Tourism contribution to GDP in Australia
Australia: Tourism contribution to GDP was 2.9% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Tourism contribution to GDP in Australia, 2008–2023
Source: UN Tourism (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Australia recorded 2.9% for tourism contribution to gdp in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.6% on the previous year and up 16.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tourism contribution to gdp in Australia peaked at 3.1% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 1.5%, in 2020.
Australia ranks 46th of 100 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 16 years of available data.
Tourism contribution to GDP in Australia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 2.7% | — |
| 2009 | 2.8% | +3.7% |
| 2010 | 2.6% | -7.1% |
| 2011 | 2.6% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 2.6% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 2.5% | -3.8% |
| 2014 | 2.7% | +8.0% |
| 2015 | 2.9% | +7.4% |
| 2016 | 2.9% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 2.9% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 3.1% | +6.9% |
| 2019 | 2.4% | -22.6% |
| 2020 | 1.5% | -37.5% |
| 2021 | 1.6% | +6.7% |
| 2022 | 2.8% | +75.0% |
| 2023 | 2.9% | +3.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.8% | 2.7% | 2.8% | 2 |
| 2010s | 2.7% | 2.4% | 3.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.2% | 1.5% | 2.9% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Australia
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- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 2.26 Percent per annum (2029)
- Services, value added (current US$), annual growth rate 4.46 % change on previous year (2025)
- Services, value added (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.6749 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Services, value added (current US$), per capita 43,958 current US$ per person (2025)
- Services, value added (current LCU), annual growth rate 5.81 % change on previous year (2025)
- Services, value added (current LCU), per unit of GDP 1.04 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Services, value added (current LCU), per capita 67,920 current LCU per person (2025)
- Services, value added (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 1.72 % change on previous year (2025)
- Services, value added (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.663 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tourism contribution to gdp in Australia?
- Tourism contribution to gdp in Australia was 2.9% in 2023, according to UN Tourism (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest tourism contribution to gdp recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 3.1% in 2018.
- What is the lowest tourism contribution to gdp recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.5% in 2020.
- How does Australia rank for tourism contribution to gdp?
- Australia ranks 46th out of 100 countries with data for 2023.
- Is tourism contribution to gdp rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Australia data come from?
- The figures come from UN Tourism (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Tourism contribution to GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Percentage of a country's GDP that comes directly from tourism, including spending by visitors and the industries that serve them.