economic2023

Tourism contribution to GDP

Latest available country observation from Our World in Data, based on the chart's cited sources. The series currently runs through 2023; countries can have different observation years.

Source: Our World in Data125 countries

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Key Insights

Global Average
5.0%
Median: 3.0%
Countries Covered
125
with available data
Highest
Virgin Islands, British
33.2%
Lowest
Mongolia
0.0%
Top 5 Countries
1Virgin Islands, British33.2%
2Guyana33.0%
3Saint Lucia30.0%
4Virgin Islands, U.S.25.1%
5Aruba21.2%
By Region
Other6.7%(59 countries)
North America4.3%(3 countries)
Europe3.7%(28 countries)
Africa3.6%(7 countries)
South America3.5%(6 countries)

Country Rankings

Top 10 Countries

Bottom 10 Countries

Data Analysis

Value Distribution

How countries are distributed across the value range

Low (0.0%)High (33.2%)

Regional Comparison

Average values by world region (Global avg: 5.0%)

Other (59)
North America (3)
Europe (28)
Africa (7)
South America (6)
Asia (20)
Oceania (2)

Percentile Profile

The curve shows how values change from the lowest to the highest country. Steep sections reveal inequality or outliers.

0th percentile · lowest100th percentile · highest

About This Statistic

Latest available country observation from Our World in Data, based on the chart's cited sources. The series currently runs through 2023; countries can have different observation years. Source: Our World in Data.

Methodology

Country values are taken from the latest observation available in the linked source series.

Full Data

Rank Country Value
1Virgin Islands, British33.2%
2Guyana33.0%
3Saint Lucia30.0%
4Virgin Islands, U.S.25.1%
5Aruba21.2%
6Macao16.6%
7Bahamas15.2%
8Croatia11.8%
9Antigua and Barbuda11.7%
10Panama10.8%
11Montenegro10.0%
12Fiji9.9%
13Jamaica9.8%
14Palau9.8%
15Bhutan9.5%
16Lebanon9.1%
17Portugal9.1%
18Uruguay8.9%
19Mauritius8.6%
20Philippines8.6%
21Mexico8.5%
22French Polynesia8.0%
23Equatorial Guinea7.3%
24Greece7.1%
25Bahrain7.1%
26Morocco7.1%
27Honduras6.5%
28Guam6.3%
29United Arab Emirates6.2%
30Iceland6.1%
31Jordan5.9%
32Malta5.9%
33Italy5.7%
34Sierra Leone5.6%
35Albania5.6%
36Spain5.5%
37Estonia5.4%
38Martinique5.4%
39Botswana5.1%
40Tunisia4.9%
41Cameroon4.8%
42Ireland4.8%
43Malaysia4.5%
44Kenya4.4%
45Türkiye4.4%
46Saudi Arabia4.4%
47Nigeria4.3%
48Mozambique4.0%
49Netherlands3.8%
50Azerbaijan3.7%
51New Zealand3.7%
52Samoa3.7%
53Kyrgyzstan3.6%
54France3.6%
55South Africa3.5%
56El Salvador3.5%
57Belgium3.4%
58Tajikistan3.4%
59Sri Lanka3.3%
60Chile3.3%
61Reunion3.3%
62Slovenia3.3%
63Bangladesh3.0%
64United States of America3.0%
65Australia2.9%
66Qatar2.9%
67Thailand2.8%
68Puerto Rico2.7%
69Lithuania2.7%
70Costa Rica2.7%
71Austria2.7%
72Singapore2.6%
73Ethiopia2.6%
74Latvia2.6%
75India2.6%
76Uganda2.5%
77Peru2.5%
78Russian Federation2.5%
79South Korea2.5%
80Norway2.5%
81Oman2.4%
82The Republic of North Macedonia2.4%
83Colombia2.3%
84Poland2.3%
85Ecuador2.3%
86Indonesia2.2%
87Czech Republic2.2%
88Bermuda2.2%
89Germany2.2%
90Switzerland2.1%
91Egypt2.0%
92Slovakia2.0%
93Namibia2.0%
94Vietnam2.0%
95Sweden1.9%
96Belarus1.9%
97Israel1.9%
98Denmark1.8%
99Marshall Islands1.8%
100Micronesia, Federated States of1.8%
101Finland1.8%
102United Kingdom1.8%
103Argentina1.7%
104Hungary1.6%
105Malawi1.6%
106Nepal1.6%
107Romania1.6%
108Canada1.6%
109Cote d'Ivoire1.5%
110Algeria1.4%
111Japan1.2%
112Paraguay1.1%
113Kazakhstan1.0%
114Guinea0.9%
115Rwanda0.9%
116Brunei Darussalam0.8%
117Luxembourg0.8%
118Kiribati0.7%
119Eswatini0.7%
120State of Palestine0.7%
121Kuwait0.6%
122Moldova, Republic of0.5%
123Montserrat0.5%
124Hong Kong0.4%
125Mongolia0.0%
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Data Source

This data comes from Our World in Data (2023).

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