Which has higher tourism contribution to gdp, Australia or United States of America?

United States of America, at 3.0% against 2.9% in Australia as of 2022.

What is the difference in tourism contribution to gdp between Australia and United States of America?

0.1%, with United States of America ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and United States of America?

15 years are reported by both, from 2008 to 2022.

Where does this data come from?

UN Tourism (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Tourism contribution to GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Australia vs United States of America: Tourism contribution to GDP

Australia

2.9%

in 2023

United States of America

3.0%

in 2022

Australia rank

46th

United States of America rank

45th

Tourism contribution to GDP over time

Australia
United States of America

How they compare

United States of America currently reports 3.0% against 2.9% in Australia, a difference of 0.1%.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 15 shared years of data; in 2008 it was United States of America ahead.

Australia ranks 46th and United States of America ranks 45th of 100 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 1 and United States of America in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Australia	United States of America	Difference	Ahead
2000s	2.8%	2.7%	0.1%	Australia
2010s	2.7%	2.8%	0.1%	United States of America
2020s	2.0%	2.6%	0.7%	United States of America

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher tourism contribution to gdp, Australia or United States of America?: United States of America, at 3.0% against 2.9% in Australia as of 2022.
What is the difference in tourism contribution to gdp between Australia and United States of America?: 0.1%, with United States of America ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and United States of America?: 15 years are reported by both, from 2008 to 2022.
How do Australia and United States of America rank globally for tourism contribution to gdp?: Australia ranks 46th and United States of America ranks 45th of 100 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UN Tourism (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Tourism contribution to GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Tourism contribution to GDP
Unit: %
Source: UN Tourism (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 100 places, 1,188 data points, 2008–2023
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Percentage of a country's GDP that comes directly from tourism, including spending by visitors and the industries that serve them.