Due to the impact of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, monthly spending on overseas visits to the United Kingdom declined sharply in March 2020, then reached a record low of 61 million British pounds in June 2020. While this scenario did not improve in the first half of 2021, the inbound tourism expenditure increased towards the end of the year. As of April 2022, monthly spending by overseas residents in the UK amounted to 1.66 billion British pounds, denoting a substantial increment over the previous two years but remaining below pre-pandemic levels.
Monthly spending on overseas residents' visits to the United Kingdom (UK) from January 2018 to April 2022
(in million GBP)
*Data derive from the International Passenger Survey (IPS) with a sample size of approximately 20,000 per month.
The source adds the following information: "No data were collected for Q2 to Q4 2020 due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. Estimates are based on models using passenger numbers and IPS trend data".
Data for 2021 excludes the Eurotunnel. Dover traffic was only included from the third quarter of the year.
Data can be found under Table 5 of the source's Excel file.
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Office for National Statistics (UK). (June 24, 2022). Monthly spending on overseas residents' visits to the United Kingdom (UK) from January 2018 to April 2022 (in million GBP) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 07, 2022, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/286515/monthly-spending-by-overseas-tourists-in-the-uk/
Office for National Statistics (UK). "Monthly spending on overseas residents' visits to the United Kingdom (UK) from January 2018 to April 2022 (in million GBP)." Chart. June 24, 2022. Statista. Accessed July 07, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/286515/monthly-spending-by-overseas-tourists-in-the-uk/
Office for National Statistics (UK). (2022). Monthly spending on overseas residents' visits to the United Kingdom (UK) from January 2018 to April 2022 (in million GBP). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 07, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/286515/monthly-spending-by-overseas-tourists-in-the-uk/
Office for National Statistics (UK). "Monthly Spending on Overseas Residents' Visits to The United Kingdom (Uk) from January 2018 to April 2022 (in Million Gbp)." Statista, Statista Inc., 24 Jun 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/286515/monthly-spending-by-overseas-tourists-in-the-uk/
Office for National Statistics (UK), Monthly spending on overseas residents' visits to the United Kingdom (UK) from January 2018 to April 2022 (in million GBP) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/286515/monthly-spending-by-overseas-tourists-in-the-uk/ (last visited July 07, 2022)
