Tourism direct GDP as a proportion of total GDP in Europe and Northern America
Europe and Northern America: Tourism direct GDP as a proportion of total GDP was 3.2% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Tourism direct GDP as a proportion of total GDP in Europe and Northern America, 2008–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2024, tourism direct gdp as a proportion of total gdp in Europe and Northern America stood at 3.2%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.8% on the previous year and down 3.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tourism direct gdp as a proportion of total gdp in Europe and Northern America peaked at 3.5% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 2.3%, in 2020.
That places Europe and Northern America 13th out of 23 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
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 Europe and Northern America, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 3.4% | — |
| 2009 | 3.3% | -1.7% |
| 2010 | 3.3% | -1.0% |
| 2011 | 3.3% | +1.5% |
| 2012 | 3.3% | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 3.4% | +1.6% |
| 2014 | 3.4% | -0.0% |
| 2015 | 3.4% | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 3.4% | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 3.4% | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 3.4% | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 3.5% | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 2.3% | -34.8% |
| 2021 | 2.5% | +9.7% |
| 2022 | 3.1% | +23.1% |
| 2023 | 3.2% | +4.9% |
| 2024 | 3.2% | +0.8% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Tourism direct GDP as a proportion of total GDP in Europe and Northern America 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 | -34.8% | 3.5% | 2.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.3% | 3.3% | 3.4% | 2 |
| 2010s | 3.4% | 3.3% | 3.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.8% | 2.3% | 3.2% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Europe and Northern America
- 10 Philippines 8.9% compare
- 11 Mexico 8.6% compare
- 12 Mauritius 8.6% compare
- 13 Portugal 8.1% compare
- 14 Trinidad and Tobago 7.7% compare
- 15 Greece 7.3% compare
- 16 Equatorial Guinea 7.3% compare
More economy & growth data for Europe and Northern America
- Foreign direct investment (FDI) inflows 533,759 (2024)
- Annual growth rate of real GDP per employed person 1.9% (2025)
- Manufacturing value added (constant 2020 United States dollars) as a 11.5% (2025)
- Manufacturing value added (current United States dollars) as a 11.3% (2024)
- Annual growth rate of real GDP per capita 1.9% (2024)
- Merchandise trade as a proportion of GDP 41.4% (2024)
- Annual GDP growth 2.1% (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of GDP 1.0% (2024)
- Annual growth of exports of goods and services 1.4% (2024)
- Annual growth of imports of goods and services 2.1% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tourism direct gdp as a proportion of total gdp in Europe and Northern America?
- Tourism direct gdp as a proportion of total gdp in Europe and Northern America was 3.2% 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 Europe and Northern America?
- The highest recorded value was 3.5% in 2019.
- What is the lowest tourism direct gdp as a proportion of total gdp recorded in Europe and Northern America?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.3% in 2020.
- How does Europe and Northern America rank for tourism direct gdp as a proportion of total gdp?
- Europe and Northern America ranks 13th out of 23 groups with data for 2024.
- Is tourism direct gdp as a proportion of total gdp rising or falling in Europe and Northern America?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Europe and Northern America 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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