Israel

Israel

 

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.

 

Global context

Measure2019
International tourism expenditure (US$bn)8.2
Global rank for international tourism expenditure40
Number of outbound visits (m)9.0
Most visited destinationPoland
Most visited destination in Western EuropeFrance

Key demographic and economic data

Measure2023
Population (m)9.2
GDP per capita PPP (US$)45,192
Annual average GDP growth over past decade (%)4.0
Annual GDP growth (%)2.9

Inbound visits to Britain from Israel

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Access to Britain from Israel

Measure2023
Weekly aircraft departures71
Weekly seat capacity16,372
Airports with direct routes in Israel1
Airports with direct routes in Britain5
  • Out of the 6 airlines that operate the Israel to Britain route, El Al served the most departing seats.
  • Since 2009, there has been a 51% increase in weekly seat capacity from Israel to Britain.
  • In 2023, the highest share of departing seats are set to come from the Tel Aviv to London Heathrow, with a 56% share.
  • The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic led to a 64% reduction in direct seat capacity from Israel to the UK in 2020.
  • Direct seat capacity in 2021 was 63% behind pre-COVID levels and in 2022 13% behind.
  • In 2023, seat capacity for the full year is set to exceed pre-covid (2019) levels by 17%.
  • The current reduced rate of Air Passenger Duty for visitors departing Britain for Israel is £87.