Expenditure of international tourism as a percentage of total imports fell 73.4% to 0.479% in Ireland in 2020, according to Eurostat.
Historically, expenditure of international tourism as a percentage of total imports in Ireland reached an all time high of 5.40% in 2008 and an all time low of 0.479% in 2020.
Ireland has been ranked 121st within the group of 122 countries we follow in terms of expenditure of international tourism as a percentage of total imports, 23 places below the position seen 10 years ago.
| International Tourism, Expenditure (As % of Total Imports) | Unit | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 |
| Australia | % | 11.5% | 12.6% | 13.7% | 13.7% | 13.7% | ||||||||||||||||
| Belgium | % | 6.07% | 4.49% | 4.44% | 4.32% | 4.59% | ||||||||||||||||
| Canada | % | 5.84% | 5.66% | 5.59% | 5.73% | 5.75% | ... | ... | ||||||||||||||
| Denmark | % | 6.20% | 6.06% | 6.27% | 6.15% | 5.83% | ... | ... | ||||||||||||||
| France | % | 6.57% | 6.06% | 6.18% | 6.27% | 6.24% | ||||||||||||||||
| Germany | % | 6.71% | 6.46% | 6.51% | 6.56% | 6.32% | ... | |||||||||||||||
| Iceland | % | 12.0% | 12.8% | 14.8% | 16.1% | 16.0% | ... | ... | ||||||||||||||
| Ireland | % | 2.70% | 2.10% | 1.97% | 2.00% | 2.09% | ||||||||||||||||
| Italy | % | 5.09% | 6.18% | 6.26% | 6.37% | 6.22% | ||||||||||||||||
| Mexico | % | 2.89% | 2.96% | 3.05% | 2.98% | 2.79% | ||||||||||||||||
| Norway | % | 13.6% | 13.3% | 13.2% | 13.4% | 13.0% | ||||||||||||||||
| Spain | % | 4.32% | 4.77% | 5.10% | 5.39% | 5.80% | ... | ... | ||||||||||||||
| Sweden | % | 6.84% | 7.20% | 7.35% | 7.61% | 7.48% | ... | ... | ||||||||||||||
| USA | % | 4.87% | 5.22% | 5.43% | 5.45% | 5.67% | ||||||||||||||||
| United Kingdom | % | 7.32% | 8.01% | 8.30% | 7.73% | 7.53% | ... | ... |
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