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Argentina

See the latest market data for Argentina – including traveller visits and spend, length of stay, behaviours and preferences.

Introduction

Travellers from Argentina made 10 million outbound visits in 2019, with a total international tourism expenditure of US$7.9 billion.

In 2022, the UK welcomed 79,974 travellers from Argentina. During the travellers’ visits, their total expenditure was £72.7 million, with an average spend of £909 per person.

Discover visitor behaviour, travel trade insights, detailed data visualisations for this market – and more. The statistics in this market report are collated from a range of sources such as the Office for National Statistics (ONS), as well as sponsored questions and our own research. For further details, see How we source this information.

Explore the inbound data in full

Use our visualisations to see data from this market in greater depth and clarity. Compare annual statistics, and filter by age group, gender, trip duration and more. Includes seasonality, trip purpose and regional spread of visitors to UK destinations. This data is based on the International Passenger Survey, conducted by the Office for National Statistics (ONS).

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Global context

Top-level statistics relating to the population, GDP, tourism expenditure and popular destinations for this market. For greater detail on inbound tourism flows from this market to the UK, see our data visualisations.

Measure

2022

International tourism expenditure (US$bn)

5.6

Global rank for international tourism expenditure 

38

Number of outbound visits (m)

5.8

Most visited destination

Uruguay

Most visited destination in Western Europe

Spain

Key demographic and economic data

Measure

2023

Population (m)

46

GDP per capita PPP (US$)

27,160

Annual average GDP growth over past decade (%)

0.1

Annual GDP growth (%)

0.0

Access to Britain from Argentina

The key routes and transport modes that connect this market with the UK.

Measure

2023

Weekly aircraft departures

4

Weekly seat capacity

791

Airports with direct routes in Argentina

1

Airports with direct routes in Britain

1

  • 81% of Argentinians arrive in Britain by plane and 17% arrive via the Channel Tunnel (2022).

  • There are four direct flight departures from Argentina to Britain a week, with a total capacity of 791 seats a week, in 2023.

  • British Airways serves non-stop Argentina-Britain routes, departing from Buenos Aires and arriving at London Heathrow.

  • The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic led to a 76% reduction in seat capacity from Argentina to the UK in 2020, 97% reduction in 2021, 98% reduction in 2022, and 81% in 2023 compared with pre-pandemic figures.

Perceptions of Britain in the Argentinian market

  • Britain is the 11th strongest nation brand among 60 nations according to Argentinians.

  • They rate Britain highest for contemporary culture, sport and historic buildings, but less so for natural beauty.

  • Music, museums and films are the cultural products that are most strongly associated with Britain among Argentinians.

  • Words associated with Britain by Argentinians include ‘fascinating’, ‘educational’, and ‘exciting’.

Further resources

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How we source this information

We work with a number of data sources to provide a rich and insightful picture of our key inbound source markets. This includes, but is not limited to, data provided by Oxford Economics, the UNWTO, Apex, Anholt-Ipsos Nation Brands Index and from our own surveys and ad-hoc research. The largest share of the data comes from the International Passenger Survey (IPS) by the ONS.

Visit our About the International Passenger Survey page for more information on how the data is collected and analysed.

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