Travel and tourism contributed 5.8% of Argentina's national GDP in 2024 — $35.9 billion of economic value and 956,000 jobs. WTTC EIR 2025 ranks Argentina 39th among 42 panel economies, with the forecast share rising to 6.0% in 2025 and 6.6% by 2035.
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5.8% of national GDP (2024)
Source
WTTC EIR 2025
Last updated
2026-05-12
KEY FIGURES
Tourism share of GDP (2024)
Rank 39th of 42
5.8%
Tourism share of GDP (2025F)
6.0%
Tourism GDP contribution (2024)
$35.9 billion
YoY growth (2024)
2.0%
10-year forecast (2035)
6.6%
Tourism jobs (2024)
7.1% of total employment
956,000
Key figures
TOURISM GDP SHARE — 5-YEAR TREND
WTTC EIR 2025 reports the 5.8% figure for Argentina as travel & tourism's *total* contribution — combining direct spend, supply-chain induced demand, and indirect employment effects.
WTTC's 2035 forecast lifts Argentina's tourism share of GDP to 6.6%, implying a CAGR of roughly 1.3% on share — a useful planning anchor for investors and ministries.
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
Tourism accounts for 5.8% of Argentina's national GDP in 2024 and 6.0% forecast for 2025 (WTTC EIR 2025).
Travel and tourism contributed $35.9 billion to Argentina's economy in 2024 according to WTTC EIR 2025.
Tourism GDP grew 2.0% year-over-year in 2024, and WTTC projects the share to reach 6.6% of GDP by 2035.
Tourism supports 956,000 jobs in Argentina — 7.1% of total employment (WTTC EIR 2025).
Argentina ranks 39th 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 — Argentina, 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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