From 22 May we will be working to update all of the data and documents on this page following the Office of National Statistics (ONS) revision of the International Passenger Survey (IPS) data for 2009-2018 and the released detailed 2019 data. UK data will be updated first and followed by the regional data from 27 May. Please be patient as we update these pages or contact the VisitBritain research team if you have any questions- VB/VEResearch@visitbritain.org. Thank you.
Global context
Measure
2019
International tourism expenditure (US$bn)
8.2
Global rank for international tourism expenditure
39
Number of outbound visits (m)
8.6
Most visited destination
Poland
Most visited destination in Western Europe
France
Key demographic and economic data
Measure
2019
Population (m)
8.5
GDP per capita PPP (US$)
38,774
Annual average GDP growth over past decade (%)
3.7
Annual average GDP growth in the past year (%)
3.4
Exchange rate
1 GBP = 4.4731 ILS
As of 22 January 2021
Retrieved from the Bank of England
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