Spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of GDP in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: Spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of GDP was 2.3% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of GDP in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, 1995–2024
Source: UN Tourism (2025); National statistical organizations and central banks, OECD national accounts, and World Bank staff estimates (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of gdp in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland stood at 2.3%. That is the highest value across all 9 years on record.
That represents a change of up 6.5% on the previous year and up 112.4% over five years.
Over the whole period, spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of gdp in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland peaked at 2.3% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1.1%, in 2020.
That places United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 108th out of 191 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
Spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of GDP in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 2.0% | — |
| 1996 | 2.0% | +0.2% |
| 1997 | 1.9% | -5.1% |
| 1998 | 1.9% | -1.9% |
| 2020 | 1.1% | -43.5% |
| 2021 | 1.2% | +9.8% |
| 2022 | 2.1% | +79.6% |
| 2023 | 2.1% | +1.1% |
| 2024 | 2.3% | +6.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.0% | 1.9% | 2.0% | 4 |
| 2020s | 1.8% | 1.1% | 2.3% | 5 |
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- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 86.93 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0217 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 1,251 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 76.63 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual 691.49 % change on previous year (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0191 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 1,103 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate 22.77 % change on previous year (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of gdp in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
- Spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of gdp in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland was 2.3% in 2024, according to UN Tourism (2025); National statistical organizations and central banks, OECD national accounts, and World Bank staff estimates (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of gdp recorded in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 2.3% in 2024.
- What is the lowest spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of gdp recorded in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.1% in 2020.
- How does United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank for spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of gdp?
- United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 108th out of 191 countries with data for 2024.
- Where does this United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland data come from?
- The figures come from UN Tourism (2025); National statistical organizations and central banks, OECD national accounts, and World Bank staff estimates (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Money received by the destination country from foreign visitors, including spending on accommodation, food, transport, entertainment, shopping, and fares paid to the country’s own airlines, as a share of, as a share of GDP.