Tourism direct GDP as a proportion of total GDP in Eastern and South-Eastern Asia
Eastern and South-Eastern Asia: Tourism direct GDP as a proportion of total GDP was 4.0% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Tourism direct GDP as a proportion of total GDP in Eastern and South-Eastern Asia, 2008–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Eastern and South-Eastern Asia recorded 4.0% for tourism direct gdp as a proportion of total gdp in 2024.
The figure is up 4.6% on the previous year and up 3.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tourism direct gdp as a proportion of total gdp in Eastern and South-Eastern Asia peaked at 4.2% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 2.8%, in 2021.
Eastern and South-Eastern Asia ranks 5th of 23 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
Tourism direct GDP as a proportion of total GDP in Eastern and South-Eastern Asia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 3.3% | — |
| 2009 | 3.3% | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 3.4% | +1.3% |
| 2011 | 3.5% | +3.5% |
| 2012 | 3.6% | +3.0% |
| 2013 | 3.8% | +6.9% |
| 2014 | 3.9% | +1.5% |
| 2015 | 4.0% | +2.4% |
| 2016 | 4.0% | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 4.1% | +2.3% |
| 2018 | 4.2% | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 4.2% | +2.1% |
| 2020 | 3.0% | -30.3% |
| 2021 | 2.8% | -4.1% |
| 2022 | 3.1% | +8.5% |
| 2023 | 3.8% | +24.6% |
| 2024 | 4.0% | +4.6% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Tourism direct GDP as a proportion of total GDP in Eastern and South-Eastern 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | -30.3% | 4.2% | 3.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.3% | 3.3% | 3.3% | 2 |
| 2010s | 3.9% | 3.4% | 4.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.3% | 2.8% | 4.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Eastern and South-Eastern Asia
More economy & growth data for Eastern and South-Eastern Asia
- Foreign direct investment (FDI) inflows 513,521 (2024)
- Annual growth rate of real GDP per employed person 3.6% (2025)
- Manufacturing value added (constant 2020 United States dollars) as a 24.1% (2025)
- Manufacturing value added (current United States dollars) as a 23.7% (2024)
- Annual growth rate of real GDP per capita 3.8% (2024)
- Merchandise trade as a proportion of GDP 48.6% (2024)
- Annual GDP growth 3.9% (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of GDP 1.5% (2024)
- Domestic material consumption per unit of GDP, by type of raw material 1.58 (2022)
- Annual growth of the gross capital formation 2.8% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tourism direct gdp as a proportion of total gdp in Eastern and South-Eastern Asia?
- Tourism direct gdp as a proportion of total gdp in Eastern and South-Eastern Asia was 4.0% 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 Eastern and South-Eastern Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 4.2% in 2019.
- What is the lowest tourism direct gdp as a proportion of total gdp recorded in Eastern and South-Eastern Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.8% in 2021.
- How does Eastern and South-Eastern Asia rank for tourism direct gdp as a proportion of total gdp?
- Eastern and South-Eastern Asia ranks 5th out of 23 groups with data for 2024.
- Is tourism direct gdp as a proportion of total gdp rising or falling in Eastern and South-Eastern Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Eastern and South-Eastern 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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