Spending by international visitors while visiting a country in Turkey

Turkey: Spending by international visitors while visiting a country was 78.21 billion in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
78.21 billion
Change on year
up 11.3%
World rank
5th
of 203 countries
All-time high
78.21 billion
in 2024
All-time low
17.74 billion
in 2020
Years of data
20
2005–2024

Spending by international visitors while visiting a country in Turkey, 2005–2024

20.0B40.0B60.0B80.0B2005201420242005: 20.8B2006: 19.1B2007: 21.7B2008: 26.4B2009: 26.3B2010: 26.3B2011: 30.3B2012: 32.2B2013: 38.7B2014: 40.9B2015: 36.3B2016: 26.9B2017: 32.5B2018: 37.5B2019: 45.8B2020: 17.7B2021: 35.2B2022: 62.3B2023: 70.3B2024: 78.2B

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

Turkey recorded 78.21 billion for spending by international visitors while visiting a country in 2024. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 11.3% on the previous year and up 91.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, spending by international visitors while visiting a country in Turkey peaked at 78.21 billion in 2024 and was at its lowest, 17.74 billion, in 2020.

That places Turkey 5th out of 203 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.

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

Annual values for Spending by international visitors while visiting a country in Turkey, 2005 to 2024.
Year Value Change
2005 20.76 billion —
2006 19.14 billion -7.8%
2007 21.66 billion +13.2%
2008 26.45 billion +22.1%
2009 26.33 billion -0.4%
2010 26.32 billion -0.0%
2011 30.30 billion +15.1%
2012 32.25 billion +6.4%
2013 38.75 billion +20.2%
2014 40.86 billion +5.4%
2015 36.35 billion -11.0%
2016 26.88 billion -26.1%
2017 32.48 billion +20.9%
2018 37.51 billion +15.5%
2019 45.79 billion +22.1%
2020 17.74 billion -61.3%
2021 35.21 billion +98.5%
2022 62.25 billion +76.8%
2023 70.27 billion +12.9%
2024 78.21 billion +11.3%

Turkey compared with similar countries

  • Turkey's 78.21 billion is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.79 billion, 43.7× the median. (57 countries reporting)
  • Turkey's 78.21 billion is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 6.00 billion, 13.0× the median. (48 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Spending by international visitors while visiting a country in Turkey 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
2021 +98.5% 17.74 billion 35.21 billion

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 22.87 billion 19.14 billion 26.45 billion 5
2010s 34.75 billion 26.32 billion 45.79 billion 10
2020s 52.74 billion 17.74 billion 78.21 billion 5

Countries ranked near Turkey

  1. 2 Spain 106.66 billion compare
  2. 3 France 85.94 billion compare
  3. 4 United Kingdom 84.55 billion compare
  4. 6 Italy 61.43 billion compare
  5. 7 Japan 58.63 billion compare
  6. 8 Australia 53.82 billion compare

See the full ranking of 203 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is spending by international visitors while visiting a country in Turkey?
Spending by international visitors while visiting a country in Turkey was 78.21 billion in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest spending by international visitors while visiting a country recorded in Turkey?
The highest recorded value was 78.21 billion in 2024.
What is the lowest spending by international visitors while visiting a country recorded in Turkey?
The lowest recorded value was 17.74 billion in 2020.
How does Turkey rank for spending by international visitors while visiting a country?
Turkey ranks 5th out of 203 countries with data for 2024.
Is spending by international visitors while visiting a country rising or falling in Turkey?
Over the last ten years it is up 91.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Turkey 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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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
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