International tourism spending in the UK 2019-2021
The international tourism expenditure in the United Kingdom experienced a 49 percent annual drop in 2021, following a sharp decline in the first year of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. Overall, spending by international visitors in the UK amounted to 3.9 billion British pounds in 2021, decreasing from 7.6 billion British pounds in 2020 and only accounting for roughly 11 percent of the expenditure recorded in 2019.
