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Travel and tourism contributed 13.0% of UAE's national GDP in 2024 — $70.1 billion of economic value and 899,000 jobs. WTTC EIR 2025 ranks UAE 6th among 42 panel economies, with the forecast share rising to 12.9% in 2025 and 10.4% by 2035.
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13.0% of national GDP (2024)
Source
WTTC EIR 2025
Last updated
2026-05-12
KEY FIGURES
Tourism share of GDP (2024)
Rank 6th of 42
13.0%
Tourism share of GDP (2025F)
12.9%
Tourism GDP contribution (2024)
$70.1 billion
YoY growth (2024)
3.2%
10-year forecast (2035)
10.4%
Tourism jobs (2024)
13.2% of total employment
899,000
Key figures
TOURISM GDP SHARE — 5-YEAR TREND
WTTC EIR 2025 reports the 13.0% figure for UAE as travel & tourism's *total* contribution — combining direct spend, supply-chain induced demand, and indirect employment effects.
WTTC's 2035 forecast lifts UAE's tourism share of GDP to 10.4%, implying a CAGR of roughly -2.2% on share — a useful planning anchor for investors and ministries.
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
Tourism accounts for 13.0% of UAE's national GDP in 2024 and 12.9% forecast for 2025 (WTTC EIR 2025).
Travel and tourism contributed $70.1 billion to UAE's economy in 2024 according to WTTC EIR 2025.
Tourism GDP grew 3.2% year-over-year in 2024, and WTTC projects the share to reach 10.4% of GDP by 2035.
Tourism supports 899,000 jobs in UAE — 13.2% of total employment (WTTC EIR 2025).
UAE ranks 6th 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 — United Arab Emirates, 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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