Spending by international visitors while visiting a country in Greece
Greece: Spending by international visitors while visiting a country was 26.01 billion in 2024. ▲ Rising
Spending by international visitors while visiting a country in Greece, 1995–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2024, spending by international visitors while visiting a country in Greece stood at 26.01 billion. That is the highest value across all 29 years on record.
The figure is up 4.8% on the previous year and up 33.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, spending by international visitors while visiting a country in Greece peaked at 26.01 billion in 2024 and was at its lowest, 3.76 billion, in 1996.
Greece ranks 21st of 203 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 29 years of available data.
Spending by international visitors while visiting a country in Greece, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 4.18 billion | — |
| 1996 | 3.76 billion | -10.1% |
| 1997 | 3.79 billion | +0.9% |
| 1999 | 8.84 billion | +133.0% |
| 2000 | 9.26 billion | +4.8% |
| 2001 | 9.22 billion | -0.5% |
| 2002 | 10.01 billion | +8.6% |
| 2003 | 10.85 billion | +8.4% |
| 2004 | 12.81 billion | +18.1% |
| 2005 | 13.46 billion | +5.0% |
| 2006 | 14.50 billion | +7.8% |
| 2007 | 15.68 billion | +8.1% |
| 2008 | 17.61 billion | +12.3% |
| 2009 | 16.04 billion | -8.9% |
| 2010 | 13.86 billion | -13.6% |
| 2011 | 16.27 billion | +17.4% |
| 2012 | 14.66 billion | -9.9% |
| 2013 | 17.43 billion | +18.9% |
| 2014 | 19.49 billion | +11.8% |
| 2015 | 17.55 billion | -10.0% |
| 2016 | 16.81 billion | -4.2% |
| 2017 | 19.14 billion | +13.8% |
| 2018 | 21.59 billion | +12.8% |
| 2019 | 23.00 billion | +6.5% |
| 2020 | 6.19 billion | -73.1% |
| 2021 | 13.67 billion | +120.7% |
| 2022 | 20.09 billion | +47.0% |
| 2023 | 24.81 billion | +23.5% |
| 2024 | 26.01 billion | +4.8% |
Greece compared with similar countries
- Greece's 26.01 billion is above the median for high income countries, which is 6.08 billion, 4.3× the median. (73 countries reporting)
- Greece's 26.01 billion is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 6.00 billion, 4.3× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Spending by international visitors while visiting a country 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 | +133.0% | 3.79 billion | 8.84 billion |
| 2021 | +120.7% | 6.19 billion | 13.67 billion |
| 2020 | -73.1% | 23.00 billion | 6.19 billion |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5.14 billion | 3.76 billion | 8.84 billion | 4 |
| 2000s | 12.94 billion | 9.22 billion | 17.61 billion | 10 |
| 2010s | 17.98 billion | 13.86 billion | 23.00 billion | 10 |
| 2020s | 18.16 billion | 6.19 billion | 26.01 billion | 5 |
Countries ranked near Greece
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 international visitors while visiting a country in Greece?
- Spending by international visitors while visiting a country in Greece was 26.01 billion in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest spending by international visitors while visiting a country recorded in Greece?
- The highest recorded value was 26.01 billion in 2024.
- What is the lowest spending by international visitors while visiting a country recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.76 billion in 1996.
- How does Greece rank for spending by international visitors while visiting a country?
- Greece ranks 21st out of 203 countries with data for 2024.
- Is spending by international visitors while visiting a country rising or falling in Greece?
- Over the last ten years it is up 33.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Greece data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Spending by international visitors while visiting a country. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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