NISRA Tourism Satellite Account

Date published: 22 March 2024

The NISRA Tourism Satellite Account for 2019 has been published today.

NISRA has published the Tourism Satellite Account for 2019 which 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%

The tables, results report, methodology report, infographic and summary powerpoint presentation are available on the Tourism Satellite Account page.