International tourism, expenditures for travel items in Ireland
Ireland: International tourism, expenditures for travel items was 2.33 billion current US$ in 2020. ▲ Rising
International tourism, expenditures for travel items in Ireland, 1995–2020
Source: Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism. Measured in current US$.
Analysis
The most recent figure for international tourism, expenditures for travel items in Ireland is 2.33 billion current US$, measured in 2020.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 71.4% on the previous year and down 67.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, international tourism, expenditures for travel items in Ireland peaked at 10.42 billion current US$ in 2008 and was at its lowest, 2.03 billion current US$, in 1995.
Ireland ranks 42nd of 191 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
International tourism, expenditures for travel items in Ireland, year by year
| Year | current US$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 2.03 billion current US$ | — |
| 1996 | 2.20 billion current US$ | +8.1% |
| 1997 | 2.21 billion current US$ | +0.5% |
| 1998 | 3.02 billion current US$ | +36.4% |
| 1999 | 2.63 billion current US$ | -12.7% |
| 2000 | 2.52 billion current US$ | -4.0% |
| 2001 | 2.86 billion current US$ | +13.2% |
| 2002 | 3.75 billion current US$ | +31.4% |
| 2003 | 4.74 billion current US$ | +26.1% |
| 2004 | 5.18 billion current US$ | +9.3% |
| 2005 | 6.07 billion current US$ | +17.3% |
| 2006 | 6.87 billion current US$ | +13.0% |
| 2007 | 8.65 billion current US$ | +26.1% |
| 2008 | 10.42 billion current US$ | +20.4% |
| 2009 | 7.83 billion current US$ | -24.9% |
| 2010 | 7.07 billion current US$ | -9.7% |
| 2011 | 6.73 billion current US$ | -4.8% |
| 2012 | 5.89 billion current US$ | -12.4% |
| 2013 | 6.20 billion current US$ | +5.1% |
| 2014 | 6.41 billion current US$ | +3.5% |
| 2015 | 5.70 billion current US$ | -11.0% |
| 2016 | 6.23 billion current US$ | +9.3% |
| 2017 | 6.62 billion current US$ | +6.1% |
| 2018 | 7.54 billion current US$ | +14.0% |
| 2019 | 8.16 billion current US$ | +8.2% |
| 2020 | 2.33 billion current US$ | -71.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.42 billion current US$ | 2.03 billion current US$ | 3.02 billion current US$ | 5 |
| 2000s | 5.89 billion current US$ | 2.52 billion current US$ | 10.42 billion current US$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.66 billion current US$ | 5.70 billion current US$ | 8.16 billion current US$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.33 billion current US$ | 2.33 billion current US$ | 2.33 billion current US$ | 1 |
Countries ranked near Ireland
More private sector data for Ireland
- Merchandise trade 62.7% (2025)
- Food imports 9.4% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 82.7% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 159.22 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 7.9% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 90.7% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 293.42 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 53,501 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.4066 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 21.65 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is international tourism, expenditures for travel items in Ireland?
- International tourism, expenditures for travel items in Ireland was 2.33 billion current US$ 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 Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 10.42 billion current US$ in 2008.
- What is the lowest international tourism, expenditures for travel items recorded in Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.03 billion current US$ in 1995.
- How does Ireland rank for international tourism, expenditures for travel items?
- Ireland ranks 42nd out of 191 countries with data for 2020.
- Is international tourism, expenditures for travel items rising or falling in Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 67.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ireland 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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About this data
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.