Spending by international visitors while visiting a country in Italy

Italy: Spending by international visitors while visiting a country was 61.43 billion in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
61.43 billion
Change on year
up 6.1%
World rank
6th
of 203 countries
All-time high
61.43 billion
in 2024
All-time low
20.32 billion
in 2020
Years of data
23
1995–2024

Spending by international visitors while visiting a country in Italy, 1995–2024

20.0B30.0B40.0B50.0B60.0B1995200920241995: 30.4B1996: 31.9B1997: 31.4B1998: 31.3B1999: 29.6B2000: 28.7B2001: 26.9B2002: 28.2B2003: 32.6B2004: 37.9B2005: 38.4B2006: 41.7B2007: 46.1B2015: 41.4B2016: 42.4B2017: 46.7B2018: 51.6B2019: 51.9B2020: 20.3B2021: 25.4B2022: 47.1B2023: 57.9B2024: 61.4B

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

In 2024, spending by international visitors while visiting a country in Italy stood at 61.43 billion. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.

The figure is up 6.1% on the previous year and up 48.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, spending by international visitors while visiting a country in Italy peaked at 61.43 billion in 2024 and was at its lowest, 20.32 billion, in 2020.

Italy ranks 6th of 203 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.

Spending by international visitors while visiting a country in Italy, year by year

Annual values for Spending by international visitors while visiting a country in Italy, 1995 to 2024.
Year Value Change
1995 30.41 billion —
1996 31.88 billion +4.8%
1997 31.41 billion -1.5%
1998 31.34 billion -0.2%
1999 29.57 billion -5.6%
2000 28.71 billion -2.9%
2001 26.92 billion -6.2%
2002 28.21 billion +4.8%
2003 32.62 billion +15.6%
2004 37.89 billion +16.2%
2005 38.36 billion +1.2%
2006 41.67 billion +8.6%
2007 46.13 billion +10.7%
2015 41.41 billion -10.2%
2016 42.42 billion +2.4%
2017 46.72 billion +10.1%
2018 51.60 billion +10.5%
2019 51.91 billion +0.6%
2020 20.32 billion -60.9%
2021 25.35 billion +24.8%
2022 47.10 billion +85.8%
2023 57.92 billion +23.0%
2024 61.43 billion +6.1%

Italy compared with similar countries

  • Italy's 61.43 billion is above the median for high income countries, which is 6.08 billion, 10.1× the median. (73 countries reporting)
  • Italy's 61.43 billion is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 6.00 billion, 10.2× the median. (48 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Spending by international visitors while visiting a country in Italy 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.

YearChange FromTo
2022 +85.8% 25.35 billion 47.10 billion
2020 -60.9% 51.91 billion 20.32 billion

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 30.92 billion 29.57 billion 31.88 billion 5
2000s 35.07 billion 26.92 billion 46.13 billion 8
2010s 46.81 billion 41.41 billion 51.91 billion 5
2020s 42.43 billion 20.32 billion 61.43 billion 5

Countries ranked near Italy

  1. 3 France 85.94 billion compare
  2. 4 United Kingdom 84.55 billion compare
  3. 5 Turkey 78.21 billion compare
  4. 7 Japan 58.63 billion compare
  5. 8 Australia 53.82 billion compare
  6. 9 Canada 49.89 billion compare

See the full ranking of 203 places →

More reference data data for Italy

All data for Italy →

Frequently asked questions

What is spending by international visitors while visiting a country in Italy?
Spending by international visitors while visiting a country in Italy was 61.43 billion in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest spending by international visitors while visiting a country recorded in Italy?
The highest recorded value was 61.43 billion in 2024.
What is the lowest spending by international visitors while visiting a country recorded in Italy?
The lowest recorded value was 20.32 billion in 2020.
How does Italy rank for spending by international visitors while visiting a country?
Italy ranks 6th out of 203 countries with data for 2024.
Is spending by international visitors while visiting a country rising or falling in Italy?
Over the last ten years it is up 48.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Italy 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.

Download this data

CSV · JSON — 23 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data).

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Spending by international visitors while visiting a country in Italy. Statizoid, drawing on Our World in Data. Retrieved 14 November 2026, from https://reference.statizoid.com/stat/spending-by-international-visitors-while-visiting-a-country/italy/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://reference.statizoid.com/stat/spending-by-international-visitors-while-visiting-a-country/italy/">Spending by international visitors while visiting a country in Italy</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Spending by international visitors while visiting a country
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
203 places, 4,579 data points, 1995–2024
Last refreshed