International tourism, expenditures for travel items in Greece

Greece: International tourism, expenditures for travel items was 898.00 million current US$ in 2020. ▬ Flat

Latest (2020)
898.00 million current US$
Change on year
down 70.7%
World rank
60th
of 191 countries
All-time high
4.56 billion current US$
in 2000
All-time low
898.00 million current US$
in 2020
Years of data
26
1995–2020

International tourism, expenditures for travel items in Greece, 1995–2020

1.0B2.0B3.0B4.0B5.0B1995200720201995: 1.3B current US$1996: 1.2B current US$1997: 1.3B current US$1998: 1.8B current US$1999: 4.0B current US$2000: 4.6B current US$2001: 4.2B current US$2002: 2.4B current US$2003: 2.4B current US$2004: 2.9B current US$2005: 3.0B current US$2006: 3.0B current US$2007: 3.4B current US$2008: 3.9B current US$2009: 3.4B current US$2010: 2.9B current US$2011: 3.2B current US$2012: 2.4B current US$2013: 2.4B current US$2014: 2.8B current US$2015: 2.3B current US$2016: 2.2B current US$2017: 2.2B current US$2018: 2.6B current US$2019: 3.1B current US$2020: 898.0M current US$

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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

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  3. 59 South Africa 928.00 million current US$ compare
  4. 61 Uzbekistan 888.00 million current US$ compare
  5. 62 Cyprus 880.00 million current US$ compare
  6. 63 Pakistan 848.00 million current US$ compare

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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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Indicator
International tourism, expenditures for travel items (current US$)
Unit
current US$
Source
Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
238 places, 5,590 data points, 1995–2020
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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.