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Tourists at Buckingham Palace A tourist stall selling various London and United Kingdom related souvenirs on the edge of Trafalgar Square on the Strand. Tourism in the United Kingdom is a major industry and contributor to the U.K. economy, which is the world's 10th biggest tourist destination, with over 40.1 million visiting in 2019, contributing a total of £234 billion to the GDP.
VisitBritain was created in April 2003 to market Britain to the rest of the world and to promote and develop the visitor economy of England. It was formed out of a merger between the British Tourist Authority and the English Tourism Council , and is a non-departmental public body responsible to the Department for Culture, Media and Sport .
The Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office is responsible for the organisation, and is the sole shareholder. [4] It has an investment portfolio valued around US$7.1 billion (year-end 2020) [ 5 ] and since 2011 is focused on the emerging markets of South Asia and Africa via its direct investment and cooperation with important global ...
Luxembourg made the largest contribution as a percentage of gross national income (GNI) at 1.05% and the United Nations’ ODA target of 0.7% of GNI was also exceeded by Norway (1.02%), Sweden (0.99%) and Denmark (0.71%). [1] The European Union accumulated a higher portion of GDP as a form of foreign aid than any other economic union. [2]
According to the OECD, the official development assistance from the United Kingdom increased to USD 15.7 billion (preliminary data) in 2022 due to an increase in gross national income and additional funding for in-donor refugee costs. Official development assistance represented 0.51% of gross national income.
The United Kingdom is currently the largest European investor in the Philippines. Likewise, most European tourists who visit the Philippines come from the United Kingdom, with about 90,000 visitors yearly. [1] [9] The UK government spends in the region of £2 million per year of funding to facilitate scientific collaboration with the Philippines.
This is a list of the largest trading partners of the United Kingdom based on data from Office for National Statistics Pink Book for 2017 Goods and Services. [ 1 ] Trade in GBP £ Millions
VisitEngland is the official tourist board for England. Its stated mission is to "build England's tourism product, raise Britain’s profile worldwide, increase the volume and value of tourism exports and develop England and Britain’s visitor economy".