Belgium
Visitor characteristics
- There are more than twice more male than female business visitors
- Four-in-five Belgian holiday visitors (excluding British expats) are making a repeat visit to Britain (within ten years)
- Far more visitors come from Brussels than any other part of Belgium
- 97% of departing visitors from Belgium (excluding British expats) are ‘likely’ or ‘extremely likely’ to recommend a visit to Britain
Popular activities
Sightseeing of Famous Buildings/ Monuments
Visited a Pub
Went Shopping
Global context
| Measure | 2017 |
|---|---|
| International tourism expenditure (US$bn) | 20.7 |
| Global rank for international tourism expenditure | 14 |
| Number of outbound visits (m) | 24.6 |
| Most visited destination | France |
Key demographic and economic data
| Measure | 2018 |
|---|---|
| Population (m) | 11.5 |
| GDP per capita PPP (US$) | 41,860 |
| Annual average GDP growth over past decade (%) | 1.0 |
| Annual average GDP growth over the past year (%) | 1.4 |
Resources
Belgium Market Profile (PDF, 2.71MB)
Belgium Market Snapshot (PDF, 250MB)
Find out where visitors from Belgium to the UK reside in their own country (Excel, 172MB, Published 2015)
More resources
Read about the preferences of Europeans towards tourism (PDF, 1.65MB, Published March 2015)
Exchange rate
1 GBP = 1.1253 EUR
As of 13 June 2019
Retrieved from the Bank of England
