Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad in Greece
Greece: Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad was 5.30 billion current US$ in 2024. ▲ Rising
Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad in Greece, 1995–2024
Source: UN Tourism (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in current US$.
Analysis
The most recent figure for spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad in Greece is 5.30 billion current US$, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 29 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 11.3% on the previous year and up 32.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad in Greece peaked at 5.30 billion current US$ in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1.40 billion current US$, in 1996.
That places Greece 49th out of 199 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 29 years of available data.
Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad in Greece, year by year
| Year | current US$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 1.50 billion current US$ | — |
| 1996 | 1.40 billion current US$ | -6.6% |
| 1997 | 1.54 billion current US$ | +10.1% |
| 1999 | 4.01 billion current US$ | +161.2% |
| 2000 | 4.56 billion current US$ | +13.7% |
| 2001 | 4.19 billion current US$ | -8.2% |
| 2002 | 2.46 billion current US$ | -41.4% |
| 2003 | 2.44 billion current US$ | -0.6% |
| 2004 | 2.88 billion current US$ | +18.1% |
| 2005 | 3.04 billion current US$ | +5.6% |
| 2006 | 3.00 billion current US$ | -1.3% |
| 2007 | 3.43 billion current US$ | +14.1% |
| 2008 | 3.95 billion current US$ | +15.0% |
| 2009 | 4.12 billion current US$ | +4.5% |
| 2010 | 3.40 billion current US$ | -17.5% |
| 2011 | 3.81 billion current US$ | +12.0% |
| 2012 | 3.00 billion current US$ | -21.1% |
| 2013 | 3.77 billion current US$ | +25.4% |
| 2014 | 4.00 billion current US$ | +6.2% |
| 2015 | 3.54 billion current US$ | -11.7% |
| 2016 | 3.41 billion current US$ | -3.5% |
| 2017 | 3.31 billion current US$ | -3.1% |
| 2018 | 3.91 billion current US$ | +18.3% |
| 2019 | 4.21 billion current US$ | +7.7% |
| 2020 | 1.50 billion current US$ | -64.4% |
| 2021 | 2.22 billion current US$ | +48.1% |
| 2022 | 3.56 billion current US$ | +60.2% |
| 2023 | 4.76 billion current US$ | +33.8% |
| 2024 | 5.30 billion current US$ | +11.3% |
Greece compared with similar countries
- Greece's 5.30 billion current US$ is above the median for high income countries, which is 4.47 billion current US$, 1.2× the median. (71 countries reporting)
- Greece's 5.30 billion current US$ is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 4.98 billion current US$, 1.1× the median. (49 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad in Greece changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | +161.2% | 1.54 billion current US$ | 4.01 billion current US$ |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.11 billion current US$ | 1.40 billion current US$ | 4.01 billion current US$ | 4 |
| 2000s | 3.41 billion current US$ | 2.44 billion current US$ | 4.56 billion current US$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.64 billion current US$ | 3.00 billion current US$ | 4.21 billion current US$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.47 billion current US$ | 1.50 billion current US$ | 5.30 billion current US$ | 5 |
Countries ranked near Greece
- 46 Colombia 6.64 billion current US$ compare
- 47 Uzbekistan 5.68 billion current US$ compare
- 48 Bahrain 5.46 billion current US$ compare
- 50 Luxembourg 5.24 billion current US$ compare
- 51 Hungary 4.98 billion current US$ compare
- 52 South Africa 4.60 billion current US$ compare
More reference data data for Greece
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.4067 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.38 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 2.86 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.2183 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 2.86 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.36 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.7298 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 4.78 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 11.6 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.19 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad in Greece?
- Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad in Greece was 5.30 billion current US$ in 2024, according to UN Tourism (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad recorded in Greece?
- The highest recorded value was 5.30 billion current US$ in 2024.
- What is the lowest spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.40 billion current US$ in 1996.
- How does Greece rank for spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad?
- Greece ranks 49th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad rising or falling in Greece?
- Over the last ten years it is up 32.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Greece data come from?
- The figures come from UN Tourism (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Money spent by a country’s residents abroad on accommodation, food, transport, entertainment, shopping, and fares paid to foreign airlines. The data is expressed in current US dollars and is not adjusted for inflation or differences in living costs between countries.