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Travel and tourism contributed 9.0% of China's national GDP in 2024 — $1.60 trillion of economic value and 82.1 million jobs. WTTC EIR 2025 ranks China 24th among 42 panel economies, with the forecast share rising to 10.0% in 2025 and 13.9% by 2035.
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9.0% of national GDP (2024)
Source
WTTC EIR 2025
Last updated
2026-05-12
KEY FIGURES
Tourism share of GDP (2024)
Rank 24th of 42
9.0%
Tourism share of GDP (2025F)
10.0%
Tourism GDP contribution (2024)
$1.60 trillion
YoY growth (2024)
22.7%
10-year forecast (2035)
13.9%
Tourism jobs (2024)
10.9% of total employment
82.1 million
Key figures
TOURISM GDP SHARE — 5-YEAR TREND
WTTC EIR 2025 reports the 9.0% figure for China as travel & tourism's *total* contribution — combining direct spend, supply-chain induced demand, and indirect employment effects.
WTTC's 2035 forecast lifts China's tourism share of GDP to 13.9%, implying a CAGR of roughly 4.4% on share — a useful planning anchor for investors and ministries.
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
Tourism accounts for 9.0% of China's national GDP in 2024 and 10.0% forecast for 2025 (WTTC EIR 2025).
Travel and tourism contributed $1.60 trillion to China's economy in 2024 according to WTTC EIR 2025.
Tourism GDP grew 22.7% year-over-year in 2024, and WTTC projects the share to reach 13.9% of GDP by 2035.
Tourism supports 82.1 million jobs in China — 10.9% of total employment (WTTC EIR 2025).
China ranks 24th out of 42 WTTC-tracked economies on tourism share of GDP in 2024.
METHODOLOGY & SOURCE
Every numeric claim on this page is sourced from WTTC EIR 2025 (WTTC EIR 2025 — China, p. 1). Last accessed 2026-05-11. No figures are estimated, modelled, or AI-generated — DataGreat's narrator is locked to WTTC values verbatim.
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