Travel and tourism contributes 9.9% of New Zealand's national GDP in 2024, ranked 19th among 42 WTTC EIR 2025 panel economies. Detailed tourism GDP USD, employment, and 2025-2035 forecast figures for New Zealand 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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9.9% of national GDP (2024)
Source
WTTC EIR 2025
Last updated
2026-05-12
KEY FIGURES
Tourism share of GDP (2024)
Rank 19th of 42
9.9%
Tourism share of GDP (2025F)
9.9%
Tourism GDP contribution (2024)
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YoY growth (2024)
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10-year forecast (2035)
9.9%
Tourism jobs (2024)
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Key figures
TOURISM GDP SHARE — 5-YEAR TREND
New Zealand appears in the WTTC EIR 2025 panel of 42 economies with a tourism share of GDP at 9.9%. 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 9.9% of New Zealand's national GDP in 2024 (WTTC EIR 2025).
New Zealand ranks 19th out of 42 WTTC-tracked economies on tourism share of GDP in 2024.
Detailed tourism GDP USD, employment, and forecast figures for New Zealand 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 New Zealand 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 New Zealand 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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