Tourism direct GDP as a proportion of total GDP in Northern Africa and Western Asia
Northern Africa and Western Asia: Tourism direct GDP as a proportion of total GDP was 3.6% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Tourism direct GDP as a proportion of total GDP in Northern Africa and Western Asia, 2008–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for tourism direct gdp as a proportion of total gdp in Northern Africa and Western Asia is 3.6%, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 1.3% on the previous year and up 1.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tourism direct gdp as a proportion of total gdp in Northern Africa and Western Asia peaked at 4.0% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 2.0%, in 2020.
That places Northern Africa and Western Asia 9th 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 Northern Africa and Western Asia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 3.8% | — |
| 2009 | 4.0% | +5.2% |
| 2010 | 4.0% | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 3.7% | -7.6% |
| 2012 | 3.5% | -3.2% |
| 2013 | 3.5% | -0.9% |
| 2014 | 3.6% | +1.4% |
| 2015 | 3.7% | +3.4% |
| 2016 | 3.7% | -0.0% |
| 2017 | 3.5% | -3.6% |
| 2018 | 3.4% | -3.5% |
| 2019 | 3.8% | +10.7% |
| 2020 | 2.0% | -46.6% |
| 2021 | 2.7% | +32.8% |
| 2022 | 3.3% | +24.1% |
| 2023 | 3.7% | +9.3% |
| 2024 | 3.6% | -1.3% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Tourism direct GDP as a proportion of total GDP in Northern Africa and Western 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 | -46.6% | 3.8% | 2.0% |
| 2021 | +32.8% | 2.0% | 2.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.9% | 3.8% | 4.0% | 2 |
| 2010s | 3.6% | 3.4% | 4.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.1% | 2.0% | 3.7% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Northern Africa and Western Asia
More economy & growth data for Northern Africa and Western Asia
- Foreign direct investment (FDI) inflows 156,869 (2024)
- Annual growth rate of real GDP per employed person 1.6% (2025)
- Manufacturing value added (constant 2020 United States dollars) as a 13.2% (2025)
- Manufacturing value added (current United States dollars) as a 13.0% (2024)
- Annual growth rate of real GDP per capita 0.5% (2024)
- Merchandise trade as a proportion of GDP 63.5% (2024)
- Annual GDP growth 2.1% (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of GDP 1.9% (2024)
- Annual growth of exports of goods and services 2.9% (2023)
- Annual growth of imports of goods and services 2.5% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tourism direct gdp as a proportion of total gdp in Northern Africa and Western Asia?
- Tourism direct gdp as a proportion of total gdp in Northern Africa and Western Asia was 3.6% 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 Northern Africa and Western Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 4.0% in 2010.
- What is the lowest tourism direct gdp as a proportion of total gdp recorded in Northern Africa and Western Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.0% in 2020.
- How does Northern Africa and Western Asia rank for tourism direct gdp as a proportion of total gdp?
- Northern Africa and Western Asia ranks 9th out of 23 groups with data for 2024.
- Is tourism direct gdp as a proportion of total gdp rising or falling in Northern Africa and Western Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Northern Africa and Western 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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