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Travel and tourism contributed 8.8% of United States's national GDP in 2024 — $2.60 trillion of economic value and 20.4 million jobs. WTTC EIR 2025 ranks United States 25th among 42 panel economies, with the forecast share rising to 8.7% in 2025 and 8.8% by 2035.
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8.8% of national GDP (2024)
Source
WTTC EIR 2025
Last updated
2026-05-12
KEY FIGURES
Tourism share of GDP (2024)
Rank 25th of 42
8.8%
Tourism share of GDP (2025F)
8.7%
Tourism GDP contribution (2024)
$2.60 trillion
YoY growth (2024)
1.8%
10-year forecast (2035)
8.8%
Tourism jobs (2024)
12.6% of total employment
20.4 million
Key figures
TOURISM GDP SHARE — 5-YEAR TREND
WTTC EIR 2025 reports the 8.8% figure for United States as travel & tourism's *total* contribution — combining direct spend, supply-chain induced demand, and indirect employment effects.
WTTC's 2035 forecast lifts United States's tourism share of GDP to 8.8%, implying a CAGR of roughly 0.0% on share — a useful planning anchor for investors and ministries.
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
Tourism accounts for 8.8% of United States's national GDP in 2024 and 8.7% forecast for 2025 (WTTC EIR 2025).
Travel and tourism contributed $2.60 trillion to United States's economy in 2024 according to WTTC EIR 2025.
Tourism GDP grew 1.8% year-over-year in 2024, and WTTC projects the share to reach 8.8% of GDP by 2035.
Tourism supports 20.4 million jobs in United States — 12.6% of total employment (WTTC EIR 2025).
United States ranks 25th 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 States Factsheet, p. 7). 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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