Tourism direct GDP as a proportion of total GDP in Northern America

Northern America: Tourism direct GDP as a proportion of total GDP was 2.9% in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
2.9%
Change on year
up 0.0%
Rank
17th
of 23 groups
All-time high
2.9%
in 2019
All-time low
2.1%
in 2020
Years of data
17
2008–2024

Tourism direct GDP as a proportion of total GDP in Northern America, 2008–2024

01232008201620242008: 2.62009: 2.52010: 2.62011: 2.62012: 2.62013: 2.72014: 2.72015: 2.82016: 2.82017: 2.92018: 2.92019: 2.92020: 2.12021: 2.62022: 2.92023: 2.92024: 2.9

Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.

Analysis

In 2024, tourism direct gdp as a proportion of total gdp in Northern America stood at 2.9%.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 9.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, tourism direct gdp as a proportion of total gdp in Northern America peaked at 2.9% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 2.1%, in 2020.

Northern America ranks 17th of 23 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.

Tourism direct GDP as a proportion of total GDP in Northern America, year by year

Annual values for Tourism direct GDP as a proportion of total GDP (%) in Northern America, 2008 to 2024.
Year Value Change
2008 2.6%
2009 2.5% -3.7%
2010 2.6% +0.9%
2011 2.6% +2.7%
2012 2.6% +0.5%
2013 2.7% +3.2%
2014 2.7% -0.8%
2015 2.8% +4.3%
2016 2.8% +0.3%
2017 2.9% +2.2%
2018 2.9% +0.2%
2019 2.9% +2.0%
2020 2.1% -29.9%
2021 2.6% +27.3%
2022 2.9% +8.5%
2023 2.9% +3.1%
2024 2.9% +0.0%

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Tourism direct GDP as a proportion of total GDP in 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.

YearChange FromTo
2020 -29.9% 2.9% 2.1%
2021 +27.3% 2.1% 2.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 2.6% 2.5% 2.6% 2
2010s 2.8% 2.6% 2.9% 10
2020s 2.7% 2.1% 2.9% 5

Countries ranked near Northern America

  1. 14 Trinidad and Tobago 7.7% compare
  2. 15 Greece 7.3% compare
  3. 16 Equatorial Guinea 7.3% compare
  4. 17 Bahrain 7.1% compare
  5. 18 Morocco 7.1% compare
  6. 19 Namibia 6.9% compare
  7. 20 Honduras 6.5% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is tourism direct gdp as a proportion of total gdp in Northern America?
Tourism direct gdp as a proportion of total gdp in Northern America was 2.9% 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 America?
The highest recorded value was 2.9% in 2019.
What is the lowest tourism direct gdp as a proportion of total gdp recorded in Northern America?
The lowest recorded value was 2.1% in 2020.
How does Northern America rank for tourism direct gdp as a proportion of total gdp?
Northern America ranks 17th out of 23 groups with data for 2024.
Is tourism direct gdp as a proportion of total gdp rising or falling in Northern America?
Over the last ten years it is up 9.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this 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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Indicator
Tourism direct GDP as a proportion of total GDP (%)
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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