Tourism direct GDP as a proportion of total GDP in Central and Southern Asia
Central and Southern Asia: Tourism direct GDP as a proportion of total GDP was 2.6% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Tourism direct GDP as a proportion of total GDP in Central and Southern Asia, 2008–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Central and Southern Asia recorded 2.6% for tourism direct gdp as a proportion of total gdp in 2024.
The figure is down 11.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tourism direct gdp as a proportion of total gdp in Central and Southern Asia peaked at 3.4% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 0.9%, in 2020.
Central and Southern Asia ranks 19th of 23 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 17 years of available data.
Tourism direct GDP as a proportion of total GDP in Central and Southern Asia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 3.4% | — |
| 2009 | 3.4% | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 3.4% | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 2.9% | -15.1% |
| 2012 | 2.9% | +1.5% |
| 2013 | 2.8% | -3.2% |
| 2014 | 2.9% | +2.6% |
| 2015 | 2.6% | -11.7% |
| 2016 | 2.6% | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 2.6% | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 2.6% | -0.0% |
| 2019 | 2.6% | +2.2% |
| 2020 | 0.9% | -67.1% |
| 2021 | 1.0% | +14.4% |
| 2022 | 2.5% | +150.2% |
| 2023 | 2.6% | +3.4% |
| 2024 | 2.6% | -0.0% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Tourism direct GDP as a proportion of total GDP in Central and Southern Asia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | +150.2% | 1.0% | 2.5% |
| 2020 | -67.1% | 2.6% | 0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.4% | 3.4% | 3.4% | 2 |
| 2010s | 2.8% | 2.6% | 3.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.9% | 0.9% | 2.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Central and Southern Asia
More economy & growth data for Central and Southern Asia
- Foreign direct investment (FDI) inflows 37,496 (2024)
- Annual growth rate of real GDP per employed person 3.9% (2025)
- Manufacturing value added (constant 2020 United States dollars) as a 14.7% (2025)
- Annual growth rate of real GDP per capita 4.6% (2024)
- Manufacturing value added (current United States dollars) as a 14.3% (2024)
- Merchandise trade as a proportion of GDP 31.4% (2024)
- Annual GDP growth 5.7% (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of GDP 0.7% (2024)
- Annual growth of exports of goods and services 4.3% (2024)
- Annual growth of imports of goods and services -1.7% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tourism direct gdp as a proportion of total gdp in Central and Southern Asia?
- Tourism direct gdp as a proportion of total gdp in Central and Southern Asia was 2.6% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest tourism direct gdp as a proportion of total gdp recorded in Central and Southern Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 3.4% in 2009.
- What is the lowest tourism direct gdp as a proportion of total gdp recorded in Central and Southern Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9% in 2020.
- How does Central and Southern Asia rank for tourism direct gdp as a proportion of total gdp?
- Central and Southern Asia ranks 19th out of 23 groups with data for 2024.
- Is tourism direct gdp as a proportion of total gdp rising or falling in Central and Southern Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Central and Southern Asia data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Tourism direct GDP as a proportion of total GDP (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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