Mexico
Introduction
Travellers from Mexico made 22.5 million outbound visits in 2019, with a total international tourism expenditure of US$9.9 billion.
In 2022, the UK welcomed 163,133 travellers from Mexico. During the travellers’ visits, their total expenditure was £186 million, with an average spend of £1,140 per person.
Discover visitor behaviour, travel trade insights, detailed data visualisations for this market – and more. The statistics in this market report are collated from a range of sources such as the Office for National Statistics (ONS), as well as sponsored questions and our own research. For further details, see How we source this information.
Explore the inbound data in full
Use our visualisation to see data from this market in greater depth and clarity. Compare annual statistics, and filter by age group, gender, trip duration and more. It includes seasonality, trip purpose and regional spread of visitors to UK destinations. This data is based on the International Passenger Survey, conducted by the Office for National Statistics (ONS).
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Global context
Top-level statistics relating to the population, GDP, tourism expenditure and popular destinations for this market. For greater detail on inbound tourism flows from this market to the UK, see our data visualisations.
Measure | 2022 |
International tourism expenditure (US$bn) | 7.1 |
Global rank for international tourism expenditure | 31 |
Number of outbound visits (m) | 14.9 |
Most visited destination | USA |
Most visited destination in Western Europe | France |
Key demographic and economic data
Measure | 2023 |
Population (m) | 129 |
GDP per capita PPP (US$) | 24,846 |
Annual average GDP growth over past decade (%) | 1.4 |
Annual GDP growth (%) | 1.8 |
Access to Britain from Mexico
The key routes and transport modes that connect this market with the UK.
Measure | 2023 |
Weekly aircraft departures | 36 |
Weekly seat capacity | 10,460 |
Airports with direct routes in Mexico | 3 |
Airports with direct routes in Britain | 8 |
London Gatwick, Manchester International and London Heathrow had a combined 85% of market share for seat capacity in 2023.
Three airports in Mexico serve eight British airports.
There are 36 non-stop flights on average from Mexico to Britain per week in 2023.
Cancun and Mexico City served 67% and 30% of Mexican seat capacity to the UK in 2022, respectively.
The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic led to a 76% reduction in seat capacity from Mexico to the UK in 2020, a 61% reduction in capacity in 2021, a 5% reduction in capacity in 2022, and an 11% reduction in capacity in 2023 when compared with pre-pandemic figures.
Perceptions of Britain in the Mexican market
Mexicans have a very upbeat perception of Britain as they ranked it fifth overall among 60 nations.
Mexicans rank Britain highly for vibrant cities, contemporary culture, and culture overall.
Museums are the cultural product that is most strongly associated with Britain amongst Mexicans.
Words associated with Britain by Mexicans include ‘exciting’, ‘educational’, and ‘fascinating’.
Further resources
Mexico Market Snapshot
Key stats and figures on Mexico's inbound tourism to the UK
How we source this information
We work with a number of data sources to provide a rich and insightful picture of our key inbound source markets. This includes, but is not limited to, data provided by Oxford Economics, the UNWTO, Apex, Anholt-Ipsos Nation Brands Index and from our own surveys and ad-hoc research. The largest share of these data comes from the International Passenger Survey (IPS) by the ONS.
Visit our About the International Passenger Survey page for more information on how this data is collected and analysed.