International tourism, receipts in Ireland
Ireland: International tourism, receipts was 0.7% in 2020. ▼ Falling
International tourism, receipts in Ireland, 2005–2020
Source: Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism. Measured in % of total exports.
Analysis
Ireland recorded 0.7% for international tourism, receipts in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 16 years on record.
That represents a change of down 75.4% on the previous year and down 82.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, international tourism, receipts in Ireland peaked at 4.6% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 0.7%, in 2020.
That places Ireland 172nd out of 183 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 16 years of available data.
International tourism, receipts in Ireland, year by year
| Year | % of total exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 4.2% | — |
| 2006 | 4.3% | +4.4% |
| 2007 | 4.4% | +2.1% |
| 2008 | 4.6% | +2.6% |
| 2009 | 4.2% | -8.2% |
| 2010 | 3.9% | -5.9% |
| 2011 | 4.1% | +4.4% |
| 2012 | 3.9% | -4.3% |
| 2013 | 3.8% | -3.2% |
| 2014 | 3.6% | -5.0% |
| 2015 | 3.0% | -17.2% |
| 2016 | 3.2% | +6.9% |
| 2017 | 3.2% | -0.7% |
| 2018 | 3.1% | -3.7% |
| 2019 | 2.8% | -9.7% |
| 2020 | 0.7% | -75.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.3% | 4.2% | 4.6% | 5 |
| 2010s | 3.5% | 2.8% | 4.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.7% | 0.7% | 0.7% | 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, receipts in Ireland?
- International tourism, receipts in Ireland was 0.7% 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 Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 4.6% in 2008.
- What is the lowest international tourism, receipts recorded in Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7% in 2020.
- How does Ireland rank for international tourism, receipts?
- Ireland ranks 172nd out of 183 countries with data for 2020.
- Is international tourism, receipts rising or falling in Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 82.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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, 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.