Tourism: Expenditure in Switzerland and abroad recovered significantly in 2022
Neuchâtel, 29.06.2023 - After two years marked by the COVID-19 crisis, international tourism recovered significantly in 2022. Revenue (foreign visitors in Switzerland) as reported in the tourism balance of payments increased to CHF 16.6 billion. This was 48.3% greater than the level seen in 2021. At the same time, expenditure (Swiss residents travelling abroad) rose by 60.7% to CHF 16.8 billion. It nonetheless remained lower than the level registered in 2019. Finally, the net tourism balance of payments was slightly negative at CHF -201.6 million, according to initial estimates from the Federal Statistical Office (FSO).
This press release and further information on the topic can be found on the FSO website (see link below).
Address for enquiries
Nastasia Gulfo, FSO, National Accounts, tel.: +41 58 484 48 42,
e-mail: nastasia.gulfo@bfs.admin.ch
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Federal Statistical Office
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