Tourism direct GDP as a proportion of total GDP in Southern Asia
Southern Asia: Tourism direct GDP as a proportion of total GDP was 2.7% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Tourism direct GDP as a proportion of total GDP in Southern 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 Southern Asia is 2.7%, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and down 13.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tourism direct gdp as a proportion of total gdp in Southern Asia peaked at 3.6% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 0.9%, in 2020.
That places Southern Asia 18th out of 23 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
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 Southern Asia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 3.6% | — |
| 2009 | 3.6% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 3.6% | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 3.0% | -15.4% |
| 2012 | 3.1% | +1.7% |
| 2013 | 3.1% | -1.1% |
| 2014 | 3.1% | +2.1% |
| 2015 | 2.7% | -13.5% |
| 2016 | 2.7% | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 2.7% | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 2.7% | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 2.7% | +2.5% |
| 2020 | 0.9% | -67.7% |
| 2021 | 1.0% | +13.3% |
| 2022 | 2.6% | +158.9% |
| 2023 | 2.7% | +4.0% |
| 2024 | 2.7% | +0.1% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Tourism direct GDP as a proportion of total GDP in Southern 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | +158.9% | 1.0% | 2.6% |
| 2020 | -67.7% | 2.7% | 0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.6% | 3.6% | 3.6% | 2 |
| 2010s | 2.9% | 2.7% | 3.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.0% | 0.9% | 2.7% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Southern Asia
More economy & growth data for Southern Asia
- Gross Domestic Product, GDP in millions constant 2021 international $ 22.60 million (2027)
- Gross Domestic Product — Value US$ 5.31 million million USD (2024)
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Annual growth US$ 6.03 % (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Value US$ per capita 2,572 USD (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Value US$ per capita, 2015 prices 2,420 USD (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, 2015 prices 5.00 million million USD (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Annual growth US$ 9.45 % (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Annual growth US$ per capita 8.34 % (2024)
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Share of GDP US$, 2015 prices 28.95 % (2024)
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Share of GDP US$ 29.2 % (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tourism direct gdp as a proportion of total gdp in Southern Asia?
- Tourism direct gdp as a proportion of total gdp in Southern Asia was 2.7% 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 Southern Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 3.6% in 2009.
- What is the lowest tourism direct gdp as a proportion of total gdp recorded in Southern Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9% in 2020.
- How does Southern Asia rank for tourism direct gdp as a proportion of total gdp?
- Southern Asia ranks 18th out of 23 groups with data for 2024.
- Is tourism direct gdp as a proportion of total gdp rising or falling in Southern Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Southern 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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