Both before and after the impact of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, Germany was the European country with the highest outbound tourism expenditure. In 2022, Germany's outbound tourism spending amounted to nearly 90 billion U.S. dollars, increasing sharply over the previous year but remaining below pre-pandemic levels. The United Kingdom and France followed in the ranking in 2022, with outbound tourism spending reaching around 82 billion and 41 billion U.S. dollars, respectively.
Countries with the highest outbound tourism expenditure in Europe from 2019 to 2022
(in billion U.S. dollars)
countries are ranked based on the highest tourism expenditure in 2022
Supplementary notes
Figures are periodically updated by the source and might differ from the official UNWTO rankings as they are based on the available data for the selected years.
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World Tourism Organization (UN Tourism). (November 29, 2023). Countries with the highest outbound tourism expenditure in Europe from 2019 to 2022 (in billion U.S. dollars) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1316900/leading-european-country-by-outbound-tourism-expenditure/
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Countries with the highest outbound tourism expenditure in Europe from 2019 to 2022 (in billion U.S. dollars) [Graph], World Tourism Organization (UN Tourism), November 29, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1316900/leading-european-country-by-outbound-tourism-expenditure/
