Contribution of China's travel and tourism industry to GDP 2014-2034

Published by Agne Blazyte, Nov 22, 2024

In 2023, the total contribution of the travel and tourism industry accounted for around 7.3 percent of China's total GDP. This equaled to more than 9.2 trillion yuan or approximately 1.3 trillion U.S. dollars. Travel and tourism industry's contribution to the country's GDP was estimated to increase to 9.6 percent in 2024.

Travel and tourism industry's share of GDP in China from 2014 to 2024 with a forecast for 2034

CharacteristicDirect contributionTotal contribution
2034** - 13.5%
2024* - 9.6%
2023 - 7.3%
2022 - 3.3%
2021 - 4.6%
2020 - 4.5%
2019 - 11.6%
2018 - 11%
2017 3.3% 11%
2016 2.5% 9%
2015 2.1% 7.9%
2014 2.6% 9.4%
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0%2.5%5%7.5%10%12.5%15%

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Release date

June 2024

Region

China

Survey time period

2014 to 2024

Supplementary notes

*Estimate.

**Forecast.

Direct contributions cover visitor exports, domestic expenditure, internal tourism consumption, government individual spending, and purchases made by tourism providers (including imported goods). The figure was not disclosed from 2018 onwards.

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