Economic Benefits of Tourism

Explore the latest Northern Ireland accommodation statistics through our interactive visualisation below, download current stock reports, and view official NISRA survey results for the hotel and small service accommodation sectors. Historical reports can be accessed via the archive at the bottom of the page.

Tourist visitors along Derry-Londonderry City Walls

Economic Benefits of Tourism - At a Glance

Use the interactive visualisation above to explore the latest economic statistics. 

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Economic Benefits of Tourism Infographic

Tourism NI produces an infographic summarising the latest economic tourism data including overnight and daytrip spend, tourism jobs, tourism businesses and latest economic insights from our consumer and industry research. View the latest infographic below. 

Economic Impact - Deloitte - Tourism - Jobs & Growth

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Tourism Work Quality Indicators 

Use the interactive visualisation above to explore the tourism industry work quality indicators. 

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NISRA’s Work Quality Indicators are derived from the Labour Force Survey and reflect employees’ experiences of work across areas such as pay, security, satisfaction, flexibility and career development. Together, they provide a broad measure of job quality within the tourism sector. 

NISRA Tourism Satellite Account

The Northern Ireland Statistics & Research Agency (NISRA) Tourism Satellite Account provides economic information about the demand for goods and services associated with tourism, and their contribution to the NI economy. 

Key Points 

  • The total value of NI Gross Value Added (GVA) for NI for 2019 equated to £43.7 bn. Tourism direct gross value added (TDGVA) was £920 million in 2019, equating to 2.1% of the GVA for the total NI economy.
  • The number of full-time equivalent employees working in tourism industries was around 75,000. There were 27,000 tourism direct employees which equated to 22,000 tourism direct full-time equivalent jobs. 
  • Expenditure by inbound visitors to NI was £804 million in 2019 in current prices, with overnight visitors accounting for 91% of this total. 
  • Domestic tourism expenditure by NI residents was £1.8 billion, with overnight visitors spending 53%. 
  • Outbound tourism expenditure by NI residents was £1.9 billion, with overnight trips accounting for 96%. 

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Previous Reports

To view previous reports, please click here.