Tourist Arrivals in Greece increased to 2967 Thousand in May from 1663 Thousand in April of 2025. This dataset provides - Greece Tourist Arrivals- actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news.

In 2024, the number of international travelers in Greece totaled **** million. This figure represented an increase of **** percent in inbound travelers over the previous year. What are the leading inbound tourism markets in Greece? In 2024, Greece ranked sixth in a list of the preferred European countries for the next trip among European travelers. When looking at international tourist arrivals in the country, Germany and the United Kingdom were the leading inbound travel markets in Greece that year, followed by Italy and France. How much do inbound tourists spend in Greece? The value of international travel receipts in Greece grew by roughly **** percent in 2024 over the previous year, exceeding ** billion euros. Breaking down the value of inbound travel receipts by main travel purpose shows that leisure visitors generate by far the highest spending in Greece, accounting for almost ** percent of the total inbound tourist expenditure in 2024.

In January 2025, the number of inbound tourist arrivals in Greece increased by **** percent over the previous year. That month, international tourist arrivals in Greece totaled roughly *******.

GR: International Tourism: Expenditures: % of Total Imports data was reported at 6.082 % in 2016. This records an increase from the previous number of 6.015 % for 2015. GR: International Tourism: Expenditures: % of Total Imports data is updated yearly, averaging 4.900 % from Dec 1995 (Median) to 2016, with 21 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 11.247 % in 1999 and a record low of 3.314 % in 2008. GR: International Tourism: Expenditures: % of Total Imports data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Greece – Table GR.World Bank.WDI: Tourism Statistics. 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. Their share in imports is calculated as a ratio to imports 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 nonresidents to residents of general merchandise, goods sent for processing and repairs, nonmonetary gold, and services.; ; World Tourism Organization, Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, and IMF and World Bank imports estimates.; Weighted average;

Tourism Revenues in Greece increased to 2247.75 EUR Million in May from 1084.33 EUR Million in April of 2025. This dataset provides - Greece Tourism Receipts- actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news.

Key information about Greece Visitor Arrivals

• Greece Visitor Arrivals recorded 1,280,995 person in Nov 2024, compared with 3,414,140 person in the previous month
• Greece Visitor Arrivals data is updated monthly, available from Jan 2005 to Nov 2024
• The data reached an all-time high of 6,908,011 person in Aug 2024 and a record low of 37,566 person in Apr 2020

The Bank of Greece provides monthly Tourist Arrivals.

In 2024, the travel and tourism market in Greece was estimated at **** billion U.S. dollars, showing an annual increase in revenue of *** percent. This figure was forecast to grow steadily in the following years, reaching **** billion U.S. dollars by 2030.

International tourism, number of arrivals in Greece was reported at 7406000 in 2020, according to the World Bank collection of development indicators, compiled from officially recognized sources. Greece - International tourism, number of arrivals - actual values, historical data, forecasts and projections were sourced from the World Bank on August of 2025.

International tourism, receipts (current US$) in Greece was reported at 6193000000 USD in 2020, according to the World Bank collection of development indicators, compiled from officially recognized sources. Greece - International tourism, receipts - actual values, historical data, forecasts and projections were sourced from the World Bank on August of 2025.

This statistic presents the direct contribution of travel and tourism to GDP in Greece from 2012 to 2018, with an additional forecast for 2028. Over this period, the direct contribution of the travel and tourism industry to GDP in Greece increased, reaching 14.3 billion euros in 2017.

Key information about Greece Tourism Revenue

• Greece's Tourism Revenue reached 2 USD bn in Oct 2024, compared with 3 USD bn in the previous month
• Greece's Tourism Revenue data is updated monthly, available from Nov 2011 to Oct 2024
• The data reached an all-time high of 4,256 USD mn in Aug 2019 and a record low of 14 USD mn in Apr 2020

CEIC converts monthly Tourism Revenue into USD. The Bank of Greece provides Tourism Revenue in EUR. Federal Reserve Board average market exchange rate is used for currency conversions. Tourism Revenue prior to November 2020 is based on old methodology.

Greece GR: International Tourism: Number of Arrivals data was reported at 24,799,000.000 Person in 2016. This records an increase from the previous number of 23,599,000.000 Person for 2015. Greece GR: International Tourism: Number of Arrivals data is updated yearly, averaging 14,840,000.000 Person from Dec 1995 (Median) to 2016, with 22 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 24,799,000.000 Person in 2016 and a record low of 9,233,000.000 Person in 1996. Greece GR: International Tourism: Number of Arrivals data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Greece – Table GR.World Bank: Tourism Statistics. International inbound tourists (overnight visitors) are the number of tourists who travel to a country other than that in which they have their usual residence, but outside their usual environment, for a period not exceeding 12 months and whose main purpose in visiting is other than an activity remunerated from within the country visited. When data on number of tourists are not available, the number of visitors, which includes tourists, same-day visitors, cruise passengers, and crew members, is shown instead. Sources and collection methods for arrivals differ across countries. In some cases data are from border statistics (police, immigration, and the like) and supplemented by border surveys. In other cases data are from tourism accommodation establishments. For some countries number of arrivals is limited to arrivals by air and for others to arrivals staying in hotels. Some countries include arrivals of nationals residing abroad while others do not. Caution should thus be used in comparing arrivals across countries. The data on inbound tourists refer to the number of arrivals, not to the number of people traveling. Thus a person who makes several trips to a country during a given period is counted each time as a new arrival.; ; World Tourism Organization, Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files.; Gap-filled total;

In 2024, Germany was the leading inbound travel market in Greece based on the number of arrivals. That year, the number of arrivals by German travelers totaled *** million. The United Kingdom and Italy followed in the ranking in 2024, with around *** million and *** million arrivals, respectively. How many inbound tourists visit Greece? The number of inbound travelers in Greece grew by roughly ** percent in 2024 over the previous year, peaking at over ** million. As the number of international travelers reached the highest figure recorded by the country to date, the value of international travel receipts in Greece followed the same trend, exceeding ** billion euros in 2024. The importance of travel and tourism for the Greek's economy In 2023, travel and tourism represented almost ** percent of Greece's gross domestic product (GDP). That was the third-highest share of travel and tourism's total contribution to GDP among EU countries. When considering the total contribution of travel and tourism to employment in Greece, those markets supported, directly and indirectly, around ******* jobs that year.

Greece GR: International Tourism: Number of Departures data was reported at 7,235,000.000 Person in 2016. This records an increase from the previous number of 6,291,000.000 Person for 2015. Greece GR: International Tourism: Number of Departures data is updated yearly, averaging 4,681,000.000 Person from Dec 2008 (Median) to 2016, with 9 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 7,235,000.000 Person in 2016 and a record low of 3,765,000.000 Person in 2008. Greece GR: International Tourism: Number of Departures data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Greece – Table GR.World Bank.WDI: Tourism Statistics. 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.; ; World Tourism Organization, Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files.; Gap-filled total;

Approximately 34.2 million arrivals were recorded at travel accommodation in Greece in 2019. International tourism was the highest contributor, with around two thirds of arrivals in visitor accommodation coming from a foreign country.

Greece tourism growth

Since 2009 international visitor numbers to Greece have steadily increased. Including both overnight and same-day visitors, figures reached over 33 million by 2018. Greece has long been a popular destination for beach vacations. Situated in southern Europe and spread across hundreds of islands, the region is also a major area for cruise and sea tourism.

Tourism’s role in Greek debt crisis recovery

Tourism is essential to the Greek economy. It became a lifeline following the government debt crisis that saw the country fall into recession in late 2009, resulting in an emergency bailout from the EU. Although Greece exited the eurozone bailout in 2018, tourism continues to play a role in aiding the country’s ongoing economic recovery. Vacation crowds are still attracted to summer hotspots such as Crete, the Ionian Islands and the South Aegean regions. In 2018, travel and tourism was estimated to have directly contributed 15.1 billion euros to GDP in Greece.

International tourism, receipts for travel items (current US$) in Greece was reported at 5015000000 USD in 2020, according to the World Bank collection of development indicators, compiled from officially recognized sources. Greece - International tourism, receipts for travel items - actual values, historical data, forecasts and projections were sourced from the World Bank on July of 2025.

In 2023, domestic tourism spending in Greece surpassed the figure recorded in 2019, before the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. Overall, the expenditure by domestic travelers in the country amounted to **** billion euros in 2023. This figure was expected to increase in 2024, reaching an estimated **** billion euros.

In April 2020, arrivals at accommodation establishments in Greece fell to around an estimated 12 thousand due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, down from 1.28 million recorded in the same period a year earlier. By June, the number of tourist arrivals in Greek accommodations increased to 440 thousand. Arrivals include both residents and non-resident stays in tourist accommodation.

Tourism receipts of Greece plummeted by 73.08% from 23,003,000,000 US dollars in 2019 to 6,193,000,000 US dollars in 2020. Since the 12.83% surge in 2018, tourism receipts sank by 71.32% 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. Data are in current U.S. dollars.

In 2023, the total contribution of travel and tourism to Greece's gross domestic product (GDP) nearly recovered from the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, being just *** percent lower than in 2019. Overall, the total contribution of these industries to Greece's GDP amounted to **** billion euros in 2023. This figure was forecast to reach an estimated **** billion euros in 2024. The economic contribution of travel and tourism in Greece Travel and tourism play a prominent role in supporting the Greek economy. In 2023, these industries accounted for more than ** percent of the country’s GDP. That was the third-highest share of travel and tourism's total contribution to GDP in EU countries that year. In terms of travel and tourism’s total contribution to employment, these markets supported over ******* jobs in 2023. What are the leading inbound travel markets in Greece? In 2023, the number of international tourists in Greece surpassed ** million, exceeding pre-pandemic levels. That year, Germany was the leading inbound travel market in Greece based on the number of arrivals, ahead of the United Kingdom, Italy, and France.