Tourism direct GDP as a proportion of total GDP (%) by country

Countries reporting
109
Highest
33.2%
British Virgin Islands
Lowest
0.0%
Mongolia
Median
2.7%
Years covered
17
2008–2024
Data points
1,696

What the numbers show

Tourism direct GDP as a proportion of total GDP (%) is currently reported for 109 countries. The highest value is 33.2% in British Virgin Islands; the lowest is 0.0% in Mongolia.

The median across all reporting countries is 2.7%, and the mean is 4.2%.

The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 783.

Over the past decade 48 countries rose and 56 fell. The largest increase was in Equatorial Guinea (up 141.0%), and the largest decrease in Lebanon (down 76.9%).

Tourism direct GDP as a proportion of total GDP: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 British Virgin Islands 33.2% 2018 up 9.7% rising
2 United States Virgin Islands 25.1% 2019 up 19.0% rising
3 Aruba 21.2% 2017 rising
4 Fiji 13.2% 2023 up 9.0% falling
5 Antigua and Barbuda 11.7% 2022 up 14.6% falling
6 Panama 10.8% 2023 down 9.2% falling
7 Jamaica 9.8% 2019 up 36.1% rising
8 Palau 9.8% 2020 down 47.8% falling
9 Uruguay 8.9% 2023 up 28.9% rising
10 Philippines 8.9% 2024 up 0.4% rising
11 Mexico 8.6% 2023 down 4.1% falling
12 Mauritius 8.6% 2024 down 5.6% falling
13 Portugal 8.1% 2024 up 25.3% rising
14 Trinidad and Tobago 7.7% 2024 rising
15 Greece 7.3% 2024 up 12.6% rising
16 Equatorial Guinea 7.3% 2020 up 141.0% rising
17 Bahrain 7.1% 2023 up 37.9% falling
18 Morocco 7.1% 2019 up 2.1% flat
19 Namibia 6.9% 2022 up 137.9% rising
20 Honduras 6.5% 2013 up 8.5% rising
21 Guam 6.3% 2021 down 47.5% falling
22 Iceland 6.1% 2022 up 46.4% rising
23 Jordan 5.9% 2018 down 9.6% falling
24 Estonia 5.4% 2017 up 28.3% rising
24 Martinique 5.4% 2019 up 11.0% rising
26 Slovenia 5.2% 2023 up 7.4% flat
27 Albania 5.2% 2024 up 123.9% rising
28 Tunisia 4.9% 2023 up 18.1% flat
29 Saudi Arabia 4.8% 2024 up 110.0% rising
30 Cameroon 4.8% 2021 up 46.1% rising
31 Spain 4.6% 2022 down 28.9% falling
32 Malaysia 4.5% 2023 down 25.3% falling
33 New Zealand 4.4% 2024 down 12.0% falling
34 Nigeria 4.3% 2020 down 2.1% rising
35 Austria 4.2% 2023 down 18.4% falling
36 Mozambique 4.0% 2023 down 2.0% falling
37 France 3.8% 2023 rising
38 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 3.8% 2023 up 11.8% flat
39 Hungary 3.8% 2023 up 45.6% rising
40 Samoa 3.7% 2023 down 21.8% flat
41 Kyrgyzstan 3.6% 2022 down 21.7% falling
42 South Africa 3.5% 2022 up 23.2% flat
43 El Salvador 3.5% 2018 rising
44 Belgium 3.4% 2022 up 57.2% rising
45 Tajikistan 3.4% 2022 down 27.6% falling
46 Chile 3.3% 2019 down 0.2% rising
47 Australia and New Zealand 3.1% 2024 up 3.7% falling
48 United States of America 3.0% 2023 up 7.5% rising
49 Australia 2.9% 2023 up 16.0% falling
50 Peru 2.9% 2024 down 24.2% falling
51 Qatar 2.9% 2022 up 56.6% rising
52 Russian Federation 2.8% 2023 down 12.5% falling
52 Russian Federation 2.8% 2023 down 12.5% falling
54 Thailand 2.8% 2022 down 41.2% falling
55 Puerto Rico 2.7% 2020 falling
56 India 2.7% 2023 down 11.3% falling
57 Costa Rica 2.7% 2021 down 38.3% falling
58 Oman 2.7% 2024 up 17.2% falling
59 Latvia 2.6% 2021 down 23.5% rising
60 Lithuania 2.6% 2023 down 14.1% falling
61 Norway 2.5% 2021 down 32.4% falling
62 Finland 2.4% 2023 down 1.1% falling
63 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 2.4% 2022 down 35.5% falling
63 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 2.4% 2022 down 35.5% falling
65 Romania 2.4% 2022 up 27.3% rising
66 Czechia 2.4% 2023 down 18.1% falling
67 Poland 2.3% 2022 up 9.5% rising
68 Ecuador 2.3% 2019 up 37.3% rising
69 Indonesia 2.2% 2020 down 44.8% falling
70 Bermuda 2.2% 2021 down 61.4% falling
71 Colombia 2.2% 2024 up 4.8% falling
72 Germany 2.2% 2021 down 48.7% falling
73 Switzerland 2.1% 2023 down 7.0% falling
74 Egypt 2.0% 2020 down 67.6% falling
75 Slovakia 2.0% 2022 down 14.9% falling
76 Viet Nam 2.0% 2021 down 67.5% falling
76 Viet Nam 2.0% 2021 down 67.5% falling
78 Denmark 2.0% 2023 up 16.3% rising
79 Sweden 1.9% 2021 down 26.1% falling
80 Belarus 1.9% 2022 up 6.5% falling
80 Japan 1.9% 2023 up 5.6% falling
82 Israel 1.9% 2023 down 28.4% falling
83 Marshall Islands 1.8% 2021 down 18.2% falling
84 Micronesia (Federated States of) 1.8% 2018 down 5.9% flat
85 Canada 1.8% 2024 down 1.6% falling
86 Argentina 1.7% 2022 down 12.2% falling
87 Malawi 1.6% 2020 down 64.4% falling
87 Nepal 1.6% 2021 down 2.5% falling
89 Algeria 1.6% 2024 up 53.4% rising
90 Côte d'Ivoire 1.5% 2020 down 37.5% rising
90 Côte d'Ivoire 1.5% 2020 down 37.5% rising
92 Haiti 1.5% 2022 up 1.6% flat
93 Eswatini 1.3% 2024 up 37.8% falling
94 Kazakhstan 1.1% 2023 up 10.9% falling
95 Paraguay 1.1% 2022 up 55.7% volatile
96 Guinea 0.9% 2017 down 45.0% falling
97 Guyana 0.9% 2023 down 57.1% falling
97 Rwanda 0.9% 2020 down 61.7% falling
99 Brunei Darussalam 0.8% 2016 up 2.5% rising
99 Brunei Darussalam 0.8% 2016 up 2.5% rising
101 Luxembourg 0.8% 2022 down 35.2% falling
102 Kiribati 0.7% 2019 up 18.0% rising
103 State of Palestine 0.7% 2020 down 74.0% falling
104 Kuwait 0.6% 2024 down 20.5% falling
105 Republic of Moldova 0.6% 2024 up 26.3% rising
105 Republic of Moldova 0.6% 2024 up 26.3% rising
107 Lebanon 0.6% 2023 down 76.9% falling
108 Montserrat 0.5% 2021 down 72.2% falling
109 Mongolia 0.0% 2020 down 76.1% falling

Regions and income groups

Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.

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Indicator
Tourism direct GDP as a proportion of total GDP (%)
Unit
%
Source
United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database
Licence
UN SDG Global Database (open, attribution requested)
Coverage
132 places, 1,696 data points, 2008–2024
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