Spending by international visitors while visiting a country … capita in Ireland
Ireland: Spending by international visitors while visiting a country … capita was 3,417 current US$ per person in 2023. ▲ Rising
Spending by international visitors while visiting a country, per in Ireland, 1995–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current US$ per person.
Analysis
In 2023, spending by international visitors while visiting a country, per in Ireland stood at 3,417 current US$ per person. That is the highest value across all 28 years on record.
That represents a change of up 24.5% on the previous year and up 55.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, spending by international visitors while visiting a country, per in Ireland peaked at 3,417 current US$ per person in 2023 and was at its lowest, 747.55 current US$ per person, in 1995.
That places Ireland 25th out of 194 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.
Spending by international visitors while visiting a country … capita in Ireland, year by year
| Year | current US$ per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 747.55 current US$ per person | — |
| 1996 | 830.88 current US$ per person | +11.1% |
| 1997 | 865.77 current US$ per person | +4.2% |
| 1999 | 906.31 current US$ per person | +4.7% |
| 2000 | 924.27 current US$ per person | +2.0% |
| 2001 | 980.02 current US$ per person | +6.0% |
| 2002 | 1,075 current US$ per person | +9.7% |
| 2003 | 1,303 current US$ per person | +21.1% |
| 2004 | 1,493 current US$ per person | +14.6% |
| 2005 | 1,630 current US$ per person | +9.2% |
| 2006 | 1,794 current US$ per person | +10.1% |
| 2007 | 2,105 current US$ per person | +17.3% |
| 2008 | 2,221 current US$ per person | +5.5% |
| 2009 | 1,866 current US$ per person | -16.0% |
| 2010 | 1,795 current US$ per person | -3.8% |
| 2011 | 2,081 current US$ per person | +16.0% |
| 2012 | 2,012 current US$ per person | -3.3% |
| 2013 | 2,198 current US$ per person | +9.3% |
| 2014 | 2,383 current US$ per person | +8.4% |
| 2015 | 2,441 current US$ per person | +2.4% |
| 2016 | 2,656 current US$ per person | +8.8% |
| 2017 | 2,961 current US$ per person | +11.5% |
| 2018 | 3,119 current US$ per person | +5.3% |
| 2019 | 2,976 current US$ per person | -4.6% |
| 2020 | 925.69 current US$ per person | -68.9% |
| 2021 | 1,019 current US$ per person | +10.1% |
| 2022 | 2,745 current US$ per person | +169.4% |
| 2023 | 3,417 current US$ per person | +24.5% |
Ireland compared with similar countries
- Ireland's 3,417 current US$ per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 1,726 current US$ per person, 2.0× the median. (73 countries reporting)
- Ireland's 3,417 current US$ per person is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1,028 current US$ per person, 3.3× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Spending by international visitors while visiting a country … capita in Ireland 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | +169.4% | 1,019 current US$ per person | 2,745 current US$ per person |
| 2020 | -68.9% | 2,976 current US$ per person | 925.69 current US$ per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 837.63 current US$ per person | 747.55 current US$ per person | 906.31 current US$ per person | 4 |
| 2000s | 1,539 current US$ per person | 924.27 current US$ per person | 2,221 current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,462 current US$ per person | 1,795 current US$ per person | 3,119 current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,027 current US$ per person | 925.69 current US$ per person | 3,417 current US$ per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Ireland
More reference data data for Ireland
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.45 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.19 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 4.37 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0921 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 4.37 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 4.87 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 3.37 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 5.6 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 21.02 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.5015 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is spending by international visitors while visiting a country, per in Ireland?
- Spending by international visitors while visiting a country, per in Ireland was 3,417 current US$ per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest spending by international visitors while visiting a country, per recorded in Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 3,417 current US$ per person in 2023.
- What is the lowest spending by international visitors while visiting a country, per recorded in Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 747.55 current US$ per person in 1995.
- How does Ireland rank for spending by international visitors while visiting a country, per?
- Ireland ranks 25th out of 194 countries with data for 2023.
- Is spending by international visitors while visiting a country, per rising or falling in Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 55.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ireland data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Spending by international visitors while visiting a country, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Spending by international visitors while visiting a country divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Spending by international visitors while visiting a country ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Spending by international visitors while visiting a country UN Tourism (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Spending by international visitors while visiting a country divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.