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UAE invested $8.8 billion in travel and tourism capital expenditure in 2024 — 6.0% of total national capex. WTTC EIR 2025 classifies the demand momentum as declining, with the sector ranked 21st among 42 panel economies and a ten-year forecast share of GDP at 10.4% in 2035.
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$8.8 billion tourism capex (2024)
Source
WTTC EIR 2025
Last updated
2026-05-12
KEY FIGURES
T&T capex (2024)
$8.8 billion
Share of total national capex
6.0%
Capex rank
21st of 42
Demand momentum
Declining
GDP share forecast (2035)
10.4%
Tourism YoY growth (2024)
3.2%
Key figures
TOURISM GDP SHARE — 5-YEAR TREND
UAE's $8.8 billion 2024 tourism capex represents 6.0% of national capital formation. WTTC's forward outlook for UAE carries a declining demand-momentum label, the agency's most actionable forward signal.
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
WTTC EIR 2025 classifies UAE's tourism momentum as declining. The sector accounts for 6.0% of national capex and ranks 21st of 42 panel economies.
$8.8 billion of capital expenditure flowed into UAE's travel and tourism sector in 2024 (WTTC EIR 2025).
WTTC projects UAE's tourism share of GDP to reach 10.4% by 2035, up from 13.0% in 2024.
Tourism GDP grew 3.2% year-over-year in 2024 in UAE, and demand momentum is rated declining by WTTC EIR 2025.
UAE ranks 21st of 42 economies on tourism capex share. Combined with a 13.0% GDP share and declining momentum, it offers a mature, defensive allocation in the global tourism asset class.
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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