FOREIGN VISITORS´ EXPENDITURES IN POLAND

In 2009 total receipts from international visits amounted to 9 511 mill USD,
of which 5 171 mill came from tourists and the rest – from same-day visitors.

Analysing the total amount and its change you've got to consider changes in exchange rates.

The average expenditures of tourists in 2009 amounted to some USD 409 per capita. Daily expenditure per capita averaged at USD 74.

One-day trippers have spent USD 103 per capita, mainly for shopping.

International tourists´ expenditure in Poland per person (USD)

	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009
Weighted average	137	136	132	114	160	156	167	253	410	409
Austria	143	171	151	134	143	154	152	236	489	512
Belgium	.	.	.	.	196	162	222	402	572	367
Benelux	164	179	180	132	.	.	.	.	.	.
Belarus	121	99	116	74	94	92	59	135	367	314
Czech Republic	129	176	146	120	100	112	97	105	210	188
France	161	170	182	129	178	169	205	394	623	627
Netherlands	.	.	.	.	203	179	228	383	400	392
Lithuania	102	111	69	70	106	108	80	147	140	145
Germany	141	143	145	124	177	186	191	327	392	403
Russia	151	124	88	83	106	85	104	177	346	260
Scandinavia	124	128	137	133	147	177	215	384	557	398
Slovakia	131	174	150	106	106	116	84	124	150	197
Ukraine	115	105	92	76	144	92	134	169	350	325
Hungary	146	193	145	119	122	137	129	174	265	267
United Kingdom	199	203	193	174	191	190	249	346	645	605
Italy	174	.	191	145	179	148	146	287	685	627
Main Overseas *	305	324	302	265	297	327	388	557	790	1075

Source: survey by The Institute of Tourism
*) USA, Canada, Japan, Australia, Korea Rep.

Daily expenditure of tourists in Poland (USD)

	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009
Weighted average	25	28	29	24	34	34	42	65	79	74
Austria	26	33	33	30	34	43	41	64	64	90
Belgium	.	.	.	.	36	29	52	72	79	73
Benelux	24	28	30	21	.	.	.	.	.	.
Belarus	24	34	38	28	36	32	18	37	80	111
Czech Republic	25	33	29	26	23	29	27	31	49	47
France	24	27	31	21	31	28	45	66	100	95
Netherlands	.	.	.	.	35	29	46	80	60	59
Lithuania	32	32	26	28	43	37	30	28	53	53
Germany	24	24	23	20	34	36	44	82	69	67
Russia	40	32	28	28	39	33	40	63	98	69
Scandinavia	22	24	27	26	30	38	55	77	84	62
Slovakia	23	34	31	29	26	31	24	33	41	55
Ukraine	24	29	33	24	30	30	53	70	90	104
Hungary	26	34	29	27	29	35	30	56	47	58
United Kingdom	34	26	35	25	30	32	49	61	77	85
Italy	27	.	34	31	34	27	34	55	69	88
Main Overseas *	21	20	23	20	18	24	28	74	69	81

Source: survey by The Institute of Tourism
*) USA, Canada, Japan, Australia, Korea Rep.

Expenditures of same day visitors in Poland (USD)

	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009
Weighted average	44	41	46	36	60	58	76	120	135	103
Germany	53	41	51	45	74	70	82	123	139	94
Czech Republic	14	12	14	14	21	19	39	72	59	86
Slovakia	15	12	10	12	24	29	44	97	95	85
Ukraine	51	92	95	44	98	78	118	186	395	236
Belarus	37	76	77	48	61	57	91	171	245	198
Russia	115	75	54	52	68	54	65	63	140	104
Lithuania	52	76	63	49	74	70	75	108	88	83

Source: survey by The Institute of Tourism

Receipts from inbound tourism in 1996-2009 (mill USD)

	Total receipts	of which: tourists*	one day visitors
1996	8,400	4,400	4,000
1997	8,700	4,300	4,400
1998	8,000	4,400	3,600
1999	6,100	3,400	2,700
2000	6,100	3,100	3,000
2001	4,800	2,900	1,900
2002	4,490	2,800	1,690
2003	4,070	2,690	1,380
2004	5,785	2,900	2,885
2005	6,230	3,330	2,900
2006	7,187	3,447	3,740
2007	10,573	4,834	5,739
2008	11,414	5,493	5,921
2009	9,511	5,171	4,340

Source: estimation by The Institute of Tourism
*) including payments from abroad registered by the National Bank of Poland

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