Global travel and tourism spending by type 2021

Global travel and tourism spending increased by roughly 26 percent in 2021 over the previous year, after more than halving in 2020 due to the impact of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. Overall, the travel and tourism expenditure worldwide amounted to 3.65 trillion U.S. dollars in 2021, remaining below pre-pandemic levels. That year, leisure trips accounted for 80 percent of this sector's global spending.

Total travel and tourism spending worldwide from 2019 to 2021, by type (in trillion U.S. dollars)

Characteristic	Leisure spending	Business spending
2019	4.96	1.29
2020	2.33	0.56
2021	2.91	0.74

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October 2022

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Region

Worldwide

Survey time period

2019 to 2021

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figures are in constant 2021 prices and exchange rates as of April 2022

Supplementary notes

Figures for 2019 and 2021 were calculated by Statista by combining data on leisure and business travel spending for the following regions: North America, Europe, Caribbean, Latin America, Africa, Middle East, North East Asia, South Asia, South East Asia, and Oceania. All regional figures can be found here.

Data for 2020 were calculated by Statista based on the percentage changes in global leisure and business travel spending from 2019 to 2021, as indicated by the source.

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