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Travel and tourism contributed 12.8% of Thailand's national GDP in 2024 — $67.3 billion of economic value and 8.0 million jobs. WTTC EIR 2025 ranks Thailand 7th among 42 panel economies, with the forecast share rising to 14.8% in 2025 and 19.3% by 2035.
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12.8% of national GDP (2024)
Source
WTTC EIR 2025
Last updated
2026-05-12
KEY FIGURES
Tourism share of GDP (2024)
Rank 7th of 42
12.8%
Tourism share of GDP (2025F)
14.8%
Tourism GDP contribution (2024)
$67.3 billion
YoY growth (2024)
27.3%
10-year forecast (2035)
19.3%
Tourism jobs (2024)
20.1% of total employment
8.0 million
Key figures
TOURISM GDP SHARE — 5-YEAR TREND
WTTC EIR 2025 reports the 12.8% figure for Thailand as travel & tourism's *total* contribution — combining direct spend, supply-chain induced demand, and indirect employment effects.
WTTC's 2035 forecast lifts Thailand's tourism share of GDP to 19.3%, implying a CAGR of roughly 4.2% on share — a useful planning anchor for investors and ministries.
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
Tourism accounts for 12.8% of Thailand's national GDP in 2024 and 14.8% forecast for 2025 (WTTC EIR 2025).
Travel and tourism contributed $67.3 billion to Thailand's economy in 2024 according to WTTC EIR 2025.
Tourism GDP grew 27.3% year-over-year in 2024, and WTTC projects the share to reach 19.3% of GDP by 2035.
Tourism supports 8.0 million jobs in Thailand — 20.1% of total employment (WTTC EIR 2025).
Thailand ranks 7th 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 — Thailand, 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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