International tourism, number of departures in Greece
Greece: International tourism, number of departures was 2.32 million in 2020. ▲ Rising
International tourism, number of departures in Greece, 2008–2020
Source: Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism.
Analysis
The most recent figure for international tourism, number of departures in Greece is 2.32 million, measured in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 13 years on record.
The figure is down 70.4% on the previous year and down 38.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, international tourism, number of departures in Greece peaked at 7.96 million in 2018 and was at its lowest, 2.32 million, in 2020.
Greece ranks 50th of 117 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
International tourism, number of departures in Greece, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 3.77 million | — |
| 2009 | 3.83 million | +1.9% |
| 2010 | 3.80 million | -0.9% |
| 2011 | 4.94 million | +30.1% |
| 2012 | 4.68 million | -5.3% |
| 2013 | 4.59 million | -1.9% |
| 2014 | 5.80 million | +26.3% |
| 2015 | 6.29 million | +8.4% |
| 2016 | 7.24 million | +15.0% |
| 2017 | 7.68 million | +6.2% |
| 2018 | 7.96 million | +3.6% |
| 2019 | 7.85 million | -1.4% |
| 2020 | 2.32 million | -70.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.80 million | 3.77 million | 3.83 million | 2 |
| 2010s | 6.08 million | 3.80 million | 7.96 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.32 million | 2.32 million | 2.32 million | 1 |
Countries ranked near Greece
More private sector data for Greece
- Merchandise trade 52.5% (2025)
- Food imports 13.1% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 54.6% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 92.56 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 21.7% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 37.1% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 54.77 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 5,259 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.1952 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 1.24 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is international tourism, number of departures in Greece?
- International tourism, number of departures in Greece was 2.32 million in 2020, according to Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism.
- What is the highest international tourism, number of departures recorded in Greece?
- The highest recorded value was 7.96 million in 2018.
- What is the lowest international tourism, number of departures recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.32 million in 2020.
- How does Greece rank for international tourism, number of departures?
- Greece ranks 50th out of 117 countries with data for 2020.
- Is international tourism, number of departures rising or falling in Greece?
- Over the last ten years it is down 38.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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, number of departures. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
International outbound tourists are the number of departures that people make from their country of usual residence to any other country for any purpose other than a remunerated activity in the country visited. The data on outbound tourists refer to the number of departures, not to the number of people traveling. Thus a person who makes several trips from a country during a given period is counted each time as a new departure.