EU countries by spending by residents on overnight tourism trips

Germany had the highest spending by residents on overnight tourism trips of 27 EU countries in 2018, at €166.84 billion. Malta had the lowest, at €605.97 million. The median was €3.16 billion and the figure for the European Union (27) was €488.84 billion. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

Highest166,842.9Germany

Lowest606Malta

Median3,163.727 EU countries

European Union (27)488,835.4History

Map of EU countries, 2018

Under 2,000
2,000 to 3,000
3,000 to 9,000
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20K and over

EUR million, 2018. Source: Eurostat, Expenditure on tourism trips of one night or more by residents, all purposes, all destinations, total excluding durable and valuable goods, euro divided by one million (tour_dem_extot). Boundaries: Natural Earth (public domain).

All EU countries, 2018

EUR million. Source: Eurostat, Expenditure on tourism trips of one night or more by residents, all purposes, all destinations, total excluding durable and valuable goods, euro divided by one million (tour_dem_extot). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

Rank	EU countries	2018 EUR million	Change on 2017
1	Germany	166,842.9	+29.4%
2	France	86,698.5	+5.6%
3	Spain	40,591.5	+6.6%
4	Sweden	38,447.3	-20.9%
5	Italy	26,829.4	+14.7%
6	Netherlands	21,621.6	+0.5%
7	Denmark	15,062.8	-8.1%
8	Austria	14,620.2	-1.3%
9	Finland	14,552.8	+5.5%
10	Poland	13,809.3	+10.4%
11	Belgium	9,739.8	+12.5%
12	Ireland	8,066.6	+7.3%
13	Czechia	5,417.7	+8.3%
14	Portugal	3,163.7	+16.4%
15	Slovakia	3,096.4	+13.1%
16	Hungary	3,062.7	+2.1%
17	Romania	2,686.6	+10.8%
18	Greece	2,294.1	+20.4%
19	Estonia	2,109	+90.8%
20	Luxembourg	2,102.9	+13.6%
21	Cyprus	1,674	-0.3%
22	Croatia	1,651	+5.2%
23	Slovenia	1,391.2	+17.3%
24	Lithuania	1,206	+9.7%
25	Bulgaria	848.3	+1.7%
26	Latvia	643	-1.6%
27	Malta	606	+18.7%

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About this ranking

Total spending in the year by residents of the country aged 15 and over on tourism trips of one night or more, for personal or business reasons, to destinations in the country and abroad: transport, accommodation, food and drink and other spending, excluding durable and valuable goods. Euro at current prices (Eurostat survey of tourism trips by residents).

Spending by a country's residents wherever they travel, not spending by visitors in the country. Day trips are not included. Countries outside the euro area report in their own currency and Eurostat converts the amounts to euro, so exchange rate moves affect them. Eurostat marks breaks in the national surveys.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the EU countries are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

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Eurostat. Expenditure on tourism trips of one night or more by residents, all purposes, all destinations, total excluding durable and valuable goods, euro divided by one million (tour_dem_extot). https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/tour_dem_extot/default/table. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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Eurostat, European Commission. (2026). Expenditure on tourism trips of one night or more by residents, all purposes, all destinations, total excluding durable and valuable goods, euro divided by one million (tour_dem_extot) (EU countries by spending by residents on overnight tourism trips, 2018) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/tour_dem_extot/default/table

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Expenditure on tourism trips of one night or more by residents, all purposes, all destinations, total excluding durable and valuable goods, euro divided by one million (tour_dem_extot), EU countries by spending by residents on overnight tourism trips, 2018. Eurostat, European Commission, 8 Oct. 2026, https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/tour_dem_extot/default/table. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/resident-tourism-spending/eu-countries?period=2018. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

Eurostat, European Commission. 2026. Expenditure on tourism trips of one night or more by residents, all purposes, all destinations, total excluding durable and valuable goods, euro divided by one million (tour_dem_extot). EU countries by spending by residents on overnight tourism trips, 2018. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/tour_dem_extot/default/table. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/resident-tourism-spending/eu-countries?period=2018.

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Eurostat, European Commission (2026) Expenditure on tourism trips of one night or more by residents, all purposes, all destinations, total excluding durable and valuable goods, euro divided by one million (tour_dem_extot), EU countries by spending by residents on overnight tourism trips, 2018 [Dataset]. Available at: https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/tour_dem_extot/default/table, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/resident-tourism-spending/eu-countries?period=2018 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which EU country has the highest spending by residents on overnight tourism trips?

Germany, with €166.84 billion in 2018, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

Which EU country has the lowest spending by residents on overnight tourism trips?

Malta, with €605.97 million in 2018.

Where does this ranking come from?

Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: Eurostat, European Commission, Expenditure on tourism trips of one night or more by residents, all purposes, all destinations, total excluding durable and valuable goods, euro divided by one million (tour_dem_extot). Retrieved 2026-10-12.