This statistic displays the annual spend of tourists from China on visits to the United Kingdom from 2009 to 2019. Over this period there has been a net increase in spending by visitors from China, with total spending in 2019 reaching over
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Travel spending of tourists from China in the United Kingdom (UK) between 2009 and 2019*
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* Travel spend is defined by the source as follows: "Spend is the amount spent by overseas visitors in the UK, it excludes the cost of getting to the UK (e.g. airfare). It is 'actual', not adjusted for inflation, growth is therefore in 'nominal terms'."
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VisitBritain. (August 10, 2020). Travel spending of tourists from China in the United Kingdom (UK) between 2009 and 2019* (in billion GBP) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 15, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/492929/travel-spending-on-trips-from-china-to-the-united-kingdom-uk/
VisitBritain. "Travel spending of tourists from China in the United Kingdom (UK) between 2009 and 2019* (in billion GBP)." Chart. August 10, 2020. Statista. Accessed July 15, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/492929/travel-spending-on-trips-from-china-to-the-united-kingdom-uk/
VisitBritain. (2020). Travel spending of tourists from China in the United Kingdom (UK) between 2009 and 2019* (in billion GBP). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 15, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/492929/travel-spending-on-trips-from-china-to-the-united-kingdom-uk/
VisitBritain. "Travel Spending of Tourists from China in The United Kingdom (Uk) between 2009 and 2019* (in Billion Gbp)." Statista, Statista Inc., 10 Aug 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/492929/travel-spending-on-trips-from-china-to-the-united-kingdom-uk/
VisitBritain, Travel spending of tourists from China in the United Kingdom (UK) between 2009 and 2019* (in billion GBP) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/492929/travel-spending-on-trips-from-china-to-the-united-kingdom-uk/ (last visited July 15, 2025)
Travel spending of tourists from China in the United Kingdom (UK) between 2009 and 2019* (in billion GBP) [Graph], VisitBritain, August 10, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/492929/travel-spending-on-trips-from-china-to-the-united-kingdom-uk/
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