In 2023, the United States was the country worldwide with the highest total contribution of travel and tourism to GDP. That year, the total GDP contribution of travel and tourism in the U.S. amounted to 2.36 trillion U.S. dollars, exceeding pre-pandemic levels. In 2023, China and Germany followed in the ranking, with travel and tourism's total contributions to GDP of around 1.3 trillion and 488 billion U.S. dollars, respectively. Overall, the total contribution of travel and tourism to GDP worldwide reached just under 10 trillion U.S. dollars in 2023.
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Total contribution of travel and tourism to GDP in leading travel markets worldwide in 2019 and 2023
(in billion U.S. dollars)
figures are in constant 2023 prices and exchange rates as of March 2024; countries are ranked based on the highest travel and tourism's total contribution to GDP in 2023
Supplementary notes
Figures include the direct, indirect, and induced impact of travel and tourism.
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WTTC. (July 22, 2024). Total contribution of travel and tourism to GDP in leading travel markets worldwide in 2019 and 2023 (in billion U.S. dollars) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/292479/total-contribution-of-travel-and-tourism-to-gdp-in-selected-countries/
WTTC. "Total contribution of travel and tourism to GDP in leading travel markets worldwide in 2019 and 2023 (in billion U.S. dollars)." Chart. July 22, 2024. Statista. Accessed December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/292479/total-contribution-of-travel-and-tourism-to-gdp-in-selected-countries/
WTTC. (2024). Total contribution of travel and tourism to GDP in leading travel markets worldwide in 2019 and 2023 (in billion U.S. dollars). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/292479/total-contribution-of-travel-and-tourism-to-gdp-in-selected-countries/
WTTC. "Total Contribution of Travel and Tourism to Gdp in Leading Travel Markets Worldwide in 2019 and 2023 (in Billion U.S. Dollars)." Statista, Statista Inc., 22 Jul 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/292479/total-contribution-of-travel-and-tourism-to-gdp-in-selected-countries/
WTTC, Total contribution of travel and tourism to GDP in leading travel markets worldwide in 2019 and 2023 (in billion U.S. dollars) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/292479/total-contribution-of-travel-and-tourism-to-gdp-in-selected-countries/ (last visited December 22, 2024)
Total contribution of travel and tourism to GDP in leading travel markets worldwide in 2019 and 2023 (in billion U.S. dollars) [Graph], WTTC, July 22, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/292479/total-contribution-of-travel-and-tourism-to-gdp-in-selected-countries/
