In 2024, the direct and indirect contribution of travel and tourism to the United Kingdom's gross domestic product (GDP) was *** percent higher than in 2019, the year prior to the onset of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. Overall, these industries' total contribution to the country's GDP amounted to roughly *** billion British pounds in 2024. Has tourism in the UK recovered from the impact of COVID-19? While inbound resident visits to the UK dropped to just above ***** million in 2021 - the lowest figure reported in *** decades - the volume of inbound tourist visits to the United Kingdom rebounded in 2022, and grew to ** million in 2023. International arrivals, however, remained below pre-pandemic levels. Similarly, while outbound tourist visits from the UK experienced around a ******** increase in 2022 compared to the previous year, the country still reported around ***** million fewer trips abroad in 2023 than in 2019. What are the favorite holiday destinations among Britons? Either before or after the impact of the health crisis, vacationing remained the main travel purpose for outbound visits from the UK. In 2023, ***** was the most visited holiday destination by UK travelers, followed by *************************.

The tourism sector GDP share in the United Kingdom was forecast to increase between 2023 and 2028 by in total *** percentage points. This overall increase does not happen continuously, notably not in 2027. The share is estimated to amount to **** percent in 2028. While the share was forecast to increase significant in the next years, the increase will slow down in the future.Depited is the economic contribution of the tourism sector in relation to the gross domestic product of the country or region at hand.The forecast has been adjusted for the expected impact of COVID-19.The shown data are an excerpt of Statista's Key Market Indicators (KMI). The KMI are a collection of primary and secondary indicators on the macro-economic, demographic and technological environment in more than *** countries and regions worldwide. All input data are sourced from international institutions, national statistical offices, and trade associations. All data has been are processed to generate comparable datasets (see supplementary notes under details for more information).

This statistic shows growth in the total contribution of the travel and tourism industry to GDP in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2012 to 2018, with a forecast for 2028. The growth rate stood at *** percent in 2017.

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This statistic presents the direct contribution of travel and tourism to GDP in the United Kingdom from 2012 to 2018, with an additional forecast for 2028. Over this period, the direct contribution of the travel and tourism industry to GDP in the UK increased, reaching **** billion British pounds in 2017.

Annual inbound, outbound and domestic expenditure on tourism, internal tourism consumption and employment for the tourism industries.

Provisional annual inbound, outbound and domestic expenditure on tourism, internal tourism consumption and employment for the tourism industries.

This statistic shows relative tourism sector contribution to the GDP in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2013, by geography. The tourism sector contributed a total of 126 billion British pounds to the UK's GDP that year, while in England figures amounted to 106 billion British pounds.

United Kingdom GDP: 2016p: sa: HCE: National: Tourism data was reported at 2,670.000 GBP mn in Jun 2018. This records a decrease from the previous number of 2,747.000 GBP mn for Mar 2018. United Kingdom GDP: 2016p: sa: HCE: National: Tourism data is updated quarterly, averaging 1,778.500 GBP mn from Mar 1985 (Median) to Jun 2018, with 134 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 6,131.000 GBP mn in Sep 2007 and a record low of -61.000 GBP mn in Sep 1985. United Kingdom GDP: 2016p: sa: HCE: National: Tourism data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Office for National Statistics. The data is categorized under Global Database’s United Kingdom – Table UK.A014: ESA 2010: GDP: Household Consumption Expenditure: Chain Linked: 2016 Prices: Seasonally Adjusted.

Inbound, outbound and domestic tourism expenditure, inbound tourism consumption, production accounts and employment of the tourism industries and domestic supply and internal tourism consumption.

In 2024, the total contribution of travel and tourism to the global gross domestic product (GDP) amounted to 10.9 trillion U.S. dollars. This figure, which includes the direct, indirect, and induced impact of the global travel and tourism market, represented an increase in total contribution to GDP of 5.8 percent over 2019. As forecast, the total contribution of the travel and tourism sector to the global GDP was expected to reach 11.7 trillion U.S. dollars in 2025. Which countries record the highest travel and tourism contribution to GDP? GDP is the total value of all goods and services produced in a country in a year. It is considered an important indicator of a country's economic strength, and a positive change in GDP is a sign of economic growth. Both before and after the impact of COVID-19, the United States and China were by far the leading travel markets based on the total contribution of travel and tourism to GDP, followed by Germany, Japan, and the United Kingdom. What are the most visited countries in the world? In 2023, France was the country with the highest number of international tourist arrivals worldwide, welcoming 100 million international visitors. While the United States reported the third-highest number of inbound tourist arrivals that year, it was the destination with the highest international tourism receipts worldwide, ranking ahead of Spain and the United Kingdom.

In 2024, agriculture contributed around 0.56 percent to the United Kingdom’s GDP, 16.74 percent came from the manufacturing industry, and 72.79 percent from the services sector. The UK is not a farmer’s marketThe vast majority of the UK’s GDP is generated by the services sector, and tourism in particular keeps the economy going. In 2017, almost 214 billion British Pounds were contributed to the GDP through travel and tourism – about 277 billion U.S. dollars – and the forecasts see an upwards trend. For comparison, only an estimated 10.3 billion GBP were generated by the agriculture sector in the same year. But is it a tourist’s destination still? Though forecasts are not in yet, it is unclear whether travel and tourism can keep the UK’s economy afloat in the future, especially after Brexit and all its consequences. Higher travel costs, having to wait for visas, and overall more complicated travel arrangements are just some of the concerns tourists have when considering vacationing in the UK after Brexit. Consequences of the referendum are already observable in the domestic travel industry: In 2017, about 37 percent of British travelers said Brexit caused them to cut their holidays short by a few days, and about 14 percent said they did not leave the UK for their holidays because of it.

Physical (non-monetary) and monetary estimates of services provided by natural assets in the UK between 1998 and 2019.

Data on the impact of the visitor economy on Calderdale's economy and employment. Also the number of visitors by number of people and number of days. All data provided by Global Tourism Solutions (UK) Ltd : STEAM reports and Visit Calderdale. For more information on the data please contact tourism@calderdale.gov.uk. For more information about the visitor economy in Calderdale please go to: Tourism and travel (Calderdale Council website). Visit Calderdale. For data prior to 2022 please go to Calderdale tourism - sector breakdown of trip expenditure. Calderdale tourism - business turnover derived from tourism and related expenditure.

Analysis of Visa card spending data, including domestic, international, and combined percentage of face-to-face spending on tourism-related industries.

The tourism balance over the gross domestic product in the United Kingdom stayed stable in 2021 over the previous year. Overall, the tourism balance (calculated as the difference between inbound and outbound spending) over GDP reached minus *** percent in 2021, rising from minus *** percent in 2019.

United Kingdom GDP: CL 2013p: HCE: National: Tourism data was reported at 3,575.000 GBP mn in Mar 2017. This records an increase from the previous number of 2,397.000 GBP mn for Dec 2016. United Kingdom GDP: CL 2013p: HCE: National: Tourism data is updated quarterly, averaging 2,431.000 GBP mn from Mar 1985 (Median) to Mar 2017, with 129 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 9,734.000 GBP mn in Sep 2007 and a record low of -1,112.000 GBP mn in Dec 1986. United Kingdom GDP: CL 2013p: HCE: National: Tourism data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Office for National Statistics. The data is categorized under Global Database’s UK – Table UK.A017: ESA 2010: GDP: Household Consumption Expenditure: Chain Linked: 2013 Prices. Rebased from 2013p to 2015p Replacement series ID: 390378637

In 2023, the share of travel and tourism's total contribution to GDP in European Union member countries and the United Kingdom remained in most cases below the figures reported before the COVID-19 pandemic, but showed strong signs of recovery. Overall, Croatia was the EU country where travel and tourism contributed the highest share of gross domestic product in 2023. That year, these industries generated, directly and indirectly, nearly ** percent of the country's GDP. Portugal and Greece followed in the ranking in 2023, with travel and tourism representing **** percent and **** percent of GDP, respectively.