Bank of Greece: Tourism revenues up in Jan–Feb, exceeding 1 bln euros

Travel receipts jumped by 70.7% successful the archetypal two months of the year, while tourist arrivals roseate by 38.5%, according to information released by the Bank of Greece.

Tourism revenues reached 1.007 cardinal euros successful January–February 2026, underscoring the strong momentum of Greece’s tourism assemblage adjacent successful the highest winter period. February show was peculiarly robust, with non-resident arrivals and related receipts expanding by 44.5% and 83.2% respectively.

According to the cardinal bank, the surplus of the services equilibrium posted a slight summation successful February 2026, driven by an betterment successful the travel balance, which was astir wholly offset by a diminution successful the transport equilibrium surplus and a displacement to a shortage successful the equilibrium of different services.

The superior income equilibrium recorded a shortage that astir doubled compared with the aforesaid period successful 2025, mostly reflecting a crisp diminution successful nett receipts from different superior income. The secondary income equilibrium shortage widened, chiefly owed to higher nett payments by the wide government.

In the January–February 2026, the surplus of the services equilibrium increased, chiefly owed to the betterment successful the travel balance, though this was mostly offset by a deterioration successful transport and different services balances.

The superior income relationship posted a deficit, compared with a small surplus successful the aforesaid play of 2025, chiefly owed to little nett receipts from different superior income. The surplus of the secondary income equilibrium narrowed implicit the aforesaid period, chiefly reflecting little nett receipts successful sectors of the system extracurricular the wide government.