Greece

Greece

The International Passenger Survey (IPS) was suspended on 16 March 2020 due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic until the start of 2021. The ONS have made every effort to produce high-quality estimates for the periods when IPS data is not being collected but have not been able to produce a full set of results. See the 2020 inbound page for more information. Data for 2021 and 2022 was also impacted by COVID-19, more information can be found on the About IPS page.

Due to the above, the latest full year IPS data below is from 2019. You can access data detailed data from 2020 onwards on the latest annual page.

Dining in a restaurant

Sightseeing of Famous Buildings/ Monuments

Went Shopping

Global context

Measure2022
International tourism expenditure (US$bn) (2019)<4.1
Global rank for international tourism expenditure (2019)>50
Number of outbound visits (m)3.8
Most visited destinationTurkey

Key demographic and economic data

Measure2022
Population (m)10.6
GDP per capita PPP (US$)37,604
Annual average GDP growth over past decade (%)0.6
Annual GDP growth (%)6.1

Inbound visits to Britain from Greece

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Access to Britain from Greece

Measure2023
Weekly aircraft departures572
Weekly seat capacity109,484
Airports with direct routes in Greece18
Airports with direct routes in Britain21
  • Virtually all visits from Greece to Britain are made by plane
  • In 2023, there are 572 direct flight departures from Greece to Britain a week, with a total seat capacity of 109,484 a week
  • 18 airports in Greece serve 21 British airports in 2023
  • Following the Covid-19 pandemic, scheduled seat capacity on non-stop flights from Greece to the UK exceeds 2019 levels by 28% in 2023
  • The current rate of Air Passenger Duty for visitors departing Britain for Greece is £13