Key tourism economic indicators — Tourism share of GVA (direct) by country
Tourism GDP corresponds to the part of GDP generated by all industries in response to internal tourism consumption. A further distinction must be made between direct tourism GDP and indirect tourism GDP. Put simply, tourism direct GDP is generated by industries directly in contact with visitors, while indirect...
What the numbers show
Key tourism economic indicators — Tourism share of GVA (direct) is currently reported for 39 countries. The highest value is 11.8 Percentage of gross value added in Austria; the lowest is 0.8 Percentage of gross value added in Luxembourg.
The median across all reporting countries is 3.7 Percentage of gross value added, and the mean is 4.03 Percentage of gross value added.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 15.
Over the past decade 19 countries rose and 16 fell. The largest increase was in Saudi Arabia (up 122.7%), and the largest decrease in Luxembourg (down 38.5%).
Key tourism economic indicators — Tourism share of GVA: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Austria | 11.8 Percentage of gross value added | 2024 | up 2.6% | falling |
| 1 | Türkiye | 5.1 Percentage of gross value added | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 2 | Mexico | 8.7 Percentage of gross value added | 2024 | down 2.2% | falling |
| 3 | Portugal | 8.1 Percentage of gross value added | 2024 | up 24.6% | rising |
| 4 | Iceland | 7.4 Percentage of gross value added | 2024 | up 39.6% | rising |
| 5 | Greece | 7.3 Percentage of gross value added | 2024 | up 12.3% | rising |
| 6 | Morocco | 6.8 Percentage of gross value added | 2024 | up 25.9% | rising |
| 7 | Spain | 6.2 Percentage of gross value added | 2023 | down 3.1% | falling |
| 8 | Italy | 5.4 Percentage of gross value added | 2023 | down 8.5% | flat |
| 9 | Saudi Arabia | 4.9 Percentage of gross value added | 2024 | up 122.7% | rising |
| 10 | Estonia | 4.8 Percentage of gross value added | 2017 | up 29.7% | rising |
| 11 | Costa Rica | 4.7 Percentage of gross value added | 2016 | — | rising |
| 12 | New Zealand | 4.6 Percentage of gross value added | 2024 | down 17.9% | falling |
| 13 | Latvia | 4.5 Percentage of gross value added | 2016 | up 7.1% | rising |
| 14 | Netherlands | 4 Percentage of gross value added | 2024 | up 11.1% | rising |
| 15 | Russian Federation | 3.9 Percentage of gross value added | 2018 | up 30.0% | rising |
| 16 | Slovenia | 3.8 Percentage of gross value added | 2023 | up 2.7% | flat |
| 17 | France | 3.7 Percentage of gross value added | 2023 | — | flat |
| 17 | South Africa | 3.7 Percentage of gross value added | 2022 | up 37.0% | rising |
| 17 | Indonesia | 3.7 Percentage of gross value added | 2022 | down 19.6% | falling |
| 17 | Chile | 3.7 Percentage of gross value added | 2019 | up 12.1% | rising |
| 21 | Hungary | 3 Percentage of gross value added | 2024 | up 7.1% | flat |
| 21 | United States of America | 3 Percentage of gross value added | 2023 | up 3.4% | rising |
| 23 | Switzerland | 2.9 Percentage of gross value added | 2024 | up 3.6% | falling |
| 24 | Lithuania | 2.8 Percentage of gross value added | 2024 | down 9.7% | falling |
| 25 | Australia | 2.7 Percentage of gross value added | 2024 | down 6.9% | falling |
| 26 | Germany | 2.6 Percentage of gross value added | 2022 | down 38.1% | falling |
| 27 | Czechia | 2.5 Percentage of gross value added | 2024 | down 3.8% | falling |
| 28 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 2.4 Percentage of gross value added | 2023 | down 20.0% | falling |
| 28 | Romania | 2.4 Percentage of gross value added | 2023 | up 14.3% | rising |
| 28 | Finland | 2.4 Percentage of gross value added | 2023 | down 4.0% | falling |
| 31 | Colombia | 2.2 Percentage of gross value added | 2024 | up 4.8% | falling |
| 32 | Sweden | 2.1 Percentage of gross value added | 2024 | down 30.0% | falling |
| 33 | Denmark | 2 Percentage of gross value added | 2023 | up 17.6% | rising |
| 34 | Israel | 1.9 Percentage of gross value added | 2023 | down 26.9% | falling |
| 35 | Canada | 1.8 Percentage of gross value added | 2024 | unchanged | falling |
| 36 | Argentina | 1.6 Percentage of gross value added | 2022 | down 11.1% | falling |
| 37 | Kazakhstan | 1.4 Percentage of gross value added | 2017 | down 6.7% | falling |
| 38 | Luxembourg | 0.8 Percentage of gross value added | 2022 | down 38.5% | falling |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- Slovak Republic 2.2 Percentage of gross value added
About this data
Tourism GDP corresponds to the part of GDP generated by all industries in response to internal tourism consumption. A further distinction must be made between direct tourism GDP and indirect tourism GDP. Put simply, tourism direct GDP is generated by industries directly in contact with visitors, while indirect tourism GDP is generated by industries supplying inputs to industries directly in contact with the visitors. The Tourism Staellite Account (TSA) Framework limits its recommendations to the evaluation of direct tourism GDP.