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Travel and tourism contributed 15.1% of Qatar's national GDP in 2024 — $33.3 billion of economic value and 320,000 jobs. WTTC EIR 2025 ranks Qatar 4th among 42 panel economies, with the forecast share rising to 15.0% in 2025 and 15.5% by 2035.
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15.1% of national GDP (2024)
Source
WTTC EIR 2025
Last updated
2026-05-12
KEY FIGURES
Tourism share of GDP (2024)
Rank 4th of 42
15.1%
Tourism share of GDP (2025F)
15.0%
Tourism GDP contribution (2024)
$33.3 billion
YoY growth (2024)
12.4%
10-year forecast (2035)
15.5%
Tourism jobs (2024)
14.4% of total employment
320,000
Key figures
TOURISM GDP SHARE — 5-YEAR TREND
WTTC EIR 2025 reports the 15.1% figure for Qatar as travel & tourism's *total* contribution — combining direct spend, supply-chain induced demand, and indirect employment effects.
WTTC's 2035 forecast lifts Qatar's tourism share of GDP to 15.5%, implying a CAGR of roughly 0.3% on share — a useful planning anchor for investors and ministries.
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
Tourism accounts for 15.1% of Qatar's national GDP in 2024 and 15.0% forecast for 2025 (WTTC EIR 2025).
Travel and tourism contributed $33.3 billion to Qatar's economy in 2024 according to WTTC EIR 2025.
Tourism GDP grew 12.4% year-over-year in 2024, and WTTC projects the share to reach 15.5% of GDP by 2035.
Tourism supports 320,000 jobs in Qatar — 14.4% of total employment (WTTC EIR 2025).
Qatar ranks 4th 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 — Qatar, 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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