Tourism contribution to GDP in Switzerland
Switzerland: Tourism contribution to GDP was 2.1% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Tourism contribution to GDP in Switzerland, 2008–2023
Source: UN Tourism (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for tourism contribution to gdp in Switzerland is 2.1%, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of up 10.5% on the previous year and down 7.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tourism contribution to gdp in Switzerland peaked at 2.4% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 1.5%, in 2020.
Switzerland ranks 65th 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 Switzerland, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 2.4% | — |
| 2009 | 2.4% | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 2.3% | -0.9% |
| 2011 | 2.3% | -3.3% |
| 2012 | 2.3% | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 2.3% | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 2.3% | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 2.3% | -1.0% |
| 2016 | 2.3% | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 2.4% | +2.2% |
| 2018 | 2.4% | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 2.4% | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 1.5% | -35.4% |
| 2021 | 1.6% | +5.1% |
| 2022 | 1.9% | +19.5% |
| 2023 | 2.1% | +10.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.4% | 2.4% | 2.4% | 2 |
| 2010s | 2.3% | 2.3% | 2.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.8% | 1.5% | 2.1% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Switzerland
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- Manufacturing, value added (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.1893 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Manufacturing, value added (current US$), per capita 21,720 current US$ per person (2025)
- Manufacturing, value added (current LCU), per unit of GDP 0.1573 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Manufacturing, value added (current LCU), per capita 18,057 current LCU per person (2025)
- Manufacturing, value added (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.1827 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Manufacturing, value added (constant 2015 US$), per capita 20,973 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Manufacturing, value added (constant LCU), per capita 19,110 constant LCU per person (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (current US$), annual 5.82 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tourism contribution to gdp in Switzerland?
- Tourism contribution to gdp in Switzerland was 2.1% in 2023, according to UN Tourism (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest tourism contribution to gdp recorded in Switzerland?
- The highest recorded value was 2.4% in 2019.
- What is the lowest tourism contribution to gdp recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.5% in 2020.
- How does Switzerland rank for tourism contribution to gdp?
- Switzerland ranks 65th out of 100 countries with data for 2023.
- Is tourism contribution to gdp rising or falling in Switzerland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Switzerland 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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Percentage of a country's GDP that comes directly from tourism, including spending by visitors and the industries that serve them.