International tourism, expenditures for travel items in Greece
Greece: International tourism, expenditures for travel items was 898.00 million current US$ in 2020. ▬ Flat
International tourism, expenditures for travel items in Greece, 1995–2020
Source: Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism. Measured in current US$.
Analysis
Greece recorded 898.00 million current US$ for international tourism, expenditures for travel items in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 70.7% on the previous year and down 68.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, international tourism, expenditures for travel items in Greece peaked at 4.56 billion current US$ in 2000 and was at its lowest, 898.00 million current US$, in 2020.
That places Greece 60th out of 191 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.92 billion current US$ | 1.21 billion current US$ | 3.99 billion current US$ | 5 |
| 2000s | 3.33 billion current US$ | 2.43 billion current US$ | 4.56 billion current US$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.59 billion current US$ | 2.16 billion current US$ | 3.16 billion current US$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 898.00 million current US$ | 898.00 million current US$ | 898.00 million current US$ | 1 |
Countries ranked near Greece
More private sector data for Greece
- Merchandise exports 54.77 billion current US$ (2025)
- Manufactures exports 37.1% (2024)
- Food exports 21.7% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 92.56 billion current US$ (2025)
- Manufactures imports 54.6% (2024)
- Food imports 13.1% (2024)
- Merchandise trade 52.5% (2025)
- Commercial service exports 55.64 billion current US$ (2024)
- Transport services 64.0% (2024)
- Computer, communications and other services 17.4% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is international tourism, expenditures for travel items in Greece?
- International tourism, expenditures for travel items in Greece was 898.00 million current US$ in 2020, according to Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism.
- What is the highest international tourism, expenditures for travel items recorded in Greece?
- The highest recorded value was 4.56 billion current US$ in 2000.
- What is the lowest international tourism, expenditures for travel items recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 898.00 million current US$ in 2020.
- How does Greece rank for international tourism, expenditures for travel items?
- Greece ranks 60th out of 191 countries with data for 2020.
- Is international tourism, expenditures for travel items rising or falling in Greece?
- Over the last ten years it is down 68.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Greece data come from?
- The figures come from Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism, published as part of International tourism, expenditures for travel items (current US$). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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International tourism expenditures are expenditures of international outbound visitors in other countries. The goods and services are purchased by, or on behalf of, the traveler or provided, without a quid pro quo, for the traveler to use or give away. These may include expenditures by residents traveling abroad as same-day visitors, except in cases where these are so important as to justify a separate classification. Excluded is the international carriage of travelers, which is covered in passenger travel items. Data are in current U.S. dollars.