International tourism receipts in Ireland increased in 2023 compared to the previous year. After falling to under *** billion U.S. dollars with the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, inbound tourism receipts recovered in 2022, then rose further in 2023, peaking at *** billion U.S. dollars.

Ireland IE: International Tourism: Number of Departures data was reported at 7,646,000.000 Person in 2016. This records an increase from the previous number of 7,094,000.000 Person for 2015. Ireland IE: International Tourism: Number of Departures data is updated yearly, averaging 6,313,500.000 Person from Dec 1995 (Median) to 2016, with 22 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 7,877,000.000 Person in 2008 and a record low of 2,547,000.000 Person in 1995. Ireland IE: 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 Ireland – Table IE.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;

Ireland IE: International Tourism: Number of Arrivals data was reported at 10,100,000.000 Person in 2016. This records an increase from the previous number of 9,528,000.000 Person for 2015. Ireland IE: International Tourism: Number of Arrivals data is updated yearly, averaging 7,161,500.000 Person from Dec 1995 (Median) to 2016, with 22 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 10,100,000.000 Person in 2016 and a record low of 4,818,000.000 Person in 1995. Ireland IE: 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 Ireland – Table IE.World Bank.WDI: 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;

This data set consists of a collection of Tourism Activities and Attractions that have registered with Fáilte Ireland to to be listed on discoverireland.ie and visitdublin.com. Fáilte Ireland provide this data as part of their Open Data and Open Data Plus APIs.

In 2023, the total contribution of travel and tourism to employment in Ireland was *** percent higher than in 2019, the year before the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic. Overall, travel and tourism generated, directly and indirectly, over *** thousand jobs in the country in 2023. This figure was expected to reach an estimated *** thousand in 2024.

Ireland IE: International Tourism: Receipts data was reported at 11.427 USD bn in 2016. This records an increase from the previous number of 10.802 USD bn for 2015. Ireland IE: International Tourism: Receipts data is updated yearly, averaging 7.222 USD bn from Dec 1995 (Median) to 2016, with 22 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 11.427 USD bn in 2016 and a record low of 2.698 USD bn in 1995. Ireland IE: International Tourism: Receipts data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Ireland – Table IE.World Bank.WDI: Tourism Statistics. 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.; ; World Tourism Organization, Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files.; Gap-filled total;

A December 2020 report examined the impact of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic on revenue of the tourism sectors in Ireland. Based on the study's estimates, the food and beverage industry lost roughly **** billion euros in 2020, making the sector the worst hit by the pandemic. Meanwhile, transport in Ireland lost around *** million euros due to the health crisis.

The number of visitors to the United States from Ireland increased in 2024. In that year, the number of visitors to the U.S. from Ireland reached 494,344, up from the previous year's total of 454,988.

Ireland IE: International Tourism: Expenditures data was reported at 6.216 USD bn in 2016. This records an increase from the previous number of 5.774 USD bn for 2015. Ireland IE: International Tourism: Expenditures data is updated yearly, averaging 5.888 USD bn from Dec 1995 (Median) to 2016, with 22 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 10.539 USD bn in 2008 and a record low of 2.034 USD bn in 1995. Ireland IE: International Tourism: Expenditures data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Ireland – Table IE.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. Data are in current U.S. dollars.; ; World Tourism Organization, Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files.; Gap-filled total;

The total tourism expenditure in Ireland, including domestic and inbound spending, has increased steadily since 2012. In 2019, total tourism spending peaked at approximately **** billion euros, rising from *** percent over the previous year. Expenditure from inbound tourism in Ireland accounted for the highest figure in 2019, generating around **** billion euros.

In 2023, the total contribution of travel and tourism to Ireland's gross domestic product (GDP) was roughly **** percent higher than in 2019, the year before the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic. Overall, the total contribution of these industries to the country's GDP amounted to **** billion euros in 2023. This figure was expected to reach an estimated **** billion euros in 2024.

The tourism openness over gross domestic product in Ireland has slightly decreased over the period from 2007 to 2019. According to data from the UNWTO, tourism openness over GDP in Ireland was at *** percent in 2019.

Ireland: International tourism revenue, percent of GDP: The latest value from 2020 is 0.95 percent, a decline from 3.64 percent in 2019. In comparison, the world average is 3.33 percent, based on data from 125 countries. Historically, the average for Ireland from 1995 to 2020 is 3.58 percent. The minimum value, 0.95 percent, was reached in 2020 while the maximum of 4.18 percent was recorded in 2013.

Ireland IE: International Tourism: Receipts: for Travel Items data was reported at 5.198 USD bn in 2016. This records an increase from the previous number of 4.785 USD bn for 2015. Ireland IE: International Tourism: Receipts: for Travel Items data is updated yearly, averaging 4.149 USD bn from Dec 1995 (Median) to 2016, with 22 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 6.356 USD bn in 2008 and a record low of 2.211 USD bn in 1995. Ireland IE: International Tourism: Receipts: for Travel Items data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Ireland – Table IE.World Bank.WDI: Tourism Statistics. International tourism receipts for travel items are expenditures by international inbound visitors in the reporting economy. The goods and services are purchased by, or on behalf of, the traveler or provided, without a quid pro quo, for the traveler to use or give away. These receipts should include any other prepayment made for goods or services received in the destination country. They also may include receipts from same-day visitors, except in cases where these are so important as to justify a separate classification. Excluded is the international carriage of travelers, which is covered in passenger travel items. Data are in current U.S. dollars.; ; World Tourism Organization, Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files.; Gap-filled total;