Expenditure of international tourism rose 15.7% to USD 472 mil in Malta in 2017, according to Eurostat.
Historically, expenditure of international tourism in Malta reached an all time high of USD 472 mil in 2017 and an all time low of USD 180 mil in 2002. When compared to Malta's main peers, expenditure of international tourism in Greece amounted to USD 3,308 mil, USD 27,883 mil in Italy, USD 871 mil in Tunisia and USD 5,181 mil in Turkey in 2017.
Malta has been ranked 104th within the group of 145 countries we follow in terms of expenditure of international tourism, 6 places above the position seen 10 years ago.
| International Tourism, Expenditure (USD) | Unit | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 |
| Albania | USD mil | 1,689 | 1,311 | 1,338 | 1,473 | 1,750 | ||||||||||||||||
| Algeria | USD mil | 679 | 762 | 556 | 632 | 542 | ||||||||||||||||
| Austria | USD mil | 11,095 | 11,337 | 11,634 | 12,878 | 14,109 | ||||||||||||||||
| Bulgaria | USD mil | 1,459 | 1,346 | 1,636 | 2,047 | 2,247 | ||||||||||||||||
| France | USD mil | 58,464 | 47,713 | 49,029 | 53,787 | 59,131 | ||||||||||||||||
| Greece | USD mil | 4,003 | 3,535 | 3,412 | 3,306 | 3,910 | ||||||||||||||||
| Iran | USD mil | 10,130 | 9,658 | 11,142 | 12,568 | 9,271 | ... | ... | ||||||||||||||
| Iraq | USD mil | ... | ... | 6,115 | 7,934 | 7,647 | 8,093 | 7,855 | ||||||||||||||
| Italy | USD mil | 28,866 | 30,312 | 30,584 | 34,819 | 37,644 | ||||||||||||||||
| Libya | USD mil | 1,325 | 1,066 | 813 | 2,005 | 2,042 | ... | ... | ||||||||||||||
| Macedonia | USD mil | 186 | 189 | 204 | 233 | 282 | ||||||||||||||||
| Malta | USD mil | 397 | 368 | 408 | 472 | 518 | ... | ... | ||||||||||||||
| Slovenia | USD mil | 1,646 | 1,370 | 1,484 | 1,641 | 1,864 | ||||||||||||||||
| Switzerland | USD mil | 20,853 | 19,675 | 19,941 | 21,501 | 21,441 | ||||||||||||||||
| Tunisia | USD mil | 770 | 767 | 823 | 871 | 954 | ||||||||||||||||
| Turkey | USD mil | 5,331 | 5,635 | 5,698 | 5,865 | 6,068 |
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