International tourism, receipts in Greece
Greece: International tourism, receipts was 10.5% in 2020. ▼ Falling
International tourism, receipts in Greece, 1995–2020
Source: Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism. Measured in % of total exports.
Analysis
Greece recorded 10.5% for international tourism, receipts in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 63.0% on the previous year and down 54.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, international tourism, receipts in Greece peaked at 35.4% in 1999 and was at its lowest, 10.5%, in 2020.
That places Greece 62nd out of 183 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
International tourism, receipts in Greece, year by year
| Year | % of total exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 26.9% | — |
| 1996 | 24.7% | -8.4% |
| 1997 | 25.5% | +3.5% |
| 1999 | 35.4% | +38.5% |
| 2000 | 31.5% | -10.9% |
| 2001 | 30.7% | -2.6% |
| 2002 | 33.4% | +8.8% |
| 2003 | 29.4% | -11.8% |
| 2004 | 26.2% | -10.9% |
| 2005 | 26.1% | -0.4% |
| 2006 | 25.9% | -1.0% |
| 2007 | 23.4% | -9.6% |
| 2008 | 22.1% | -5.5% |
| 2009 | 27.2% | +22.8% |
| 2010 | 23.1% | -14.8% |
| 2011 | 24.0% | +3.9% |
| 2012 | 23.2% | -3.5% |
| 2013 | 24.2% | +4.4% |
| 2014 | 25.6% | +5.9% |
| 2015 | 28.0% | +9.3% |
| 2016 | 27.9% | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 27.3% | -2.1% |
| 2018 | 26.4% | -3.4% |
| 2019 | 28.3% | +7.4% |
| 2020 | 10.5% | -63.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 28.1% | 24.7% | 35.4% | 4 |
| 2000s | 27.6% | 22.1% | 33.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 25.8% | 23.1% | 28.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.5% | 10.5% | 10.5% | 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, receipts in Greece?
- International tourism, receipts in Greece was 10.5% in 2020, according to Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism.
- What is the highest international tourism, receipts recorded in Greece?
- The highest recorded value was 35.4% in 1999.
- What is the lowest international tourism, receipts recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.5% in 2020.
- How does Greece rank for international tourism, receipts?
- Greece ranks 62nd out of 183 countries with data for 2020.
- Is international tourism, receipts rising or falling in Greece?
- Over the last ten years it is down 54.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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, receipts (% of total exports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
International tourism receipts are expenditures by international inbound visitors, including payments to national carriers for international transport. These receipts include any other prepayment made for goods or services received in the destination country. They also may include receipts from same-day visitors, except when these are important enough to justify separate classification. For some countries they do not include receipts for passenger transport items. Their share in exports is calculated as a ratio to exports of goods and services, which comprise all transactions between residents of a country and the rest of the world involving a change of ownership from residents to nonresidents of general merchandise, goods sent for processing and repairs, nonmonetary gold, and services.