Travel and tourism contributes 10.1% of Kenya's national GDP in 2024, ranked 15th among 42 WTTC EIR 2025 panel economies. Detailed tourism GDP USD, employment, and 2025-2035 forecast figures for Kenya are pending the next factsheet release. The headline GDP-share figure is anchored to WTTC EIR 2025 — the industry's verified source-of-truth.
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10.1% of national GDP (2024)
Source
WTTC EIR 2025
Last updated
2026-05-12
KEY FIGURES
Tourism share of GDP (2024)
Rank 15th of 42
10.1%
Tourism share of GDP (2025F)
10.1%
Tourism GDP contribution (2024)
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YoY growth (2024)
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10-year forecast (2035)
10.1%
Tourism jobs (2024)
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Key figures
TOURISM GDP SHARE — 5-YEAR TREND
Kenya appears in the WTTC EIR 2025 panel of 42 economies with a tourism share of GDP at 10.1%. The full USD contribution, employment headcount, and 2025-2035 forecast detail will be expanded here once WTTC publishes the country factsheet.
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
Tourism accounts for 10.1% of Kenya's national GDP in 2024 (WTTC EIR 2025).
Kenya ranks 15th out of 42 WTTC-tracked economies on tourism share of GDP in 2024.
Detailed tourism GDP USD, employment, and forecast figures for Kenya are pending the next WTTC country factsheet release. The headline GDP-share data shown is anchored to WTTC EIR 2025.
Detailed tourism GDP USD, employment, and forecast figures for Kenya are pending the next WTTC country factsheet release. The headline GDP-share data shown is anchored to WTTC EIR 2025.
Detailed tourism GDP USD, employment, and forecast figures for Kenya are pending the next WTTC country factsheet release. The headline GDP-share data shown is anchored to WTTC EIR 2025.
METHODOLOGY & SOURCE
Every numeric claim on this page is sourced from WTTC EIR 2025. 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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