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
Tourism direct GDP as a proportion of total GDP in 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 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
| 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.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | -29.9% | 2.9% | 2.1% |
| 2021 | +27.3% | 2.1% | 2.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
More economy & growth data for Northern America
- Gross Domestic Product, GDP in millions constant 2021 international $ 29.81 million (2027)
- Gross Domestic Product — Value US$ 31.41 million million USD (2024)
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Share of GDP US$ 21.64 % (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Value US$ per capita 81,512 USD (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Value US$ per capita, 2015 prices 63,589 USD (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, 2015 prices 24.50 million million USD (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Annual growth US$ 5.13 % (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Annual growth US$ per capita 4.47 % (2024)
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Annual growth US$ 5.85 % (2024)
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Share of GDP US$, 2015 prices 22.11 % (2024)
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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