The Bank of Greece published provisional data showing Greece’s balance of travel services recorded a surplus of EUR 234.0 million in January 2026, up from EUR 90.8 million a year earlier. The improvement was driven by a 58.4% rise in travel receipts to EUR 473.3 million, alongside a 15.1% increase in travel payments to EUR 239.3 million. The increase in receipts reflected both higher inbound traveller flows (up 33.3% to 1,094.9 thousand) and higher average expenditure per trip (up 19.1%). Receipts from EU27 residents rose 55.6% to EUR 224.3 million, with euro area receipts up 46.1% to EUR 194.5 million and non-euro area EU27 receipts up 170.0% to EUR 29.7 million, while receipts from non-EU27 residents increased 61.8% to EUR 246.7 million; net travel receipts offset 8.3% of the goods deficit and contributed 71.3% of total net services receipts. The Bank of Greece indicated the next release covering February 2026 will be published on 21 April 2026.
Bank of Greece reports January 2026 travel services surplus of EUR 234.0 million as travel receipts rise 58.4%
The Bank of Greece reported a surplus of EUR 234.0 million in Greece’s balance of travel services for January 2026, up from EUR 90.8 million the previous year. This was driven by a 58.4% increase in travel receipts to EUR 473.3 million and a 15.1% rise in travel payments to EUR 239.3 million. The growth in receipts was attributed to higher inbound traveller flows and increased average expenditure per trip.