 2004 | 38.3% | -13.3% |
| 2005 | 39.2% | +2.3% |
| 2006 | 40.1% | +2.4% |
| 2007 | 35.9% | -10.5% |
| 2008 | 34.4% | -4.3% |
| 2009 | 38.6% | +12.3% |
| 2010 | 33.1% | -14.1% |
| 2011 | 36.8% | +11.2% |
| 2012 | 37.4% | +1.5% |
| 2013 | 43.2% | +15.6% |
| 2014 | 43.2% | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 44.6% | +3.3% |
| 2016 | 44.5% | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 43.9% | -1.3% |
| 2018 | 43.1% | -1.9% |
| 2019 | 45.2% | +4.8% |
| 2020 | 19.3% | -57.3% |
| 2021 | 29.9% | +54.9% |
| 2022 | 36.5% | +22.0% |
| 2023 | 42.1% | +15.5% |
| 2024 | 42.1% | -0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 47.2% | 45.5% | 49.0% | 4 |
| 1980s | 47.9% | 40.9% | 57.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 41.3% | 35.5% | 52.9% | 9 |
| 2000s | 41.4% | 34.4% | 49.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 41.5% | 33.1% | 45.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 34.0% | 19.3% | 42.1% | 5 |
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More economy & growth data for Greece
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 1.67 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 1.25 Percent per annum (2029)
- Total reserves minus gold (current US$), annual growth rate 41.52 % change on previous year (2025)
- Total reserves minus gold (current US$), 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)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per 4,914 current US$ per person (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current LCU) 2.92 % change on previous year (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current LCU), per 0.1614 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is travel services in Greece?
- Travel services in Greece was 42.1% in 2024, according to Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest travel services recorded in Greece?
- The highest recorded value was 57.1% in 1986.
- What is the lowest travel services recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 19.3% in 2020.
- How does Greece rank for travel services?
- Greece ranks 87th out of 198 countries with data for 2024.
- Is travel services rising or falling in Greece?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Greece data come from?
- The figures come from Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Travel services (% of service exports, BoP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Travel services cover goods and services for own use or to give away acquired from an economy by nonresidents during visits to that economy, or acquired from other economies by residents during visits to these other economies. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of service exports which are services provided by residents to non-residents.