Tourism direct GDP as a proportion of total GDP in Western Asia
Western Asia: Tourism direct GDP as a proportion of total GDP was 3.7% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Tourism direct GDP as a proportion of total GDP in Western Asia, 2008–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2024, tourism direct gdp as a proportion of total gdp in Western Asia stood at 3.7%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.0% on the previous year and up 4.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tourism direct gdp as a proportion of total gdp in Western Asia peaked at 3.9% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 2.0%, in 2020.
Western Asia ranks 8th of 23 groups on this measure, 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 Western Asia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 3.7% | — |
| 2009 | 3.9% | +4.0% |
| 2010 | 3.8% | -0.9% |
| 2011 | 3.6% | -6.4% |
| 2012 | 3.5% | -2.2% |
| 2013 | 3.5% | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 3.6% | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 3.8% | +6.6% |
| 2016 | 3.9% | +2.2% |
| 2017 | 3.7% | -4.0% |
| 2018 | 3.6% | -4.3% |
| 2019 | 3.9% | +11.1% |
| 2020 | 2.0% | -48.1% |
| 2021 | 2.8% | +38.4% |
| 2022 | 3.5% | +22.1% |
| 2023 | 3.8% | +8.9% |
| 2024 | 3.7% | -2.0% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Tourism direct GDP as a proportion of total GDP in 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 | -48.1% | 3.9% | 2.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.8% | 3.7% | 3.9% | 2 |
| 2010s | 3.7% | 3.5% | 3.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.2% | 2.0% | 3.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Western Asia
More economy & growth data for Western Asia
- Gross Domestic Product, GDP in millions constant 2021 international $ 4.37 million (2027)
- Gross Domestic Product — Value US$ 4.55 million million USD (2024)
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value US$ 1.19 million million USD (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Value US$ per capita 14,704 USD (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Value US$ per capita, 2015 prices 12,408 USD (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, 2015 prices 3.84 million million USD (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Annual growth US$ 6.59 % (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Annual growth US$ per capita 4.74 % (2024)
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Annual growth US$ 7.8 % (2024)
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Share of GDP US$, 2015 prices 26.15 % (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tourism direct gdp as a proportion of total gdp in Western Asia?
- Tourism direct gdp as a proportion of total gdp in Western Asia was 3.7% 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 Western Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 3.9% in 2019.
- What is the lowest tourism direct gdp as a proportion of total gdp recorded in Western Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.0% in 2020.
- How does Western Asia rank for tourism direct gdp as a proportion of total gdp?
- Western Asia ranks 8th out of 23 groups with data for 2024.
- Is tourism direct gdp as a proportion of total gdp rising or falling in Western Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this 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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