Historical dataset showing Italy tourist spending by year from 1995 to 2020.

A forecast from April 2020 reveals that the tourism expenditure in Italy could register a dramatic drop in 2020, due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. The estimate, considering a scenario in which the emergency lasts until October 1, 2020, shows that the catering sector will be significantly damaged by the COVID-19 outbreak. In fact, this sector is expected to record a loss of roughly **** billion euros in 2020. For further information about the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, please visit our dedicated Facts and Figures page.

The coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic hit global travel and tourism hard in 2020, with governments implementing lockdowns and emergency restrictions to limit the spread of the virus. In Italy, it was estimated that the pandemic caused a total loss of roughly ** billion euros in tourist consumption that year. The hospitality sector experienced the highest decrease in consumption, losing ** billion euros in 2020 over the previous year. Meanwhile, the estimated loss of food and drink services amounted to roughly ** billion euros. Due to the health crisis, the share of GDP generated by travel and tourism in Italy nearly halved in 2020 when compared to 2019.

Key information about Italy Visitor Arrivals

• Italy Visitor Arrivals recorded 73,951,291 person in Dec 2024, compared with 67,878,055 person in the previous year
• Italy Visitor Arrivals data is updated yearly, available from Dec 1990 to Dec 2024
• The data reached an all-time high of 73,951,291 person in Dec 2024 and a record low of 16,511,911 person in Dec 2020

Key information about Italy Tourism Revenue Growth

• Italy Tourism Revenue dropped 60.6 % YoY in Dec 2020, compared with an increase of 0.6 % YoY in the previous year
• Italy Tourism Revenue Growth rate data is updated yearly, available from Dec 1996 to Dec 2020
• The data reached an all-time high of 16.2 % in Dec 2004 and a record low of -60.6 % in Dec 2020

A study from December 2020 analyzed the impact of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic on international tourist arrivals in Italy from 2020 to 2024. It presented three alternative scenarios. According to the baseline scenario, Italy would experience a drop of ** million international arrivals in 2020 over the previous year. Then, inbound tourist arrivals will almost return to the 2019 level by 2023.

The upside scenario, which considers a faster recovery, forecast a decrease of ** million inbound arrivals in 2020. Finally, the downside scenario, supposing a slower recovery, estimated a decrease of ** million tourist arrivals in 2020. For further information about the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, please visit our dedicated Facts and Figures page.

Tourism Spend (Expenditure under taken on Travel and Tourism related commodities by a tourist within a country. This expenditure is categorized in to accommodation, sightseeing and entertainment, food service, retail, transport, travel intermediation, and others, which includes travel insurance and equipment rental) have seen steady trend in the recent years globally and is projected to do the same in the near future. The report Italy Tourism Spend Analytics to 2020: Accommodation, Entertainment & Sightseeing, Foodservice, Retail, Transportation, Travel Intermediation, Others provides deep dive data analytics on wide ranging expenditure incurred on Travel and Tourism related commodities by a tourist in a country. Furthermore, the report also details out spends by different Tourist type i.e., Inbound Tourist, Outbound Tourist, National Tourist and Domestic Tourist for the period 2011 to 2020 along with Total Expenditure incurred and year on year growth. The report acts as an essential tool for companies active or plans to venture in to the Italy’s Travel and Tourism business. The comprehensive statistics within the report provides insight into the operating environment of the market and also ensures right business decision making based on historical trends and industry model based forecasting. This is an on-demand report and will be delivered within 2 working days (excluding weekends) of the purchase. Read More

Key information about Italy Visitor Arrivals

• Italy Visitor Arrivals grew 8.9 % in Dec 2024, compared with an increase of 23.2 % in the previous year
• Italy Visitor Arrivals Growth rate data is updated yearly, available from Dec 1991 to Dec 2024
• The data reached an all-time high of 104.8 % in Dec 2022 and a record low of -74.6 % in Dec 2020

• In the latest reports, Italy Visitor Arrivals recorded 73,951,291.0 person in the year of Dec 2024
• Tourism Revenue of Italy reached 20.5 USD bn in Dec 2020, an increase of 61.2 % change from the previous year

Key information about Italy Tourism Revenue

• Italy's Tourism Revenue reached 20 USD bn in Dec 2020, compared with 52 USD bn in the previous year
• Italy's Tourism Revenue data is updated yearly, available from Dec 1995 to Dec 2020
• The data reached an all-time high of 51,910 USD mn in Dec 2019 and a record low of 20,459 USD mn in Dec 2020

Tourism receipts as a share of exports of Italy sank by 55.22% from 8.2 % in 2019 to 3.7 % in 2020. Since the 0.16% upward trend in 2018, tourism receipts as a share of exports plummeted by 53.55% in 2020. 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.

Tourism expenditures of Italy plummeted by 65.80% from 37,908,000,000 US dollars in 2019 to 12,965,000,000 US dollars in 2020. Since the 8.11% surge in 2018, tourism expenditures sank by 65.56% in 2020. International tourism expenditures are expenditures of international outbound visitors in other countries, including payments to foreign carriers for international transport. These expenditures may include those by residents traveling abroad as same-day visitors, except in cases where these are important enough to justify separate classification. For some countries they do not include expenditures for passenger transport items. Data are in current U.S. dollars.

Tourism Revenues in Italy decreased to 6334.76 EUR Million in September from 7691.72 EUR Million in August of 2025. This dataset provides - Italy Tourism Revenues- actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news.

Italy Tourism Expenditures: Resident Departures data was reported at 2,602.778 EUR mn in Jan 2025. This records an increase from the previous number of 2,208.052 EUR mn for Dec 2024. Italy Tourism Expenditures: Resident Departures data is updated monthly, averaging 1,905.345 EUR mn from Jan 2013 (Median) to Jan 2025, with 145 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 4,622.805 EUR mn in Aug 2024 and a record low of 310.705 EUR mn in Dec 2020. Italy Tourism Expenditures: Resident Departures data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Bank of Italy. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Italy – Table IT.Q015: Tourism Expenditure.

Between September 2019 and August 2020, hotels were the tourist facilities in Italy with the highest presence online. They accounted for ** percent of all facilities with an online presence. B&B recorded the second-highest share, representing ** percent of Italian tourist facilities active on the web.

Inbound tourism spending in Italy rebounded in 2023, after falling dramatically with the onset of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. Overall, the spending of inbound tourists on both experiences and things surpassed pre-pandemic levels in 2023. That said, while inbound spending on experiences was roughly *** percent higher in ********** than in 2019, the expenditure of international travelers on things recorded just a ** percent increase over the same period.

Monthly tourist movements (arrivals and presences) for 2020 divided by the territories of the ATL (Local Tourist Agencies) with details for the Market (Italy- Abroad) and Sector (Hotel and Extra-hotel).

International tourism, receipts for travel items (current US$) in Italy was reported at 20036000000 USD in 2020, according to the World Bank collection of development indicators, compiled from officially recognized sources. Italy - International tourism, receipts for travel items - actual values, historical data, forecasts and projections were sourced from the World Bank on November of 2025.

International tourism, expenditures (% of total imports) in Italy was reported at 2.6422 % in 2020, according to the World Bank collection of development indicators, compiled from officially recognized sources. Italy - International tourism, expenditures (% of total imports) - actual values, historical data, forecasts and projections were sourced from the World Bank on November of 2025.

Italy ranked overall ********** globally in 2020. Rankings are based on the ********* Medical Tourism Index of ** global destinations. This statistic presents Italy's global medical tourism ranking in 2020, by criteria.

Spain Visitor Arrivals: Tourists: Italy data was reported at 450,708.000 Person in Oct 2025. This records a decrease from the previous number of 493,690.000 Person for Sep 2025. Spain Visitor Arrivals: Tourists: Italy data is updated monthly, averaging 37,782.000 Person from Oct 2015 (Median) to Oct 2025, with 121 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 803,288.000 Person in Aug 2025 and a record low of 0.000 Person in May 2020. Spain Visitor Arrivals: Tourists: Italy data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by National Statistics Institute. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Spain – Table ES.Q: Visitor Arrivals: National Statistics Institute: by Country. [COVID-19-IMPACT]