Global travel and tourism spending increased by roughly 30 percent in 2022 compared to the previous year, whereas it more than halved in 2020 due to the impact of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. Overall, the travel and tourism expenditure worldwide amounted to approximately five trillion U.S. dollars in 2022, remaining below pre-pandemic levels. That year, leisure trips accounted for 81 percent of this market's global spending.
Total travel and tourism spending worldwide from 2019 to 2022, by type
(in trillion U.S. dollars)
figures are in constant 2022 prices and exchange rates as of March 2023
Supplementary notes
Figures for 2019 and 2022 were calculated by Statista by combining data on spending provided by the source 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 and 2021 were calculated by Statista based on the percentage changes in global leisure and business travel spending as indicated by the source.
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