Tourist arrivals to Greece rise 6.4% in 2025, reaching 43 million

Foreign travelers who visited Greece successful 2025 reached 43.31 million, representing an summation of 6.4% compared to 40.69 cardinal successful the erstwhile year. This emergence contributed to total travel receipts of €23.63 billion, up 9.4% year-on-year.

According to last information from the Bank of Greece, mean per capita expenditure per trip stood astatine €545.5, an summation of 2.8% compared to €530.6 successful 2024.

At the aforesaid time, mean regular spending per overnight stay roseate by 7.7% to €96.6, from €89.7 successful 2024. However, the mean duration of stay declined by 4.5%, reaching 5.6 overnight stays per trip.

Total overnight stays by non-residents amounted to 244.67 million, an summation of 1.6% compared to 2024. Air rider traffic accrued by 5.6%, while roadworthy borderline traffic roseate by 6.9%. Visitors from the 27 EU subordinate states accounted for 51.8% of total arrivals. 

In terms of cardinal source markets, Germany remained the starring contributor with 5.95 cardinal arrivals (+10.2%), followed by the United Kingdom with 4.89 cardinal (+7.6%). Italy recorded 2.20 cardinal arrivals (+8.6%), while France saw a slight diminution of 0.5% to 1.98 million. Arrivals from the United States remained broadly stable astatine 1.55 cardinal (+0.2%), while Russia recorded 21,500 arrivals (+33.3%).

On the gross side, the 27 EU countries generated €12.69 cardinal (+6.0%), with Germany contributing €3.78 cardinal (+2.2%). The United Kingdom recorded a strong summation of 18.4%, with revenues reaching €3.74 billion. Revenues from the United States amounted to €1.74 cardinal (+9.7%), France €1.33 cardinal (+5.6%), and Italy €1.29 cardinal (+4.9%). Revenues from Russia reached €23.8 million, an summation of 51.5%.

Overall, 93.3% of total revenues derived from travel for idiosyncratic reasons, with leisure trips generating €20.65 cardinal (+9.8%). Business travel accounted for €1.58 cardinal (6.7% of the total), marking an summation of 12.9%.

Cruise rider numbers are estimated astatine 5.61 million, up 12%. Piraeus remained the main cruise hub, accounting for 49.3% of total cruise revenues and 14.9% of cruise vessel arrivals.

Regionally, the south Aegean recorded the largest stock of revenues astatine €6.62 cardinal and the highest fig of overnight stays astatine 53.12 million. The greater Athens portion registered the highest volume of visits with 9.71 million, followed by the South Aegean with 7.62 cardinal and cardinal Macedonia with 7.19 million.

Greek residents’ spending connected trips overseas roseate to €3.34 cardinal successful 2025, an summation of 19%, oregon €533.7 million, compared to the erstwhile year.