EU-27: outbound tourism expenditure by country 2019

Of member states, Germany recorded the highest expenditure on outbound tourism, with residents spending a total of around 99.5 billion euros on trips abroad in 2019. The figures include expenditure on transport, accommodation and food and drinks for outbound trips lasting at least one night, for all travel purposes.

Expenditure on outbound overnight trips in the European Union (27 countries) in 2019, by country (in million euros)

Characteristic	Expenditure in million euros
Germany	99,508.3
France	30,004.7
Sweden	23,484.9
Netherlands	18,804.9
Spain	14,657.6
Austria	11,283
Denmark	10,949.4
Italy	10,743.6
Belgium	10,059.7
Finland	8,846.6
Poland	7,856.1
Ireland	7,237.9
Czechia	3,357.2
Slovakia	2,435.8
Luxembourg	2,433.4
Hungary	2,209
Cyprus	1,708.7
Portugal	1,675.2
Estonia	1,414.3
Slovenia	1,079.7
Lithuania	1,044.2
Croatia	956.8
Latvia	736.4
Romania	711.9
Greece	655.2
Malta	593.6
Bulgaria	433.5

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Release date

April 2021

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Region

Europe, EU

Survey time period

2019

Special properties

trips for all purposes, for 1 night or more

Supplementary notes

EU-27 refers to the member countries as of 2020 (excluding the United Kingdom).

Figures have been rounded.

The annual data on trips of EU residents covers national tourism. Available statistics include data on residents (for the population aged 15 years and over) tourism demand: participation, trips, nights and expenditure.

The source adds the following information: "Number of tourism trips: All tourism trips made by residents, aged 15 or over, for personal or professional/business purpose, with at least 1 overnight stay.
Expenditure: The total consumption expenditure made by a visitor or on behalf of a visitor for and during his/her trip and stay at destination.
Total expenditure (TOTAL) is broken down by following expenditure items:
Transport
Accommodation
Food and drinks in cafés or restaurants (to report separately on an optional basis, if not, it should be included under 'other expenditure')
Other expenditure.
Expenditures for durable and valuable goods are also available, but are not included in the total expenditure."

Data coverage corresponds to code tour_dem_tttot of unit G3 (Short-term business statistics and tourism).

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